Synthesis of Mesoporous Molecular Sieves via a Novel Templating Scheme

Since Mobil researchers reported the discovery of a new family of silica-based mesoporous molecular sieves (M41S) materials in 1992^1,2], there has been a growing interest in using these materials as heterogeneous catalysts, catalyst supports, and nanocomposite host materials for novel applications. All these applications have stimulated many researchers to synthesize mesoporous materials via different templating schemes or synthesis pathways. So far, ionic and neutral surfactant including neutral alkylamine^3], polyethlene oxide^4], genimi^5], and amphiphilic triblock copolymer^6] have been the most commonly used as templates for the directing the formation of mesoporous.