Patent ID: 9452416
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: B01J,C01B

Claim Text:
1. A composition comprising a mesoporous silica having a three-dimensional channel structure of MCM-48 framework type, as defined by the International Zeolite Association, and having as further properties a length ranging from 3 micrometers to 10 micrometers and a width ranging from 300 nanometers to 10 micrometers, provided that the ratio of length to width characterizes an aspect ratio ranging from 1 to 300 and the morphology is substantially cylindrical; and further having a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area from 1300 square meters per gram to 1500 square meters per gram, an average pore diameter from 20 angstroms to 26 angstroms, and an average pore volume ranging from 0.7 cubic centimeters per gram to 1.1 cubic centimeters per gram.