TY - JOUR A1 - Henning, L. M. A1 - Diaz Cubas, D. A1 - Colmenares, M. G. A1 - Schmidt, J. A1 - Bekheet, M. F. A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard A1 - Gurlo, A. A1 - Simon, U. T1 - High specific surface area ordered mesoporous silica COK-12 with tailored pore size N2 - Ordered mesoporous silica materials such as COK-12, analogous to the well-known SBA-15, are characterized by high surface areas and unique features such as defined pore sizes in the meso-size range and high pore ordering. The aim of this work was to prove the washing step and choice of calcination and aging temperature during the COK-12 synthesis as effective tools in tailoring, markedly improving the specific surface area, pore size, and pore volume. By controlling the aging temperature, the pore size was linearly adjusted between 5.7 and 8.1 nm, while preserving the hexagonal ordering of the pores. The synthesized COK-12 powders possess pore volumes and specific surface areas up to 1.23 cm3 g−1 and 860m2 g−1, respectively, which is markedly higher than what has previously been reported about COK-12. The presented results and the environmentally friendly character of the synthesis will make COK-12 more interesting for future adaption to the industrial processes, for example in catalysis, adsorption, or drug delivery. KW - Ordered mesoporous silica KW - Pore size tailoring KW - High specific surface area KW - SAXS KW - Small angle scattering PY - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2019.01.050 SN - 1387-1811 VL - 280 SP - 133 EP - 143 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-47378 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -