Chemistry Letters, Vol.41, No.10, 1041-1043, 2012
Micro-, Meso-, and Macroporous Materials Obtained from a Highly Concentrated Emulsion of Decane/Brij 35/Water and Decane/Brij 700/Water
Mesoporous materials have high potential for use as catalyst supports. Different formation mechanisms for mesostructured materials have already been described. In the present study, different micro-, meso-, and macroporous materials were obtained from highly concentrated emulsions, and the possibility of raw materials recovery was investigated. The materials, including that synthesized from a recovered surfactant, were tested as Nafion catalyst supports. Moreover, ordered mesoporous materials were obtained through another formation mechanism, namely, cooperative autoassembling, and the influence of the preparation and composition variables on the specific area of the materials was studied.