Abstract
Highly ordered mesoporous silica and aluminosilicate materials with extremely high hydrothermal stability have been synthesized successfully at a high hydrothermal treatment temperature of 200 °C by using inexpensive sodium silicate and sodium aluminate as the silica source and alumina source, respectively. The resultant mesoporous materials possess a hexagonal mesostructure and extraordinary stability towards the steam treatment at 800 °C for 2 h. In addition, the direct incorporation of Al into the mesoporous framework can further enhance the hydrothermal stability of ordered mesoporous materials. Our contribution provides a commercially important approach to synthesize ordered mesoporous materials with highly hydrothermal stability, which may find potential applications for the catalytic cracking in the petroleum industry.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1543-1545 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Materials Letters |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 13 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Jul 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Block copolymer
- Hydrothermal stability
- Mesoporous materials
- Sodium silicate