APTMS	(3-Aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane
BJH	Barrett- Joyner-Halenda method
BTME	1, 2-Bis(trimethoxysilyl)ethane
BTMB	1, 4-Bis(triethoxysilyl)benzene
C16TAB	hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide
C16TEAB	hexadecyltriethylammonium bromide
C16TPAB	hexadecyltripropylammonium bromide
C18TMACl = ODTMACl	octadecyltrimethylammonium chloride
CES	carboxyethyl silanetriol sodium salt
CPC	hexadecylpyridinium chloride
FDU	group of mesoporous materials named after Fudan University
FSM	group of mesoporous materials named after Folded Sheet Materials
HAADF- STEM	high-angle annular dark-field imaging scanning transmission microscopy
HMM	group of mesoporous materials named after Hybrid Mesoporous Materials
HRTEM	high-resolution transmission electron microscopy
IEP	isoelectric point
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
KIT	group of mesoporous materials named after Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
MCM	group of mesoporous materials named after Mobile Composition of Matter
MPTMS	(3-Mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane
MSU	group of mesoporous materials named after Michigan State University
PAA	poly(acrylic acid)
PMOs	Periodic Mesoporous Silicas
SBA	group of mesoporous materials named after Santa Barbara University
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
scCO2	supercritical carbon(IV) oxide
TBHP	tert-Butyl hydroperoxide
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
TEOS	tetraethyl orthosilicate (tetraethoxysilane)
TGA	thermogravimetric analysis
THF	tetrahydrofuran
TMB	1,3,5-trimethylbenzene
TMOS	Tetramethyl orthosilicate (tetramethoxysilane)
TOF	turnover frequency
TPOS	tetrapropyl orthosilicate (tetrapropoxysilane)
UV-VIS	ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy
XAFS	X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy
XRD	X-ray diffraction