This study systematically investigates the synthesis and structural properties of ordered mesoporous aluminosilicates (OMAS) prepared via a direct liquid crystal templating (DLCT) approach. By varying the aluminum concentration and polycondensation temperature, we assess their impact on the materials’ structural order, pore size distribution, and surface acidity. Unlike conventional preparation processes, the DLCT method allows a near-stochiometric incorporation of aluminum into OMAS, without formation of detectable aluminum deposits, in a simple one-pot synthesis. Small-angle X-ray scattering and nitrogen physisorption analyses reveal that increasing aluminum content initially enhances mesostructural order, which again deteriorates at molar silicon to aluminum ratios below 5. Additionally, even small amounts of aluminum reduce the pore size by a constant value, likely due to a salting-out effect which reduces the micelle size. Total scattering and 27Al MAS NMR provide insights into the atomic structure of the OMAS. Brønsted acid site density peaks at intermediate aluminum loadings, while the number of Lewis acid sites increases steadily with the total Al content. The polycondensation temperature plays a crucial role in structure formation, with higher temperatures favoring better mesostructural order in OMAS, contrasting with trends in ordered mesoporous silica, where lower temperatures are typically more favorable. These findings provide crucial insights into the preparation of OMAS with tunable acidity and well-defined structural properties for advanced catalytic applications.
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