Synthesis of MCM-48 single crystals

Abstract

Truncated rhombic dodecahedral crystals of the mesoporous molecular sieve MCM-48 are synthesised by a hydrothermal procedure using sodium silicate, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide and various kinds of alcohol.

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