“…Work has been directed toward the synthesis of nanoparticles (nanowires) of the metals, such as palladium [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33], platinum [8,20,[34][35][36][37][38][39][40], ruthenium [41][42][43][44][45][46][47], gold [48][49][50][51], silver [36,52], within the channels of mesoporous silicates, mainly, MCM-41. The metals were introduced into the support either directly during the mesoporous silicate synthesis, or by post-synthesis treatment.…”