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

Gas separation by employing polymeric membranes is one of the most developed branches
of membrane based separation technology. But, polymeric materials are unable to meet the …

Nowadays, membrane technologies are essential to a wide range of commercial
applications in petrochemical, chemical, food, pharmaceutical, semiconductor …

Technical advances in various fields, such as adsorption, separation, catalysis, drug
delivery, sensors, photonics, and nanodevices, require the development of ordered porous …

The dynamic properties of adsorbed molecules play a central role in reactions and
separations that take place within the cavities of zeolites and other shape-selective …

The removal of the surfactant (EO 20 PO 70 EO 20) by washing before final calcination is a
critical step in the synthesis of silica SBA-15. In contrast to washing with pure water or …

The design and development of many emerging separation and catalytic process
technologies require a proper quantitative description of diffusion of mixtures of guest …

The continual needs for improved performances in applications derived by diversified
compositions and mesostructures have pushed forward the development of mesoporous …

The dynamic adsorption/desorption behavior of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as
toluene (C7H8) and benzene (C6H6) was evaluated for three kinds of mesoporous silicas of …

This tutorial review focuses on the application of mesoporous silica materials, primarily MCM-
41 and SBA-15, for the removal of organic pollutants in the vapour phase. After briefly …