Table 4 Total chemical reagents used for conventional and multi-step syntheses of MCM-41
Conventional approach | Multi-cycle approach | Amount of chemical saved (%) | |
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Total chemicals consumed | |||
Na2SiO3 (g) | 42.412 | 34.918 | 17.67 |
CTABr (g) | 11.543 | 8.506 | 26.31 |
H2O (g) | 159.832 | 92.513 | 42.12 |