Temperature control in the synthesis of cubic mesoporous silica materials

  • Lian Zhou Wang
  • , Jian Lin Shi
  • , Jian Yu
  • , Wen Hua Zhang
  • , Dong Sheng Yan

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Abstract

The cubic mesoporous silica MCM-48 materials have been synthesized by temperature control, and the properties of samples were investigated by using XRD, HREM and N2 adsorption-desorption techniques. XRD results show that the mesophases synthesized at low temperature (≤75 °C) have a poorly ordered hexagonal structure, while hydrothermal treatment at higher temperature (≥95 °C) led to cubic MCM-48 mesophases. The effect of temperature on different mesophases can be due to the polymerization and condensation of silicate species at different temperatures, which results in the formation of curvatured hexagonal or cubic phase. HREM and N2 isotherms of MCM-48 materials indicates well-ordered three-dimensional meso-channels.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)273-278
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume45
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2000
Externally publishedYes

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