Synthesis of Mesoporous silicate and aluminusilicate MCM-41 containing Nickel nanoparticles

Mesoporous silicate and aluminusilicate MCM-41 materials were synthesized by hydrothermal method. These materials were calcined and then used as a host for metallic nanoparticles. These materials were treated by wet impregnation with a solution of NiCl2 with a known concentration. Then these green materials treated with a strong reductant to reduce cationic Nickel to metallic form. Nano channels of MCM-41 materials halted agglomeration of Nickel nanopaticles produced in its channels by physical hyndrance.