Short-channel mesoporous SBA-15 silica modified by aluminum grafting as a support for CoRu Fischer–Tropsch synthesis catalysts
Sophia Mohammadnasabomran, Carlos Márquez‐Álvarez, Joaquín Pérez‐Pariente, Agustı́n Martı́nez
Abstract
Highly ordered short-channel mesoporous silica SBA-15 with large pores (11.2 nm) was synthesized from tetramethyl orthosilicate, using the block copolymer Pluronic PE-10400 as structure-directing agent, and triisopropylbenzene as a swelling agent.
Topics & Concepts
Tetraethyl orthosilicateMesoporous materialMesoporous silicaCatalysisCopolymerMaterials scienceChemical engineeringFischer–Tropsch processGraftingMesoporous organosilicaNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialSelectivityPolymerEngineeringCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMesoporous Materials and Catalysis