We are delighted to present this themed issue of Chem Soc Rev which celebrates 20 years of mesoporous materials.
Guest editors Bénédicte Lebeau, Anne Galarneau and Mika Linden introduce the issue in their Editorial and Charles T. Kresge and Wieslaw J. Roth discuss their contribution to this exciting field in their Highlight article:
Highlight
The discovery of mesoporous molecular sieves from the twenty year perspective
Charles T. Kresge and Wieslaw J. Roth
DOI: 10.1039/C3CS60016E
This bumper issue contains a great collection of Review Articles and Tutorial Reviews which give an excellent overview of the last 20 years since the discovery of mesoporous materials, here is just a selection:
Hierarchical porous materials: catalytic applications
Christopher M. A. Parlett , Karen Wilson and Adam F. Lee
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35378D
Synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticles
Si-Han Wu, Chung-Yuan Mou and Hong-Ping Lin
DOI: 10.1039/C3CS35405A
Tutorial Reviews
Mesoporosity – a new dimension for zeolites
Karin Möller and Thomas Bein
DOI: 10.1039/C3CS35488A
Anionic surfactant templated mesoporous silicas (AMSs)
Lu Han and Shunai Che
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35297D
Formation of mesostructured thin films at the air–liquid interface
Karen J. Edler and Bin Yang
DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35300H
You can browse all the reviews from this themed issue online – Mesoporous Materials