Diblock copolymer poly(ethylene oxide)--poly(styrene) (PEO--PS) was adopted to template the synthesis of hierarchically porous Ce-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for the first time. By extending the synergistic effect of Hofmeister ions and soft templates into the water-rich system, UiO-66 type Ce-MOFs with a mesopore size of about 15 nm were achieved. Mesopore size could be further tuned up to approximately 23 nm upon introducing 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene to the micelle core of PEO--PS.
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