Mesoporous nonsiliceous metallic oxide

SYNTHESIS METHODOLOGIES FOR MESOPOROUS NONSILICEOUS METAL OXIDES... 

Meanwhile, SDA-mediated syntheses have also been used successfully in the preparation of nonsilica mesoporous metal oxides,54-60 metal sulfides,61 and metal phosphates.62,63 An account devoted to nonsiliceous mesoporous materials and the host-guest chemistry of such systems can be found in a review by Zhao and coworkers.64... 

Compared to sihca-based networks, nonsiliceous ordered mesoporous materials have attracted less attention, due to the relative difficulty to apply the principles employed to create mesoporous silica to nonsilica compositions. Other framework compositions are much more sensitive than silica to redox reactions, hydrolysis, or phase transformations. The reactivity of the inorganic precursors is much more difficult to control in the case of transition metal oxides, the reaction kinetics being much faster. Also, crystalline nonsiliceous frameworks are less prone to adapt the curvature of micellar aggregates, whereas the amorphous nature of silica allows for certain flexibility. 

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