Table 4 |
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| Total chemical reagents used for conventional and multi-step syntheses of MCM-41 | |||
| Conventional approach | Multi-cycle approach | Amount of chemical saved (%) | |
| Total chemicals consumed | |||
| Na2SiO3 (g) | 42.412 | 34.918 | 17.67 |
| CTABr (g) | 11.543 | 8.506 | 26.31 |
| H2O (g) | 159.832 | 92.513 | 42.12 |
The calculation is based on five synthesis batches or cycles.
Ng et al. Nanoscale Research Letters 2013 8:120 doi:10.1186/1556-276X-8-120
