The development of advanced materials for heterogeneous catalytic applications requires
fine control over the synthesis and structural parameters of the active site. Mesoporous silica …

Acid-catalyzed reactions are by far the most numerous and best-studied reaction type, 1-5 in
which organic functional groups undergo an array of different transformations with …

Acid catalysts are widely used in petrochemical reactions, the synthesis of fine chemicals,
and biomass conversions in industry. To comply with the principles of green and sustainable …

The amine moiety is an important functionality for many applications such as enzyme
immobilization on porous solid supports. In this study, mesoporous SBA-15 was …

A novel catalyst design for the conversion of mono-and disaccharides to lactic acid and its
alkyl esters was developed. The design uses a mesoporous silica, here represented by …

The functionalization of SBA-15 with mercaptopropyl trimethoxysilane leads to a material
capable of absorbing Pd from organic and aqueous solutions. The resulting Pd-loaded …

Since the discovery in the early 1990s of the FSM1 and MCM2 (mobil composition of matter)
materials, the first mesoporous silica-based solids, this field of research has been …

During recent years, the role of the ionic liquids (ILs) transferred to non-solvent applications
such as catalysts. From them, Brønsted acidic ionic liquids (BAILs) have attracted special …

In phosphotungstic acid aqueous solution, the ordered mesoporous silica molecular sieve
(HPW/OMS-SO 3 H) simultaneously functionalized by phosphotungstic acid (HPW) and …

Organosulfonic acid-functionalized mesoporous silicas were synthesized in a one-step
approach of co-condensing inorganic–organic reagents in the presence of different …