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ArticleAuthors
Han, Yu
Zhang, Daliang

KAUST Department
Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Research CenterBiological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division
Chemical Science Program
Nanostructured Functional Materials (NFM) laboratory
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
Date
2012-05Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/562174
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Periodically ordered mesoporous silicas constitute one of the most important branches of porous materials that are extensively employed in various chemical engineering applications including adsorption, separation and catalysis. This short review gives an introduction to recently developed mesoporous silicas with emphasis on their complicated structures and synthesis mechanisms. In addition, two powerful techniques for solving complex mesoporous structures, electron crystallography and electron tomography, are compared to elucidate their respective strength and limitations. Some critical issues and challenges regarding the development of novel mesoporous structures as well as their applications are also discussed. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.Citation
Han, Y., & Zhang, D. (2012). Ordered mesoporous silica materials with complicated structures. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 1(2), 129–137. doi:10.1016/j.coche.2011.11.001Publisher
Elsevier BVae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.coche.2011.11.001