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## Meet the editor

Dr. Rafael Huirache Acuña studied Chemical Engineering (1995–2000) and attained his master's degree in Metallurgy and Materials Science from the Institute of Metallurgical Research-UMSNH, Mexico, in 2003. He obtained his PhD in 2007 in Materials Science at the Advanced Materials Research Center (CIMAV, SC) working on the synthesis, characterization, and testing of trimetallic catalysts for HDS reactions, with a stay in

ICCOM Florence. After his PhD, he started postdoctoral research devoted to mesoporous supports for HDS catalysts at the Center of Applied Physics and Advanced Technology of UNAM (2008–2009). In 2010 he reached the staff position of professor and researcher at the Chemical Engineering Faculty of UMSNH, Mexico. His research interests are focused mainly on heterogeneous catalysts and materials for environmental applications.

Contents

*and Alicia Viviana Boix*

*and Rafael Huirache-Acuña*

an Active Biomolecule, L-Arginine

Calcium, and Other Impurities

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 41**

**Chapter 3 61**

**Chapter 4 81**

**Chapter 5 101**

Synthesis of Supported Mesoporous Catalysts Using Supercritical CO2 *by Soledad Guadalupe Aspromonte, Federico Andrés Piovano, Esther Alonso* 

Sulfided NiMo/*Clinoptilolite* Catalysts for Selective Sulfur Removal

Functionalized MCM-48 as Carrier for In Vitro Controlled Release of

Polymer Functionalization of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Using

Melting and Dissolving Fly Ash by NaOH for the Removal of Iron,

*by Minghua Wang, Hui Zhao, Gulambar Tursun, Jianwang Yang and Long Liu*

from Naphtha Stream without Olefin Hydrogenation *by Cristina Farías Rosales, Rut Guil-López, Marisol Faraldos, Rafael Maya Yescas, Trino Armando Zepeda, Barbara Pawelec* 

*by Anjali Uday Patel and Priyanka Dipakbhai Solanki*

Controlled Radical Polymerization Techniques *by Leena Nebhani, Smrutirekha Mishra and Tina Joshi*

## Contents


Preface

Nowadays, microporous and mesoporous materials are versatile solids of great interest due to their structures and pore sizes, which allow their application in many areas. Accordingly, with IUPAC, materials with pore sizes smaller than 2 nm are called microporous and with pore sizes between 2 and 50 nm are called mesoporous. The pore size has an important impact on the material properties and affects their applications. In addition, high surface area, and their ability to incorporate functional groups on the framework are of great relevance for commercial and science applications. This book intends to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of recent improvements in the microporous and mesoporous materials field.

*Advances in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials* focuses on important research presented in the following chapters: "Synthesis of supported mesoporous catalysts using supercritical CO2," "Sulfided NiMo/*clinoptilolite* catalysts for selective sulfur removal from naphtha stream without olefin hydrogenation," "Functionalized MCM-48 as carrier for in vitro controlled release of an active biomolecule, l-arginine," "Polymer functionalization of mesoporous silica nanoparticles using controlled radical polymerization techniques," and "Melting and dissolving fly ash

I believe that the information included in this book shows interesting and various

I wish to acknowledge Ms. Mia Vulovic, Author Service Manager, and Ms. Kristina Jurdana, Commissioning Editor, for their important support during this project. I would also like to thank to IntechOpen for their invitation to participate as

> **Dr. Rafael Huirache Acuña** Professor and Researcher,

Morelia, Michoacán, México

Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo,

by NaOH for the removal of iron, calcium and other impurities."

advances in the microporous and mesoporous materials field.

academic editor.
