Synthesis of mesoporous iron-incorporated silica-pillared clay and catalytic performance for phenol hydroxylation

- Fe-incorporated silica-pillared clays (Fe-SPCs) were synthesized via a facile method.
- The method includes modifying silica nano-pillars with K3Fe(CN)6 and the calcination.
- Fe species of Fe-SPC was tetrahedrally coordinated with the interlayer nano-pillars.
- Structure parameters of Fe-SPC are controllable by adjusting K3Fe(CN)6 concentration