Recent Progress in Mesostructured Materials (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Recent Progress in Mesostructured Materials 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 10
Preface 6
Organizing Committee 8
International Advisory Committee 8
Part I. Synthesis and structure of mesoporous materials 36
Chapter 1 Synthesis of thick-walled SBA-15 in PEO27-PPO61-PEO27 template under relative low temperature and acidity 36
1. Introduction 36
2. Experimental Section 37
3. Results and Discussion 37
4. Conclusion 39
5. Acknowledgement 39
6. References 39
Chapter 2. Synthesis of tetrakaidecahedronal SBA-16 by acidity adjusting 40
1. Introduction 40
2. Experimental Section 41
3. Results and Discussion 41
4. Conclusion 42
5. Acknowledgement 43
6. References 43
Chapter 3. In-situ X-ray diffraction study on the formation of a periodic mesoporous organosilica material 44
1. Introduction 44
2. Experimental Section 45
3. Results and Discussion 45
4. References 47
Chapter 4. Is constant mean curvature a valid description for mesoporous materials? 48
1. Introduction 48
2. Experimental section 49
3. Results and discussion 49
4. Summary 51
5. References 51
Chapter 5. Salt effect in the synthesis of highly ordered, extremely hydrothermal stable SBA-15 52
1. Introduction 52
2. Experimental Section 52
3. Results and Discussion 53
5. Acknowledgement 55
6. References 55
Chapter 6. Hydrocarbon templated sol-gel synthesis and characterizations of mesoporous silica xerogel 56
1. Introduction 56
2. Experimental Section 57
3. Results and Discussion 57
4. Conclusion 59
5. References 59
Chapter 7. Microwave synthesis of SBA-15 mesoporous silica material for beneficial effect on the hydrothermal stability 60
1. Introduction 60
2. Experimental Section 61
3. Results and Discussion 62
4. Conclusion 63
5. Acknowledgement 63
6. References 63
Chapter 8. Control of pore size of mesoporous silica utilizing noncovalent supermicelles 64
1. Introduction 64
2. Experimental Section 64
3. Results and Discussion 65
4. Conclusion 67
5. Acknowledgement 67
6. References 67
Chapter 9. Synthesis of supermicro-macroporous silica with polypeptide-based triblock copolymer 68
1. Introduction 68
2. Experimental Section 69
3. Results and Discussion 69
4. Conclusion 70
5. Acknowledgement 71
6. References 71
Chapter 10. Synthesis of silica nanostructures using synthetic block copolypeptide 72
1. Introduction 72
2. Experimental Section 73
3. Results and Discussion 73
4. Conclusion 75
5. Acknowledgement 75
6. References 75
Chapter 11. Synthesis of mesoporous silica materials from kenyaite 76
1. Introduction 76
2. Experimental Section 77
3. Results and Discussion 77
4. Conclusion 79
5. References 79
Chapter 12. Fluorinated surfactant with short carbon chain templating macropores in hierarchically mesoporous/macroporous silica 80
1. Introduction 80
2. Experimental Section 81
3. Results and Discussion 81
4. References 83
Chapter 13. Synthesis of mesostructured silica with strongly hydrophilic surfactant templates 84
1. Introduction 84
2. Experimental Section 85
3. Results and Discussion 85
4. Acknowledgment 87
5. References 87
Chapter 14. Synthesis of stable colloidal suspensions of ordered mesostructured silica from sodium metasilicate using pluronic P123 88
1. Introduction 88
2. Experimental Section 89
3. Results and Discussion 89
4. Acknowledgement 91
5. References 91
Chapter 15. Three-Dimensional large pore cubic silica mesophases with tailored pore topology: developments and characterization 92
1. Introduction 92
2. Experimental Section 92
3. Results and Discussion 93
4. References 95
Chapter 16. A novel method of mesostructured material architecture using DBD plasma on illite with non-expandibility 96
1. Introduction 96
2. Experimental Section 97
3. Results and Discussion 97
4. Conclusion 99
5. Acknowledgement 99
6. References 99
Chapter 17. Production of highly mesostructured SBA-15 silicas at pH around the PZC 100
1. Introduction 100
2. Experimental Section 101
3. Results and Discussion 101
4. Conclusion 103
5. References 103
Chapter 18. Three-dimensional large pore cubic niobosilicates: direct synthesis and characterization 104
1. Introduction 104
2. Experimental Section 104
3. Results and Discussion 105
4. Summary 107
5. References 107
Chapter 19. Synthesis under different conditions of NbMCM-48 with an epoxidation activity 108
1. Introduction 108
2. Experimental Section 108
3. Results and Discussion 109
4. Summary 111
5. Acknowledgement 111
6. References 111
Chapter 20. Composite hydroxyapatite -Na/MCM-41 for the fluoride retention in contaminated water 112
1. Experimental Section 112
2. Characterization 113
3. Results and Discussion 113
4. Conclusion 115
5. References 115
Chapter 21. Direct synthesis of cerium-incorporated SBA-15 mesoporous molecular sieves 116
1. Introduction 116
2. Experimental Section 117
3. Results and Discussion 117
4. References 119
Chapter 22. Direct synthesis of MgO modified HMS solid basic materials 120
1. Introduction 120
2. Experimental Section 121
3. Results and Discussion 121
4. Conclusion 124
5. Acknowledgement 124
6. References 124
Chapter 23. Nitrided BaO-MCM-41 as a new mesoporous basic material 126
1. Introduction 126
2. Experimental Section 126
3. Results and Discussion 127
4. Conclusion 129
5. Acknowledgement 129
6. References 129
Chapter 24. Synthesis and characterization of SBA-15 type mesoporous silicate containing niobium and tin 130
1. Introduction 130
2. Experimental Section 130
3. Results and Discussion 131
4. Conclusion 133
5. Acknowledgement 133
6. References 134
Chapter 25. Effect of concentration of nitric acid on transition of mesoporous silica structure 136
1. Introduction 136
2. Experimental Section 136
3. Results and Discussion 137
4. Conclusion 139
5. Acknowledgement 139
6. References 139
Chapter 26. Structure characterization of mesostructured Silica nanowires formed in Porous Alumina membranes 140
1. Introduction 140
2. Experimental Section 141
3. Results and Discussion 141
4. Conclusion 143
5. Acknowledgement 143
6. References 143
Chapter 27. CRISP and eMap: software for determining 3D pore structures of ordered mesoporous materials by electron crystallography 144
1. Introduction 144
2. Experimental Section 144
3. Results and Discussion 145
4. References 147
Chapter 28. A mechanistic study on the degradation of highly ordered, non-ionic surfactant templated aluminosilicate mesoporous materials Al-CMI-1 148
1. Introduction 148
2. Experimental Section 149
3. Results and Discussion 149
4. Conclusion 151
5. References 151
Chapter 29. Tailoring the phase and texture of mesoporous silica by using tetraethylenepentamine and ethanol 152
1. Introduction 152
2. Experimental Section 152
3. Results and Discussion 153
4. Conclusion 156
5. Acknowledgement 156
6. References 156
Chapter 30. Synthesis of mesoporous aluminosilicates via recrystallisation of pure silica MCM-41: A stepwise post-synthesis alumination route 158
1. Introduction 158
2. Experimental, Results and Discussion 159
3. References 161
Chapter 31. One-pot synthesis of ionic liquid functionalized SBA-15 mesoporous silicas 162
1. Introduction 162
2. Experimental Section 163
3. Results and Discussion 163
4. References 165
Chapter 32. Preparation of novel mesostructured Titanium-pillared hydrotalcite 166
1. Introduction 166
2. Experimental Section 167
3. Results and Discussion 167
4. Conclusion 169
5. Acknowledgement 169
6. References 169
Chapter 33. Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity of Titania and Vanadium grafted and substituted on mesoporous silicas 170
1. Introduction 170
2. Experimental Section 171
3. Results and Discussion 171
4. Acknowledgment 173
5. References 173
Chapter 34. Synthesis and characterization of B- and Ti-MCM-36 174
1. Introduction 174
2. Experimental Section 174
3. Results and Discussion 175
4. Acknowledgement 177
5. References 177
Chapter 35. Delamination and intercalation of layered aluminophosphate with [AI2P3O12]3- stoichiometry by a controlled two-step method 178
1. Introduction 178
2. Experimental Section 179
3. Results and Discussion 179
4. References 181
Chapter 36. Novel synthesis method of mesoporous MoSiOx 182
1. Introduction 182
2. Experimental Section 183
3. Results and Discussion 183
4. Conclusion 185
5. Acknowledgment 185
6. References 185
Chapter 37. Birch templated synthesis of macro-mesoporous silica material for sustained drug delivery 186
1. Introduction 186
2. Experimental Section 187
3. Results and Discussion 188
4. Conclusion 190
5. Acknowledgement 190
6. References 190
Chapter 38. Synthesis of metal-doped mesoporous silica by spray drying and their adsorption properties of water vapor 192
1. Introduction 192
2. Experimental Section 192
3. Results and Discussion 193
4. Conclusion 195
5. References 195
Chapter 39. Structural characterization and systematic gas adsorption studies on a series of novel ordered mesoporous silica materials 196
1. Introduction 196
2. Materials and Experimental 197
3. Results and Discussion 197
4. References 199
Chapter 40. Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous MCM-41 silica with thick wall and high hydrothermal stability under mild base solution 200
1. Introduction 200
2. Experimental Section 201
3. Results and Discussion 201
4. References 203
Chapter 41. A facile synthesis of MCM-41 by ultrasound irradiation 204
1. Introduction 204
2. Experimental Section 204
3. Results and Discussion 205
4. Conclusion 207
5. Acknowledgment 207
6. References 207
Chapter 42. Crystalline micro- and meso-porous materials from inorganic molecular clusters 208
1. Introduction 208
2. Experimental Section 208
3. Results and Discussion 209
4. Summary 211
5. Acknowledgement 211
6. References 211
Chapter 43. Aluminum incorporation into plate-like ordered mesoporous materials obtained from layered zeolite precursors 212
1. Introduction 212
2. Experimental Section 213
3. Results and Discussion 213
4. Conclusion 215
5. References 215
Part II. Characterization of mesoporous materials 216
Chapter 44. Shaping of mesoporous molecular sieves 216
1. Intoduction 216
2. Experimental Section 216
3. Results and Discussion 217
4. Conclusion 219
5. Acknowledgement 219
6. References 219
Chapter 45. A new temperature-programmed calcination route to remove the organic templates from mesoporous aluminophosphate materials 220
1. Introduction 220
2. Experimental Section 220
3. Results and Discussion 221
4. Conclusion 223
5. References 223
Chapter 46. Calcination mechanism of block-copolymer template in SBA-15 materials 224
1. Introduction 224
2. Experimental Section 224
3. Results and Discussion 225
4. Conclusion 227
5. References 228
Chapter 47. Evolution of mesoporosity and microporosity of SBA-15 during a treatment with sulfuric acid 230
1. Introduction 230
2. Experimental Section 230
3. Results and Discussion 231
4. Conclusion 233
5. References 233
Chapter 48. Framework modification and acidity enhancement of zirconium-containing mesoporous materials 234
1. Introduction 234
2. Materials Synthesis 235
3. Results and Discussion 235
4. Conclusion 237
5. Acknowledgment 237
6. References 237
Chapter 49. Pulsed field gradient NMR studies of n-hexane diffusion in MCM-41 materials 238
1. Introduction 238
2. Experimental Section 238
3. Results and Discussion 239
4. Conclusion 241
5. References 241
Chapter 50. TEM Studies of Bicontinuous Cubic Mesoporous Crystals 242
1. Introduction 242
2. Experimental Section 243
3. Results and Discussion 243
4. References 245
Chapter 51. Characterization of vesicular mesostructured silica synthesized under alkaline conditions 246
1. Introduction 246
2. Experimental Section 246
3. Results and Discussion 247
4. Conclusion 249
5. References 249
Chapter 52. Zirconium species created within the mesopores of MCM-41 and NbMCM-41 250
1. Introduction 250
2. Experimental Section 251
3. Results and Discussion 251
4. Summary 253
5. Acknowledgement 253
6. References 253
Chapter 53. Synthesis and characterization of tetrahedral aluminum-species-containing SBA-15 and its application for selective t-butylation of naphthalene 254
1. Introduction 254
2. Experimental Section 255
3. Results and Discussion 255
4. Conclusion 257
5. References 257
Chapter 54. Adsorption-desorption characteristics of volatile organic compounds over various zeolites and their regeneration by microwave irradiation 258
1. Introduction 258
2. Experimental Section 259
3. Results and Discussion 259
4. Conclusion 261
5. Acknowledgement 261
6. References 261
Chapter 55. Reversible and irreversible adsorption of dye on mesoporous materials in aqueous solution 262
1. Introduction 262
2. Experimental Section 263
3. Results and Discussion 263
4. Conclusion 265
5. References 265
Part III. Non-siliceous mesoporous materials 266
Chapter 56. Thermal stability of mesotructured aluminas obtained from different procedures 266
1. Introduction 266
2. Experimental Section 266
3. Results and Discussion 267
4. Conclusion 269
5. References 269
Chapter 57. Self-formation phenomenon of hierarchically meso- (micro-) macroporous zirconium oxide 270
1. Introduction 270
2. Experimental Section 271
3. Results and Discussion 271
4. Conclusion 273
5. References 273
Chapter 58. Synthesis and characteristics of hierarchically porous zirconia-based composite oxides 274
1. Introduction 274
2. Experimental Section 275
3. Results and Discussion 275
4. Conclusion 277
5. Acknowledgement 277
6. References 277
Chapter 59. Synthesis of ordered mesoporous zinc oxide obtained by dry gel nanocasting from the mesoporous carbon CMK-3 278
1. Introduction 278
2. Experimental Section 278
3. Results and Discussion 279
4. Conclusion 281
5. Acknowledgment 281
6. References 281
Chapter 60. Synthesis of mesostructured TiO2 through self-assembly of nanocrystals of rutile 282
1. Introduction 282
2. Experimental Section 283
3. Results and Discussion 284
4. Conclusion 285
5. Acknowledgment 286
6. References 286
Chapter 61. Synthesis of a lamellar mesostructured calcium phosphate using hexadecylamine as a structure-directing agent in the ethanol/water 288
1. Introduction 288
2. Experimental Section 289
3. Results and Discussion 289
4. Conclusion 291
5. References 291
Chapter 62. Formation of Pt nanowires in mesoporous materials and SiO2 nanotubes 292
1. Introduction 292
2. Experimental Section 293
3. Results and Discussion 293
4. Conclusion 295
5. References 295
Chapter 63. Synthesis of Pd nanoparticles in La-doped mesoporous titania with polycrystalline framework 296
1. Introduction 296
2. Experimental Section 297
3. Results and Discussion 298
4. Conclusion 300
5. Acknowledgment 300
6. References 300
Chapter 64. Fabrication of metal oxide nanowires templated by SBA-15 with adsorption-precipitation method 302
1. Introduction 302
2. Experimental Section 302
3. Results and Discussion 303
4. Conclusion 305
5. Acknowledgement 305
6. References 305
Chapter 65. Facile synthesis of hierarchically structured titanium phosphate with bimodal wormhole-like mesopores and macropores 306
1. Introduction 306
2. Experimental Section 307
3. Results and Discussion 307
4. Conclusion 309
5. Acknowledgement 309
6. References 309
Chapter 66. Synthesis of mesoporous alumina using anionic, nonionic and cationic surfactants 310
1. Introduction 310
2. Experimental Section 311
3. Results and Discussion 311
4. Acknowledgement 313
5. References 313
Chapter 67. Synthesis of Beta-SiC nanofiber using PMOs as a single precursor 314
1. Introduction 314
2. Experimental Section 314
3. Results and Discussion 315
4. Conclusion 317
5. Acknowledgement 317
6. References 317
Chapter 68. Synthesis of porous TiO2 monolith by organic membrane template 318
1. Introduction 318
2. Experimental Section 319
3. Results and Discussion 319
4. Conclusion 321
5. Acknowledgement 321
6. References 321
Chapter 69. Template-free synthesis of hierarchical mesoporous alumina-based materials with uniform channel-like macrostructures 322
1. Introduction 322
2. Experimental Section 322
3. Results and Discussion 323
4. Conclusion 325
5. Acknowledgement 325
6. References 325
Chapter 70. Mesostructured powder of tungsten oxide-surfactant compound: influence of calcination on the material's structure 326
1. Introduction 326
2. Experimental Section 327
3. Results and Discussion 327
4. Conclusion 333
5. References 334
Chapter 71. Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of mesoporous zirconia templated by triethanolamine 336
1. Introduction 336
2. Experimental Section 337
3. Results and Discussion 337
4. Conclusion 339
5. Acknowledgement 339
6. References 339
Chapter 72. The role of triethanolamine in the synthesis of mesostructured TiO2 by sol-gel method 340
1. Introduction 340
2. Experimental Section 341
3. Results and Discussion 341
4. Conclusion 343
5. Acknowledgment 343
6. References 343
Chapter 73. Nano-replication to mesoporous metal oxides using mesoporous silica as template 344
1. Introduction 344
2. Experimental Section 345
3. Result and Discussion 345
4. Conclusion 347
5. Acknowledgement 347
6. References 347
Chapter 74. A novel synthesis of manganese oxide nanotubes 348
1. Introduction 348
2. Experimental Section 349
3. Results and Discussion 349
4. Conclusion 351
5. Acknowledgment 351
6. References 351
Chapter 75. Synthesis of well ordered crystalline TiO2 photocatalyst with enhanced stability and photoactivity 352
1. Introduction 352
2. Experimental Section 353
3. Results and Discussion 353
4. Conclusion 356
5. Acknowledgment 356
6. References 356
Chapter 76. Crystallization of stable mesoporous zirconia and ceria-zirconia 358
1. Introduction 358
2. Experimental Section 359
3. Results and Discussion 359
4. Conclusion 361
5. Acknowledgement 361
6. References 361
Chapter 77. Synthesis of mesoporous structures zinc sulfide by assembly of nanoparticles with block-copolymer as template 362
1. Introduction 362
2. Experimental Section 363
3. Results and Discussion 363
4. Conclusion 365
5. References 365
Chapter 78. Surfactant-free synthesis of mesoporous tin oxide with a crystalline wall 366
1. Introduction 366
2. Experimental Section 367
3. Results and Discussion 367
4. Conclusion 369
5. References 369
Chapter 79. Mesoporous crystals of metal oxides and their properties 370
1. Introduction 370
2. Experimental Section 370
3. Results and Discussion 371
4. Conclusion 373
5. References 373
Chapter 80. Synthesis and characterization of lanthanum oxide nanotubes using dendritic surfactant 374
1. Introduction 374
2. Experimental section 375
3. Results and discussion 375
4. Conclusion 377
5. Ackonwledgment 377
6. References 377
Chapter 81. Nanostructured SiC from preceramic polymer via replication of hard templates 378
1. Introduction 378
2. Experimental Section 379
3. Results and Discussion 379
4. Conclusion 381
5. Acknowledgement 381
6. References 381
Chapter 82. Gas-sensing properties of ordered mesoporous C03O4 synthesized by replication of SBA-15 silica 382
1. Introduction 382
2. Experimental Section 383
3. Results and Discussion 383
4. References 385
Chapter 83. Direct synthesis of mesoporous spinel-type Zn-Al complex oxide with a crystalline framework 386
1. Introduction 386
2. Experimental Section 387
3. Results and Discussion 387
4. Conclusion 389
5. References 389
Chapter 84. Visible light activated mesoporous TiO2-xNx nanocrystalline photocatalyst 390
1. Introduction 390
2. Experimental Section 391
3. Results and Discussion 391
4. Conclusion 393
Chapter 85. Mesoporous metal oxides and mixed oxides nanocasted from mesoporous vinylsilica and their applications in catalysis 396
1. Introduction 396
2. Experimental Section 397
3. Results and Discussion 397
4. Acknowledgment 398
Part IV. Mesoporous carbons 400
Chapter 86. Surface functionalization of templated porous carbon materials 400
1. Introduction 400
2. Experimental Section 400
3. Results and Discussion 401
4. References 403
Chapter 87. Rational control of the micro/mesoporosity of multimodally porous carbon monoliths synthesized by nanocasting 404
1. Introduction 404
2. Experimental Section 405
3. Results and Discussion 405
4. Acknowledgement 407
5. References 407
Cahpter 88. Synthesis of mesoporous carbon frameworks with graphitic walls by secondary hard template method 408
1. Introduction 408
2. Experimental Section 408
3. Results and discussion 409
4. Conclusion 411
5. References 411
Chapter 89. Porous carbons cast from meso- or nonporous silica nanoparticles 412
1. Introduction 412
2. Experimental Section 412
3. Results and Discussion 413
4. Conclusion 415
5. Acknowledgement 415
6. References 415
Chapter 90. Carbon fiber-templated growth of hierarchical analcime hollow fibers 416
1. Introduction 416
2. Experimental Section 416
3. Results and Discussion 417
4. Conclusion 419
5. References 419
Chapter 91. Synthesis of mesoporous silica and mesoporous carbon using gelatin as organic template 420
1. Introduction 420
2. Experimental Section 421
3. Results and Discussion 421
4. Conclusion 423
5. References 423
Chapter 92. A study on the synthesis of mesoporous silica and carbon platelets with perpendicular nanochannels 424
1. Introduction 424
2. Experimental Section 425
3. Results and Discussion 425
4. Conclusion 427
5. References 427
Chapter 93. Preparation of versatile silica/carbon nanocomposites via carbonization of ethyl-bridged periodic mesoporous organosilica 428
1. Introduction 428
2. Experimental, Results and Discussion 429
3. References 431
Chapter 94. Ordered mesoporous carbon as new support for direct methanol fuel cell: controlling of microporosity and graphitic character 432
1. Introduction 432
2. Experimental Section 433
3. Results and Discussion 433
4. Conclusion 435
5. References 435
Chapter 95. Direct sulfonation of ordered mesoporous carbon for catalyst support of direct methanol fuel cell 436
1. Introduction 436
2. Experimental Section 437
3. Results and Discussion 437
4. Conclusion 439
5. References 439
Chapter 96. Effect of chemically surface modified MWNTs on the mechanical and electrical properties of epoxy nanocomposites 440
1. Introduction 440
2. Experimental Section 441
3. Results and Discussion 441
4. Conclusion 443
5. Acknowledgement 443
6. References 443
Chapter 97. Synthesis of uniform carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor infiltration method using SBA-15 mesoporous silica as template 444
1. Introduction 444
2. Experimental Section 444
3. Results and Discussion 445
4. Conclusion 447
5. References 447
Chapter 98. Synthesis of large pore mesoporous carbon using colloidal silica template 448
1. Introduction 448
2. Experimental Section 448
3. Results and Discussion 449
4. Conclusion 451
5. References 451
Part V. Functional Mesoporous Materials 452
Chapter 99. Study of mercury(II) binding to thiol-modified ordered mesoporous silicas by analytical and electrochemical analyses 452
1. Introduction 452
2. Experimental section 453
3. Results and discussions 453
4. Conclusion 455
5. References 455
Chapter 100. The effect of inorganic salt on the synthesis of large-pore PMO with aromatic moieties in the framework 456
1. Introduction 456
2. Experimental Section 457
3. Results and Discussion 457
4. Conclusion 459
5. Acknowledgment 459
6. References 459
Chapter 101. Bovine serum albumin adsorption in large pore amine functionalized mesoporous silica 460
1. Introduction 460
2. Experimental Section 460
3. Results and Discussion 461
4. Conclusion 463
5. References 463
Chapter 102. Effect of various templates on the formation of mesoporous benzene-silica hybrid material 464
1. Introduction 464
2. Experimental Section 465
3. Results and Discussion 465
4. Conclusion 467
5. References 467
Chapter 103. Synthesis of layered organosilica binding with self-assembled LB film 468
1. Introduction 468
2. Experimental Section 469
3. Results and Discussion 469
4. References 471
Chapter 104. Synthesis of highly ordered mesoporous benzene-silicas using PEO-PLGA-PEO triblock copolymers 472
1. Introduction 472
2. Experimental Section 473
3. Results and Discussion 473
4. Conclusion 475
5. Acknowledgement 476
6. References 476
Chapter 105. Tailoring cage-like organosilicas with multifunctional bridging and surface groups 478
1. Introduction 478
2. Experimental Section 479
3. Results and Discussion 479
4. Conclusion 481
5. References 481
Chapter 106. Synthesis and morphology of functionalized mesoporous ethanesilica 482
1. Introduction 482
2. Experimental Section 482
3. Results and Discussion 483
4. Acknowledgment 485
5. References 485
Chapter 107. Periodic mesoporous organosilicas : thermal stability and etherification of phenol 486
1. Introduction 486
2. Experimental Section 486
3. Results and Discussion 487
4. Conclusion 489
5. References 489
Chapter 108. Highly efficient microwave-assisted asymmetric transfer hydrogenation with SBA-15-supported TsCHDA chiral ligands 490
1. Introduction 490
2. Experimental Section 491
3. Results and Discussion 491
4. Conclusion 493
5. References 493
Chapter 109. Preparation of bimodal MCM-41 encapsulated Co(III)-porphyrin complex and its catalytic properties in cyclohexane oxidation 494
1. Introduction 494
2. Experimental Section 494
3. Results and Discussion 495
4. Conclusion 497
5. Acknowledgement 497
6. References 497
Chapter 110. Synthesis of optically active monoesters via enantioselective reaction catalyzed by hetero-metallic chiral (salen) Co complex 498
1. Introduction 498
2. Experimental Section 499
3. Results and Discussion 499
4. Conclusion 501
5. References 501
Chapter 111. Chiral (salen) cobalt complexes encapsulated in mesoporous mordenite as an enantioselective catalyst for phenolic ring opening 502
1. Introduction 502
2. Experimental Section 502
3. Results and Discussion 503
4. References 505
Chapter 112. Effect of surface functional groups on adsorption and release of bovine serum albumin on SBA-15 506
1. Introduction 506
2. Experimental Section 506
3. Results and Discussion 507
4. Conclusion 509
5. References 509
Chapter 113. Microstructure understanding of organic-inorganic hybrid mesoporous silica by SAXS 510
1. Introduction 510
2. Experimental Section 510
3. Results and Discussion 511
4. Conclusion 513
5. Acknowledgment 513
6. References 513
Chapter 114. Surface aminosilylated mesoporous SBA-15 with rare earth metal sandwiched polyoxometalates as heterogeneous catalyst 514
1. Introduction 514
2. Experimental Section 514
3. Results and Discussion 515
4. Conclusion 517
5. Acknowledgement 517
6. References 517
Part VI. Mesoporous zeolite-like materials 518
Chapter 115. Characterization of nickel metal distribution in Ni/Y-zeolite 518
1. Introduction 518
2. Experimental Section 518
3. Results and Discussion 519
4. Conclusion 521
5. Acknowledgement 521
6. References 521
Chapter 116. Synthesis of MCM-22/MCM-41 composites with zeolite MCM-22 as a precursor 522
1. Introduction 522
2. Experimental Section 522
3. Results and Discussion 523
4. Conclusion 525
5. Acknowledgement 525
6. References 525
Chapter 117. Micro-mesoporous composite molecular sieves with wormlike morphology prepared from zeolite Beta 526
1. Introduction 526
2. Experimental Section 527
3. Results and Discussion 528
4. Conclusion 529
5. Acknowledgement 529
6. References 529
Chapter 118. Steam stable mesoporous silicalite-1 with semi-crystalline framework 530
1. Introduction 530
2. Experimental Section 531
3. Results and Discussion 531
4. References 533
Chapter 119. Synthesis of bimodal mesoporous material with the primary/secondary structure of ZSM-5 as building unit 534
1. Introduction 534
2. Experimental Section 535
3. Results and Discussion 536
4. Conclusion 537
5. Acknowledgement 537
6. References 537
Chapter 120. Synthesis of meso-structured silicalite-1 by combining solid phase crystallization and carbon templating 538
1. Introduction 538
2. Experimental Section 538
3. Results and Discussion 539
4. Conclusion 541
5. References 541
Chapter 121. Assembly of mesocellular silica foams from colloidal zeolite nanocrystals through template free process 542
1. Introduction 542
2. Experimental Section 543
3. Results and Discussion 543
4. Conclusion 545
5. Acknowledgment 545
6. References 545
Chapter 122. Microwave assisted-direct synthesis of highly ordered large pore functionalized mesoporous SBA 546
1. Introduction 546
2. Experimental Section 547
3. Results and Discussion 547
4. Conclusion 549
5. Acknowledgement 549
6. References 549
Chapter 123. Template-free sol-gel synthesis of mesoporous materials with ZSM-5 structure walls 550
1. Introduction 550
2. Experimental Section 551
3. Results and Discussion 551
4. Conclusion 553
5. Acknowledgement 553
6. References 553
Chapter 124. Facile low temperature synthesis of primary amine templated super-microporous aluminosilicates 554
1. Introduction 554
2. Experimental Section 555
3. Results and Discussion 555
4. References 557
Chapter 125. Synthesis of zeolitic mesoporous titanosilicate using mesoporous carbon as a hard template 558
1. Introduction 558
2. Experimental Section 558
3. Results and Discussion 559
4. Conclusion 561
5. Acknowledgement 561
6. References 561
Chapter 126. Synthesis of micro- and mesoporous ZSM-5 composites and their catalytic application in glycerol dehydration to acrolein 562
1. Introduction 562
2. Experimental Section 563
3. Results and Discussion 563
4. Conclusion 565
5. Acknowledgment 565
6. References 565
Chapter 127. Comparative time-resolved luminescence studies of Tb-ZSM-5 and Tb-MFI mesoporous materials 566
1. Introduction 566
2. Experimental Section 567
3. Results and Discussion 567
4. Conclusion 569
5. References 569
Chapter 128. Acylation of fatty acids with amino-alcohols on UL-MFI type materials 570
1. Introduction 570
2. Experimental Section 571
3. Results and Discussion 572
4. Conclusion 573
5. References 573
Chapter 129. Creating mesopores in ZSM-5 for improving catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons 574
1. Introduction 574
2. Experimental Section 575
3. Results and discussion 575
4. Conclusion 577
5. References 577
Part VII. Mesoporous films and morphology of mesoporous materials 578
Chapter 130. Effect of surfactant on the morphology of Ti-MMM-2 mixed-phase materials 578
1. Introduction 578
2. Experimental Section 578
3. Results and Discussion 579
4. References 581
Chapter 131. Chiral mesoporous silica tubules by achiral surfactant template 582
1. Introduction 582
2. Experimental Section 583
3. Results and Discussion 583
4. Conclusion 584
5. Acknowledgement 584
6. References 584
Chapter 132. Aspects of a novel method for the pore size analysis of thin silica films based on krypton adsorption at liquid argon temperature (87.3 K) 586
1. Introduction 586
2. Results and Discussion 587
3. References 589
Chapter 133. Dynamics of xenon adsorbed in organically modified silica thin films using hyperpolarized 129Xe 2D- exchange NMR 590
1. Introduction 590
2. Experimental Section 591
3. Results and Discussion 591
4. Conclusion 592
5. References 593
Chapter 134. Nanocrystal-micelle: a new building block for facile self-assembly and integration of 2, 3-dimensional functional nanostructures 594
1. Introduction 594
2. Results and Discussion 594
3. Conclusion 597
4. References 597
Chapter 135. Direct visualization of mesoporous structures in the framework of SBA-15 mesoporous films 598
1. Introduction 598
2. Experimental Section 599
3. Results and Discussion 600
4. Conclusion 602
5. Acknowledgment 603
6. References 603
Chapter 136. Preparation, texture and electrochemical properties of TiO2 films with highly ordered mesoporosity and controlled crystallinity 604
1. Introduction 604
2. Experimental Section 605
3. Results and Discussion 606
4. Conclusion 607
5. Acknowledgement 607
6. References 607
Chapter 137. Optimization of the silylation procedure of thin mesoporous SiO2 films with cationic trimethylaminopropylammonium groups 608
1. Introduction 608
2. Results and Discussion 609
3. Experimental Section 611
4. Conclusion 612
5. Acknowledgement 612
6. References 612
Chapter 138. Synthesis of transparent mesoporous aluminum organophosphonate films through triblock copolymer templating 614
1. Introduction 614
2. Experimental Section 615
3. Results and Discussion 615
4. Conclusion 617
5. References 617
Chapter 139. Electrical/Mechanical properties of nanoporous thin films by using various sized cyclodextrins 618
1. Introduction 618
2. Experimental Section 619
3. Results and Discussion 619
4. References 621
Chapter 140. Synthesis of MSU-1 silica particles with spherical morphology 622
1. Introduction 622
2. Expenrimental Section 623
3. Results and Discussion 623
4. Conclusion 625
5. Acknowledgement 625
6. References 625
Chapter 141. Proton conductivity of cubic silica-based mesostructured monolithic membranes 626
1. Introduction 626
2. Experimental Selection 627
3. Results and Discussion 627
4. Conclusion 629
5. Acknowledgement 629
6. References 629
Chapter 142. Vapor phase preparations of mesoporous silica thin films for ultra-low-k dielectrics 630
1. Introduction 630
2. Experimental Section 631
3. Results and Discussion 631
4. Conclusion 633
5. Acknowledgement 633
6. References 633
Chapter 143. Synthesis of silica nanospheres with well-ordered mesopores assisted by amino acids 634
1. Introduction 634
2. Experimental Section 635
3. Results and Discussion 635
4. Conclusion 637
5. References 637
Chapter 144. Size and morphology control in the synthesis of SBA-15 638
1. Introduction 638
2. Experimental Section 638
3. Results and Discussion 639
4. Conclusion 641
5. Acknowledgment 641
6. References 641
Chapter 145. Synthesis and characterization of mesostructured silica sphere particles with core space 642
1. Introduction 642
2. Expermental Section 643
3. Results and Dicussion 643
4. Conclusion 645
5. References 645
Chapter 146. Synthesis of highly ordered large pore mesoporous silica SBA-16 spheres 646
1. Introduction 646
2. Experimental Section 647
3. Results and Discussion 647
4. Conclusion 650
5. Acknowledgement 650
6. References 650
Chapter 147. Effects of the different amount of phosphoric acid on the resulting morphology of SBA-15 652
1. Introduction 652
2. Experimental Section 653
3. Results and Discussion 653
4. Conclusion 655
5. Acknowledgement 655
6. References 655
Chapter 148. Morphology control of SBA-15 in chiral organic acid media 656
1. Introduction 656
2. Experimental Section 656
3. Results and Discussion 657
4. Conclusion 659
5. Acknowledgement 659
6. References 659
Chapter 149. Synthesis of the mesoporous TiO2 films and their application to dye-sensitized solar cells 660
1. Introduction 660
2. Experimental section 661
3. Results and discussion 661
4. Acknowledgement 663
5. References 663
Chapter 150. Formation mechanism of monodispersed mesoporous silica spheres and its application to the synthesis of core/shell particles 664
1. Introduction 664
2. Experimental Section 664
3. Results and Discussion 665
4. Conclusion 667
5. Acknowledgement 667
6. References 667
Chapter 151. Controllable synthesis of cubic MCM-48 with different morphologies by using ternary surfactant templating route 668
1. Introduction 668
2. Experimental Section 669
3. Results and Discussion 669
4. Conclusion 671
5. Acknowledgement 671
6. References 671
Part VIII. Catalysis of mesoporous materials 672
Chapter 152. Mesoporous silica hosts for polyenzymatic catalysis 672
1. Introduction 672
2. Materials and Reactions 673
3. Results and Discussion 673
4. Conclusion 676
5. References 676
Chapter 153. Mesoporous silica-supported chiral norephedrine ligands for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation 678
1. Introduction 678
2. Experimental Section 679
3. Results and Discussion 680
4. Conclusion 680
5. References 681
Chapter 154. Facile heterogenization of homogeneous ferrocene catalyst on SBA-16 682
1. Introduction 682
2. Experimental Section 683
3. Results and Discussion 684
4. Conclusion 685
5. Acknowledgement 685
6. References 685
Chapter 155. Naphthalene alkylation with i-PrOH over bimodal mesoporous catalysts containing alumina 686
1. Introduction 686
2. Experimental Section 687
3. Results and Discussion 687
4. Conclusion 689
5. Acknowledgement 689
6. References 689
Chapter 156. Synthesis and application of MCM-41 molecular sieves modified by lanthanum in oxidation of cyclohexane 690
1. Introduction 690
2. Experimental Section 690
3. Results and Discussion 691
4. Conclusion 693
5. References 693
Chapter 157. Microwave synthesis of Fe-SBA-16 mesoporous silica and Friedel-Crafts type reaction 694
1. Introduction 694
2. Experimental Section 695
3. Results and Discussion 695
4. Conclusion 697
5. Acknowledgment 697
6. References 697
Chapter 158. Photocatalytic oxidation of phenylsulfonephthalein by hydrogen peroxide over Ti containing SBA-15 mesoporous materials 698
1. Introduction 698
2. Experimental Section 699
3. Results and Discussion 699
4. Conclusion 701
5. References 701
Chapter 159. Influence of the catalyst on the formation and structure of bimodal mesopore silica 702
1. Introduction 702
2. Experimental Section 702
3. Results and Discussion 703
4. Conclusion 705
5. References 705
Chapter 160. Mesoporous zirconia with different pore size for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis 706
1. Introduction 706
2. Experimental Section 706
3. Results and Discussion 707
4. Conclusion 709
5. References 709
Chapter 161. Catalytic phenol hydroxylation over Cu-incorporated mesoporous materials 710
1. Introduction 710
2. Experimental Section 710
3. Results and Discussion 711
4. Conclusion 713
5. Acknowledgement 713
6. References 713
Chapter 162. Alumina-promoted sulfated mesoporous zirconia and catalytic application in butane isomerization 714
1. Introduction 714
2. Experimental Section 715
3. Results and Discussion 715
4. Conclusion 718
5. References 718
Chapter 163. Reducibility of Cobalt Oxides over SBA-15 supported Cobalt Catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis 720
1. Introduction 720
2. Experimental Section 721
3. Results and Discussion 721
4. Conclusion 723
5. Acknowledgement 723
6. References 723
Chapter 164. Microencapsulation of heterocyclic carbene-Pd complex in SBA-15 silica for Heck reactions 724
1. Introduction 724
2. Experimental Section 725
3. Results and Discussion 725
4. Conclusion 727
5. References 727
Chapter 165. Heterogeneous asymmetric transfer hydrogenation with mesoporous silica SBA-15-supported Ru-TsCHDA catalyst 728
1. Introduction 728
2. Experimental Section 729
3. Results and Discussion 729
4. Conclusion 731
5. References 731
Chapter 166. Mesoporous silica-SBA-15 supported N-heterocyclic carbene-Pd complex for Suzuki coupling reaction 732
1. Introduction 732
2. Experimental Section 733
3. Results and Discussion 733
4. Conclusion 735
5. References 735
Chapter 167. Selective alpha-alkylation of ketones with alcohols catalyzed by highly active mesoporous Pd/MgO-Al2O3 type basic solid 736
1. Introduction 736
2. Experimental Section 737
3. Results and Discussion 737
4. Conclusion 739
5. References 739
Chapter 168. Asymmetric dihydroxylation catalyzed by SBA-15 silica-supported bis-cinchona alkaloid 740
1. Introduction 740
2. Experimental Section 741
3. Results and Discussion 742
4. Conclusion 743
5. References 743
Chapter 169. Mesoporous silica SBA-15-supported palladium catalyst for green Sonogashira coupling reactions 744
1. Introduction 744
2. Experimental Section 745
3. Results and Discussion 746
4. Conclusion 747
5. References 747
Chapter 170. VO(acac)2 incorporated in mesoporous silica SBA-15-confined ionic liquid as a catalyst for epoxidation 748
1. Intorduction 748
2. Experimental Section 749
3. Results and Discussion 750
4. Conclusion 751
5. References 751
Chapter 171. Selective photocatalytic oxidation of methane into methanol on V-MCM-41 mesoporous molecular sieves 752
1. Introduction 752
2. Experimental Section 753
3. Results and Discussion 753
4. Conclusion 755
5. References 755
Chapter 172. Hydrodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene and 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene over Ni-Mo catalysts supported by siliceous SBA-15 756
1. Introduction 756
2. Experimental Section 757
3. Results and Discussion 758
4. Conclusion 759
5. References 759
Chapter 173. Photocatalytic preferential oxidation of CO with O2 in the presence of H2 (photo-PROX) on Mo-MCM-41 at 293 K 760
1. Introduction 760
2. Experimental Section 760
3. Results and Discussion 761
4. Conclusion 763
5. References 763
Chapter 174. Influence of the location of Rh(0) particles within MCM-41 materials on the selectivity of hydrogenation reactions 764
1. Introduction 764
2. Experimental section 765
3. Results and Discussion 765
4. Conclusion 767
5. References 767
Chapter 175. Platinum catalysts supported on SBA-15 for the selective catalytic reduction of lean NOx with propylene 768
1. Introduction 768
2. Experimental Section 768
3. Results and Discussion 769
4. Conclusion 771
5. Acknowledgement 771
6. References 771
Chapter 176. Catalytic activity of dinuclear chiral salen complexes immobilized on modified SBA-15 772
1. Introduction 772
2. Experimental Section 773
3. Results and Discussion 774
4. References 775
Chapter 177. Simultaneous separation and enantioselective hydrolysis reaction of epoxides in membrane system containing chiral polymer salen catalyst 776
1. Introduction 776
2. Experimental Section 777
3. Results and Discussion 778
4. Conclusion 779
5. References 779
Chapter 178. Mesoporous silica MCM-41-supported norephedrine and ephedrine as heterogeneous chiral ligands in asymmetric catalysis 780
1. Introduction 780
2. Experimental Section 781
3. Results and Discussion 781
4. References 783
Chapter 179. Catalytic performance of Cu-MCM41 with high copper content for NO reduction by CO 784
1. Introduction 784
2. Experimental Section 785
3. Results and Discussion 785
4. Conclusion 788
5. References 788
Chapter 180. Influence of iron content on the structure and catalytic activity for the hydroxylation phenol of Fe-MCM41 790
1. Introduction 790
2. Experimental Section 791
3. Results and Discussion 791
4. Conclusion 794
5. References 794
Chapter 181. Basic catalysis by surfactant containing MCM-41 796
1. Introduction 796
2. Experimental Section 796
3. Results and Discussion 797
4. Conclusion 799
5. References 799
Chapter 182. Growth of carbon nanotubes with different inner diameter on mesoporous silica 800
1. Introduction 800
2. Experimental Section 800
3. Results and Discussion 801
4. Conclusion 803
5. References 803
Chapter 183. Selective hydrogenation of benzene over Ru/SBA-15 catalyst prepared by the "double solvents" impregnation method 804
1. Introduction 804
2. Experimental Section 805
3. Results and Discussion 805
4. Conclusion 807
5. References 807
Chapter 184. Mesoporous calcined Mg-Al hydrotalcites as catalysts for synthesis of propylene glycol 808
1. Introduction 808
2. Experimental Section 809
3. Results and Discussion 810
4. Conclusion 811
5. References 811
Chapter 185. Application of Ti-containing mesoporous silica (single-site photocatalyst) and photo-assisted deposition (PAD) method 812
1. Introduction 812
2. Experimental Section 813
3. Results and Discussion 813
4. Conclusion 815
5. Acknowledgement 815
6. References 815
Chapter 186. Hydroisomerization and hydrocracking of long chain n-alkane and Fischer-Tropsch wax over bifunctional Pt-promoted Al-HMS catalysts 816
1. Introduction 816
2. Experimental Section 817
3. Results and Discussion 817
4. References 819
Chapter 187. Preparation and characterization of SBA-15 supported molybdenum nitride for NH3 decomposition 822
1. Introduction 822
2. Experimental Section 822
3. Results and Discussion 823
4. Conclusion 825
5. References 825
Chapter 188. Comparative study of the catalytic activity of Al-SBA-15 and Ga-SBA-15 materials in alpha-pinene isomerisation and oxidative cleavage 826
1. Introduction 826
2. Experimental Section 826
3. Results and Discussion 827
4. References 829
Chapter 189. Mesoporous silica supported Ni catalysts for CO2 reforming of methane 830
1. Introduction 830
2. Experimental Section 830
3. Results and Discussion 831
4. Conclusion 833
5. References 833
Chapter 190. SBA-15 mesoporous molecular sieve as an appropriate support for highly active HDS catalysts prepared using Mo and W heteropolyacids 834
1. Introduction 834
2. Experimental Section 835
3. Results and Discussion 835
4. Conclusion 837
5. Acknowledgement 837
6. References 837
Chapter 191. SBA-15 mesoporous molecular sieves doped with ZrO2 or TiO2 as supports for Mo HDS catalysts 838
1. Introduction 838
2. Experimental Section 839
3. Results and Discussion 839
4. Conclusion 841
5. Acknowledgement 841
6. References 841
Chapter 192. Isopropylation of naphthalene over mesostructured aluminosilicate nanoparticles with wormhole framework structures 842
1. Introduction 842
2. Experimental Section 843
3. Results and Discussion 843
4. Conclusion 845
5. References 845
Chapter 193. Adsorption desulfurization from gasoline by silver loaded on mesoporous aluminum oxide 846
1. Introduction 846
2. Experimental Section 847
3. Results and Discussion 847
4. Conclusion 849
Part IX. Applications of mesoporous materials 852
Chapter 194. Proton conduction of ordered mesoporous silica-methanesulfonic acid hybrids 852
1. Introduction 852
2. Experimental Section 853
3. Results and Discussion 853
4. Conclusion 855
5. References 855
Chapter 195. Oligodeoxynucleotide molecule delivery by organically modified SBA-15 mesoporous materials 856
1. Introduction 856
2. Experimental section 857
3. Results and discussion 857
4. Conclusion 859
5. References 859
Chapter 196. Release of guest molecules from modified mesoporous silica 860
1. Introduction 860
2. Experimental Section 861
3. Results and Discussion 861
4. Acknowledgement 863
5. References 863
Chapter 197. Spherical siliceous mesocellular foam particles for high-speed size exclusion chromatography 864
1. Introduction 864
2. Experimental Section 865
3. Results and Discussion 865
4. Conclusion 867
5. References 867
Chapter 198. Synthesis of meso/macroporous SBA-15 and its application to VOCs' adsorption 868
1. Introduction 868
2. Experimental Section 868
3. Results and Discussion 869
4. Conclusion 871
5. Acknowledgement 871
6. References 871
Chapter 199. Novel hydrophobic mesostructured materials: synthesis and application for VOCs removal 872
1. Introduction 872
2. Experimental Section 872
3. Results and Discussion 873
4. Conclusion 875
5. References 875
Chapter 200. Synthesis of silver nanowire/mesoporous silica composite as a highly active antiseptic 876
1. Introduction 876
2. Experimental Section 877
3. Results and Discussion 877
4. Conclusion 880
5. Acknowledgment 881
6. References 881
Chapter 201. Preparation and conductivity of decatungstomolybdovanado-germanic heteropoly acid supported on mesoporous silica SBA-15, SBA-16, MCM-41 882
1. Introduction 882
2. Experimental Section 883
3. Results and Discussion 883
4. Conclusion 886
5. Ackonwledgement 886
6. References 886
Chapter 202. Fabrication of highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles in tubular carbon mesoporous materials for hydrogen energy applications 888
1. Introduction 888
2. Experimental Section 889
3. Results and Discussion 889
4. Conclusion 891
5. References 891
Chapter 203. Membranes with Ni, Mn-MCM-41 mesoporous molecular sieves and their applications for waste water purification 892
1. Introduction 892
2. Experimental Section 893
3. Results and Discussion 893
4. Conclusion 895
5. References 895
Chapter 204. Hybrid mesoporous SC/SBA as a chemosensor for recognizing Cu2+ 896
1. Introduction 896
2. Experimental Section 896
3. Results and Discussion 897
4. Conclusion 899
5. Acknowledgement 899
6. References 899
Chapter 205. Aluminosilicate mesoporous MCM-41 for drug famotidine delivery 900
1. Introduction 900
2. Experimental Section 900
3. Results and Discussion 901
4. Conclusion 903
5. References 903
Chapter 206. DNA delivery using polyethyleneimine (PEI) coated iron oxide-silica mesostructured particles 904
1. Introduction 904
2. Experimental Section 905
3. Results and Discussion 906
4. Conclusion 907
5. Acknowledgement 907
6. References 907
Chapter 207. A new highly sensitive and selective nanosensor for Mercury (II) ions 908
1. Introduction 908
2. Experimental Section 909
3. Results and Discussion 909
4. Conclusion 911
5. References 911
Chapter 208. SBA-15 functionalized by epoxy groups for immobilization of penicillin G acylase 912
1. Introduction 912
2. Experimental Section 912
3. Results and Discussion 913
4. Conclusion 915
5. References 915
Chapter 209. Adsorptive desulfurization of diesel using metallic Nickel supported on SBA-15 as adsorbent 916
1. Introduction 916
2. Experimental Section 917
3. Results and Discussion 917
4. Conclusion 919
5. References 919
Chapter 210. Highly hydrophobic mesoporous materials as matrix for gas chromatography separation of water-alcohols mixtures 920
1. Introduction 920
2. Experimental Section 921
3. Results and Discussion 921
4. Conclusion 923
5. References 923
Chapter 211. Photoluminescence study of [Eu(bpy)2]3+ supported on mesoporous materials of different pore sizes 924
1. Introduction 924
2. Experimental Section 924
3. Results and Discussion 925
4. Conclusion 927
5. References 927
Chapter 212. Benzene sensors based on surface photo voltage of mesoporous organo-silica hybrid thin films 928
1. Introduction 928
2. Experimental Section 929
3. Results and Discussion 929
4. Conclusion 931
5. References 931
Chapter 213. Lipase immobilization in ordered mesoporous materials 932
1. Introduction 932
2. Experimental Section 932
3. Results and Discussion 933
4. Acknowledgement 935
5. References 935
Chapter 214. Microwave synthesis of Zr incorporated SBA-16 mesoporous silica as a catalyst for Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley (MPV) reduction 936
1. Introduction 936
2. Experimental Section 937
3. Results and Discussion 938
4. Conclusion 939
5. Acknowledgement 939
6. References 939
Chapter 215. One and three dimensional mesoporous carbon nitride molecular sieves with tunable pore diameters 940
1. Introduction 940
2. Experimental Section 941
3. Results and Discussion 941
4. Conclusions 943
5. References 943
Chapter 216. Synthesis of well-ordered carboxyl group functionalized mesoporous carbon using non-toxic oxidant, (NH4)2S2O8 944
1. Introduction 944
2. Experimental Section 945
3. Results and Discussion 945
4. Conclusions 947
5. References 947
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis 948