A facile strategy to recycle template P123 from mesoporous aluminosilicates by ultrasonic extraction

• Template P123 was effectively removed by ultrasonic extraction from MA.
• MA treated by ultrasonic extraction shows excellent structural performance.
• The recovered P123 have been reused as the template in the synthesis procedure of MA.

High synthesis cost of mesoporous aluminosilicates (MA) limits their practical application. Recycling of copolymer template employed in preparation of MA is an effective way to reduce the synthesis cost. An ultrasonic extraction strategy for recycling of organic template P123 in MAs is reported. Effects of different extraction parameters on P123 recovery are investigated and the optimum conditions are obtained. 75.0% P123 is recovered from MAs within 10 min by one-step ultrasonication. Characterizations indicated that the resulting P123-free MA (MA-U) exhibits excellent properties compared with that of calcined products. Moreover, recovered P123 can be employed to synthesize high hydrothermally stable MA. This investigation provides a facile strategy to recycle P123 from MA.