| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L48058/01 |
| Title: |
TEMPLATING OF MICROPOROUS MATERIALS IN NON-AQUEOUS SOLVENTS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Morris, Professor RE |
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| Department: |
Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
University of St Andrews |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 1997 |
Ends: |
30 September 2000 |
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51,810
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| Materials Synthesis & Growth |
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This programme of research is aimed at developing new synthetic strategies targeted at the rational design of new microporous materials. The materials will be prepared using methods based on non-aqueous solvents, carefully chosen to maximise hydrogen bonding interactions between organic template molecules and the inorganic framework of the material, while minimising the importance of the interactions between the solvent and the template/framework. By carefully designing the size, shape and functionality of the organic templates, and by choosing the solvent to complement the choice of template it will be possible to control the architecture of the resulting material. This has advantages over the currently used hydrothermal (water) systems, where templates interact with the framework through weaker Van der Waals forces and are less specific. Preliminary results are extremely encouraging and indicate that the project has a very high probability of success. The target synthesis of microporous materials, especially with respect to controlling pore sizes, is topical and relates to the economically important area of shape selective catalysis.
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