Wairakei geothermal silica, a low cost reagent for the synthesis of mesostructured M41S alumino-silicate molecular sieves

A precipitated silica, produced as a waste product from the Wairakei geothermal field and power station in the central North island of New Zealand, has been found to be highly active in the hydrothermal synthesis of high quality mesostructured M41S alumino-silicate molecular sieve materials. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.