Hierarchical porous materials: catalytic applications

Key Points

• To review the catalytic enhancement achieved by incorporating complementary macropores into mesoporous and microporous solid architectures for fuel and chemical synthesis.
• Synthesized and reviewed literature evaluating the integration of macroporous networks into micro- and mesoporous catalytic frameworks.
• Incorporating hierarchical macroporosity reduces diffusion limitations and enhances mass transport within microporous and mesoporous matrices.
• Dual-porosity architectures qualitatively improve catalytic conversion efficiency and selectivity in the synthesis of fuels and specialty chemicals.