Preparation of mesoporous Al-MCM-41 with stable tetrahedral aluminum using ionic liquids as a single template

Mesoporous Al-MCM-41 materials were synthesized using room temperature ionic liquid 1-cethyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([C16mim]Br) as a single template and characterized by X-ray diffraction, N2 adsorption–desorption, ICP-AES, 27Al MAS NMR and TEM technique. These mesoporous materials exhibit hexagonal p6m pore architectures, and po