Synthesis of mesoporous MCM-48 with a mixed non-ionic-cationic surfactant templating pathway

In a hydrothennal system, we studied the influence of nonionic surfactant poly(ethylenglycol) monooc-tylphenyl ether (OP-10) on the self-assembling process of mesoporous molecular sieve MCM-48 and found that OP-10 can decrease the amount of cationic surfactant needed for the preparation of MCM-48 further by its stronger van der Waals force , shorten the synthetic period and produce MCM-48 with more extensive cross-linked framework. By altering the ratio of nonionic surfactant to cationic surfactant, we could obtain the mesoporous molecular sieves with different structures. When the crystallization temperature exceeded -140℃, OP-10 would separate from micelle, lose its amphiphilic character , and then hamper the conversion of lamellar mesoporous molecular sieves into microporous materials.