Periodic mesoporous organosilicas: hybrid porous materials with exciting applications

Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas or commonly named “PMOs” constitute of a new family of functional hybrid materials where organic groups are covalently integrated within the pore walls of a silica framework. With well-defined pore structures and unique properties, they combine the structural characteristics of ordered mesoporous silicas with the chemical functionalization possibilities of organic groups. These advantages convert these materials into promising candidates in areas such as catalysis, adsorption, nanoelectronics, and chromatography, among others. In this chapter, we will give an overview of all these applications where PMOs with specific functional groups have been successfully reported