Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the particular class of molecular sieves, having
periodic mesoporous structure, with pore sizes in the range of 2 to 10 nm. They are …

The title materials are synthesized in the presence of surfactants and were recognized first in
the silica-cationic surfactant systems. The area expanded rapidly becoming an independent …

The past year has seen an explosive growth in research on mesoporous molecular sieves.
Major advances in understanding and exploiting the synthesis protocols and mechanism of …

The discovery of M41S periodic mesoporous silicates in 1991–1992 based on the use of
surfactant supramolecular templates had an immediate strong impact on the area of …

Mesoporous materials are a class of molecules with a large and uniform pore size, highly
regular nanopores, and a large surface area. This book is devoted to all aspects and types …

Silicate mesoporous materials have received widespread interest because of their potential
applications as supports for catalysis, separation, selective adsorption, novel functional …

By the combination of prior knowledge, observation skills, and novel synthetic approaches,
we discovered a family of mesoporous molecular sieves including discrete structures–MCM …

The original synthesis of Mobil M41S mesoporous molecular sieves ['. utilized electrostatic
interactions between a positively charged surfactant (S') and a negatively charged inorganic …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the discovery of ExxonMobil's M41S family of
mesoporous molecular sieves. The quest for new molecular sieves in the late 1980's led a …

Crystalline mesoporous molecular sieves may be prepared under a wide range of
conditions in the presence of cationic, anionic, gemini, or neutral surfactants. These …