Engineering of mesostructured silicas by pseudomorphism.
Pseudomorphic transformation is introduced as an effective and versatile method to independently optimize the morphology of the grains and the structural properties of mesostructured silicas. In this account a short overview is given of the preparation of MCM-41 and MCM-48 mesophases as non-aggregated and homogeneously distributed particles with sizes ranging from 5 to 800 microm.
Fajula
François
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Laboratoire de Matériaux Catalytiques en Chimie Organique, UMR 5618 CNRS/ENSCM/UM1, Institut C. Gerhardt FR 1878, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, 8 rue de l'Ecole Normale, 34296 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. francois.fajula@enscm.fr.