Abstract
Mesoporous silica SBA-15 was synthesised by the true liquid crystal templating method, yielding a material with reduced microporosity compared with that produced by the more conventional liquid crystal templating route. Further advancements allow the generation of metal nanoparticle-doped SBA-15 materials with well-defined metal particle sizes, which posses potential as catalytic systems.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 112-117 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Microporous and Mesoporous Materials |
Volume | 172 |
Early online date | 29 Jan 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 May 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Funding: EPSRC for support (SGW and CMAP; EP/E046754/1); EPSRC for award of a Leadership Fellowship (EP/G007594/2).Keywords
- true liquid crystal templating
- platinum
- palladium
- P123
- SBA-15
- mesoporous silica
- nanoparticles