Water → Sodium orthosilicate

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400 g of sodium hydroxide (manufactured by Nacalai Tesque Co., Ltd.) of a guaranteed reagent was dissolved into 1 liter of ion-exchanged water. 300 g of silicon dioxide (#200, manufactured by Aerosil Co. Ltd.) which is commercially available was added to the dissolution and was stirred. Sodium silicate (NaSiO3) was obtained by calcining the dispersion for 5 hours at 700° C. 0.1 mol of said sodium silicate and 0.5 mol of stearyltrimethylammonium chloride were added to 1 liter of ion-exchanged water and were dissolved at 50° C. The pH value on this occasion was 11.8. Further, 2N-HCl was gradually added to the dissolution and the pH value was adjusted to 8.5. The dissolution was then filtrated and washed with water 5 times repeatedly and was dried by washing with acetone. A mesoporous powder was obtained by calcining this dry powder for 5 hours at 700° C.

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