Direct Aerosol Synthesis of Large‐Pore Amorphous Mesostructured Aluminosilicates with Superior Acid‐Catalytic Properties

An old dream comes true: A direct and environmentally benign synthetic strategy was developed for the aerosol-based mass production of large-pore mesostructured aluminosilicate powders (see TEM image). Although amorphous, some powders exhibit higher activity towards m-xylene isomerization and lower coke formation than a Y-zeolite based industrial reference catalyst.