Kompozyty uporządkowanych krzemionkowych materiałów mezoporowatych z rodziny M41S

Report on the discovery of a new group of ordered mesoporous M41S molecular sieves initiated the extensive use of these materials in scientific research. There were 3 different pores differing in the pore system, generally called MCM (Mobil Composition of Matter): MCM-41 with hexagonal structure, MCM-48 with regular structure and MCM-50 with lamellar structure (Fig. 1). The first proposed synthesis of materials from the M41S group is based on the use of organic surfactants as matrices [4]. The applied modifications of the synthesis method allowed, among others for easy and fairly accurate control of morphology, change of physical properties of the obtained silicas and have an impact on time, cost and simplicity of execution [12, 16, 23–34]. They concerned the use of additional organic and inorganic substances [23–25], changes in reaction conditions [12, 16, 26–29], as well as the use of innovative surfactants [30–34]. Due to its porous structure, the mesoporous silica creates opportunities to improve the properties of many materials, which is why many composites have been synthesized with its used in catalysing, sorption or improving the properties of polymers. Mesoporous titanium catalysts (Ti-MCM-41) were used in the catalysis of the redox reaction or as photocatalysts [44–71]. In addition to titanium, other transition metals have also been introduced into the MCM-41 network, including vanadium, zirconium, niobium, iron, ruthenium, silver, nickel, tungsten [43, 72–98] used as catalysts in organic reactions or as catalysts in the ozonation process [ 99–111]. Polymer composites belong to hybrid materials made of an organic polymer matrix dispersed in inorganic silica. Conductive polymers such as polyaniline and polypyrrole are often used in mesoporous polymer composites due to the ability to conduct electric current [117–133]. The main use of composites with mesoporous silica in sorption processes is to use them to remove impurities from water and gases. MCM-48 composites with various amines were used in the carbon dioxide adsorption process, and composites with niobium and nickel in deodorization processes [141–155]. Synthesis of composites with organic compounds allows to obtain good adsorbents of heavy metals such as: lead, cadmium, arsenic, copper, nickel, zinc and mercury [146–152].