Recent advances in the synthesis of hierarchically porous catalyst for the generation of renewable fuels

In the past several years, hierarchical porous catalysts have attracted much attention due to their extraordinarily pore architectures and tunable physicochemical properties. Therefore, the hierarchically porous catalyst has been considered one of the promising breakthroughs for catalyzing the generation of renewable fuels. The rapid development in catalyst and catalysis technology has resulted in various design and synthesis strategies, characterizations, and chemical processes. Herein, this chapter presents the recent advances in the synthesis of hierarchically porous catalysts, including zeolites and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Various imperative aspects, i.e., structural and physicochemical properties, synthesis strategies, and applications, are comprehensively discussed. Finally, the remaining challenges and prospects for future improvement are also provided.