Mechanochemical Synthesis of CPM-5: A Green Method
Abstract
The development of green technologies for the manufacture of various materials is considered as one of the approaches to address some of the environmental issues of commercializing new materials. A mechanochemical (MC) method is developed to synthesize crystalline porous material-5 (CPM-5). The effect of different mechanical parameters, including oscillation frequency and time and the number of metal balls used for milling is studied. Results revealed that CPM-5 crystals are successfully formed under optimized conditions. It was noted that the thermal treatment of the samples after grinding is very crucial for the formation of CPM-5 under the studied conditions. Moreover, washing of samples with a 1:1 solution of dimethylformamide (DMF):H2O remarkably enhanced the surface area of the final product.