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Soft-to-hard consecutive templating one-pot route from metal nitrate/phenol resin/surfactant to mesoporous metal oxides with enhanced thermal stability

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Abstract Mesoporous materials with crystalline ZrO2, Y2O3, and CeO2 frameworks were one-pot synthesized from a clear solution of ethanol containing metal nitrates, organic surfactant (i.e., Pluronic® F-127), formaldehyde, and phloroglucinol.… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Mesoporous materials with crystalline ZrO2, Y2O3, and CeO2 frameworks were one-pot synthesized from a clear solution of ethanol containing metal nitrates, organic surfactant (i.e., Pluronic® F-127), formaldehyde, and phloroglucinol. The solution was converted to a mesostructured nanocomposite of metal nitrate/phenol resin/surfactant via a solvent evaporation-induced self-assembly process. The obtained nanocomposite was calcined at 800 °C in a N2 atmosphere. X-ray powder diffraction and electron microscopic investigation revealed that the calcination caused amorphous-to-crystalline transformations in the metal oxide frameworks, while sintering to bulk metal oxides was prevented by the in-situ generated carbon component. Mesoporous metal oxides with a crystalline framework were obtained when the carbon skeleton was burnt off. The mesoporous metal oxides exhibited high BET surface areas, narrow pore-size distributions, and enhanced thermal stability. A practical benefit of the mesoporous metal oxides was demonstrated with Au/CeO2 exhibiting high catalytic activity in the water-gas-shift reaction.

Keywords: mesoporous metal; metal; nitrate phenol; metal nitrate; metal oxides; one pot

Journal Title: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
Year Published: 2020

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