Fabrication of mesoporous zeolite microspheres by a one-pot dual-functional templating approach

Mesoporous microspheres of zeolite have been fabricated through direct self-assembly between an aluminosilicate precursor, tetrapropylammonium hydroxide (TPAOH) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanospheres, where the PMMA nanospheres act as dual-functional templates for the generation of both mesoporosity and spherical morphology.