Recent advances in mechanochemical synthesis of mesoporous metal oxides

Abstract

There is growing interest in mesoporous metal oxides due to their unique properties such as highly accessible porosity, stability, catalytic activity and diversity of nanostructures. Mechanochemical fabrication of mesoporous metal oxides is gaining increasing attention because it can be a promising alternative to conventional solvent-based syntheses, which are often complex, and time- and energy consuming. A large variety of mesoporous metal oxides have been already prepared by means of mechanochemistry, and we believe that there is a need to summarize recent achievements in this research area. This review covers recent advances and challenges in the synthesis of mesoporous metal oxides and related materials with special emphasis on mechanochemically obtained mesostructures.