Table 1.

Comparison of key structural and textural properties of SBA-15 with other mesoporous silica materials.

Material	Specific Surface Area (m2/g)	Pore Volume (cm3/g)	Pore Size (nm)	Structure	Advantages	Ref.
SBA-15	500–1000	0.6–1.2	5–30	Hexagonal	Tunable pore size, thick pore walls, high thermal stability	[42,43]
MCM-41	~1000	High	2–10	Hexagonal	Large surface area, uniform pore size	[44]
MCM-48	1088–1669	1.206–1.263	2–10	Cubic	High surface area, 3D pore structure	[44,45]
MCF	700–1000	0.8–1.2	10–50	Cellular	Large pore volume, interconnected pores	[46]
KIT-6	600–1000	0.8–1.5	5–9	Cubic	Bicontinuous cubic structure, high thermal stability	[47]
HMS	500–1200	0.6–1.0	2–10	Hexagonal	Easy synthesis, tunable pore size	[48]