@article{121066, author = {H. L. Chang and C. M. Chun and I.A. Aksay and W. H. Shih}, title = {Conversion of fly ash into mesoporous aluminosilicate}, abstract = { Mesoporous aluminosilicate in the hexagonal phase (MCM-41) has been synthesized from fused fly ash solutions and cationic cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) surfactants. We provide direct evidence that an MCM-41 aluminosilicate with a homogeneous chemical composition of Si/Al = 13.4 can be prepared with cationic surfactant. Our results indicate that coal combustion byproducts can be utilized for producing mesoporous molecular sieves even though they contain significant amounts of impurities. }, year = {1999}, journal = {Industrial \& Engineering Chemistry Research}, volume = {38}, pages = {973-977}, month = {03/1999}, isbn = {0888-5885}, language = {eng}, }