Abstract
The pore size and wall thickness of a mesoporous transition metal oxide, Co3O4, have been varied systematically within the range 3.7-11.9 nm and 2.2-8.2 nm, respectively, while preserving a highly ordered 3D pore structure and highly crystalline walls. This was achieved by synthesizing a range of silica templates possessing the KIT-6 3D pore architecture with a controlled range of pore size and wall thickness, simply by varying the calcination temperature of the silica between 500 degrees C and 1000 degrees C. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 90-94 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Microporous and Mesoporous Materials |
Volume | 121 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2009 |
Keywords
- Mesoporous
- Transitional metal oxides
- Hard template
- Co3O4
- KIT-6
- MOLECULAR-SIEVES
- SILICA
- CATALYSIS
- CO3O4
- FUNCTIONALIZATION
- REPLICATION
- ADSORPTION
- MECHANISM