Tuneable Mesoporous Materials from α‐D‐Polysaccharides

Holey starch! Mesoporous materials with tuneable characteristics have been prepared from biomass-derived α-D-polysaccharides by a microwave-assisted strategy. Careful selection of the preparation temperature allows control of the crystallinity, particle morphology and textural properties of the resulting materials, leading to surface areas approaching 200 m2 g−1 and mesopore volumes over 0.6 cm3 g−1. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2476/2008/z800012_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.