INTRODUCTION OF MESOPOROSITY INTO INORGANIC MATERIALS IN THE PRESENCE OF A NON-IONIC SURFACTANT

摘要

Compositions and methods for introducing mesoporosity into inorganic materials in the presence of a non-ionic surfactant are disclosed herein. Mesopores can be introduced into inorganic materials, such as zeolites, by treating the inorganic materials with a non-ionic surfactant. The resulting mesoporous inorganic materials can have a total 20 to 135 Å diameter mesopore volume of at least 0.05 cc/g and a crystalline content of at least 20 weight percent as measured by X-ray diffraction.