Crystalline mesoporous transition metal oxides: hard-templating synthesis and application in environmental catalysis

Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering - Tập 7 Số 3 - Trang 341-355 - 2013
Zhen Ma1, Bei Zhou1, Yu Ren2
1Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
2Shenhua Group, Future Science and Technology City, Energy Storage Center, National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy, Beijing, China

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