Ecodesign of Ordered Mesoporous Materials Obtained with Switchable Micellar Assemblies†
The authors thank Dr. P. Dieudonné (University Montpellier 2, France) for SAXS measurements and Dr. F. Babonneau and J. Maquet (University P. et M. Curie, France) for solid-state NMR spectroscopy experiments, and Dr. H. Amenitsch (IBN, Graz, Austria) and Dr. Plinio Innocenzi (University of Sassari, Italy) for their help in SAXS data treatment, and Dr. T. Nugay (Bogazici University, Turkey) for his help in polymer synthesis. Dr. G. Calleja (ICG Montpellier, France) is acknowledged for artwork. This work was supported by the French Minister of Education, Research and Technology in the framework of the ACI Project JC 4092. We thank Dr. C. Boissière and Dr. C. Sanchez (University P. et M. Curie, France) for discussions.
Graphical Abstract
Reduce, reuse, recycle: A new methodology allows the synthesis of ordered mesoporous materials in water at room temperature, eliminating the need for organic solvents and reducing the amount of energy consumed. It relies on the reversible formation of micelles of water-soluble block copolymers as structure-directing agents (see picture). After recovery of the mesoporous material, the reaction solution can be used again.
