Sulfated Well-Defined Mesoporous Nanostructured Zirconia for Levulinic Acid Esterification.

ABSTRACT: Well-organized zirconia (ZrO₂) nanoparticles forming mesoporous materials have been successfully synthesized via a facile micelle-templating method using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as a structure-directing template to control the nucleation/growth process and porosity. The systematic use of such a surfactant in combination with a microwave-assisted solvothermal (cyclohexane/water) reaction enabled the control of pore size in a narrow-size distribution range (3-17 nm). The effect of solvent mixture ratio on the porosity of the synthesized oxide was determined, and the controlled growth of zirconia nanoparticles was confirmed by means of powder X-ray diffraction, small-angle X-ray scattering, transmission electron microscopy, selected area electron diffraction, high-resolution

SUBMITTER: Lanaya S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9386699 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature