The effect of acidity on the structural and textural evolution of titania in the presence of primary amine and inorganic precursor

Titania was synthesized from laurylamine hydrochloride (LAHC) and Ti(SO₄)₂ under different acidic conditions. The effect of acidity on the structural and textural evolution of titania has been investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen adsorption–desorption, transmission electron micrographs (TEM), FTIR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). With increasing the pH value in the initial mixture, the obtained samples transformed from nanoparticles with intra-particle mesostructures (pH 0.6 and 2.0) to nanoparticles with nonporous structure (pH 3.7), and finally to worm-like porous materials with inter-particle mesostructures (pH 4.2) resulted from the aggregates of nanoparticles. The obtained mesoporous nanoparticles (pH 0.6 and 2.0) have mean diameter of ca. 25 nm, and the pore size distributions are bimodal with fine intra-particle pores and larger inter-particle pores. The intra-particle mesostructure not only retard the growth of nanocrystallites, but also prevent phase transition of anatase to rutile at high temperature. The BET surface area of the TiO₂ calcined at 300 °C decreased from 212 to 74 m²/g with pH increasing from 0.6 to 4.2.     

电熔镁铝尖晶石和轻烧镁粉对合成镁铁铝系复合尖晶石的影响

本文研究电熔镁铝尖晶石和轻烧镁粉对合成镁铁铝复合尖晶石的影响.电熔镁铝尖晶石和轻烧镁粉分别与氢氧化铁、活性氧化铝混合均匀制得φ20 mm×10 mm的试样,在空气气氛烧结条件下,于1550℃×6 h高温烧成.采用XRD、SEM和EDS等手段对烧后试样的物相组成和显微结构进行表征.结果表明:加入电熔镁铝尖晶石的试样中存在刚玉相、赤铁矿、铁铝尖晶石相和镁铁铝复合尖晶石相四种矿物相,镁铁铝复合尖晶石的化学式为Mg796Al15.31Fe0.68O32;加入轻烧镁粉的试样中存在刚玉相、铁铝尖晶石相和镁铁铝复合尖晶石相三种矿物相,镁铁铝复合尖晶石的化学式为Al15.71Mg3.35Fe4.94O32;加入电熔镁铝尖晶石的试样中铁铝尖晶石的晶粒尺寸和镁铁铝复合尖晶石相差无几,加入轻烧镁粉的试样中铁铝尖晶石的晶粒尺寸明显大于镁铁铝复合尖晶石.     

Thermal transformations of the mineral component of composite biomaterials based on chitosan and apatite

Composite biomaterials based on chitosan and calcium apatite with different chitosan/apatite ratio were prepared by chemical synthesis of apatite in chitosan solution using one‐step co‐precipitation method. Initial and annealed samples were characterized by X‐ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy coupled to energy‐dispersive electron X‐ray spectroscopy. The data obtained suggest that the formation of the calcium‐phosphate mineral in chitosan solution is substantially modulated by the chemical interaction of the components; apparently, a part of calcium is captured by chitosan and does not participate in the formation of the main mineral phase. The apatite in the composite is calcium‐deficient, carbonate‐substituted and is composed of dispersed nano‐sized crystallites, i.e. has properties that closely resemble those of bone mineral. Varying synthesis, drying and lyophilization conditions, the composite materials can be produced with the desirable chitosan/apatite ratio, both in the dense and porous form. The structural analysis of composite samples after annealing at certain temperatures is examined as an approach to elucidate the mechanism of co‐precipitation by one‐step method. (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Characteristics of composites based on PMMA modified gel silica glasses

Gel silica glass prepared by the sol-gel process can be modified by incorporating an organic phase into the intrinsically porous inorganic gel matrix, which results in a composite material with much improved mechanical and optical properties. Characterisation of PMMA modified gel silica glass prepared by the in situ polymerisation method using FT-Raman spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography and the nitrogen adsorption technique are reported. Some essential problems encountered in the preparation are discussed.     

Zircon formation from amorphous powder and melt in the silica-rich region of the alumina–silica–zirconia system

Chemically homogeneous amorphous powders were prepared by sol–gel method from alkoxide mixtures in the silica-rich region of the alumina–silica–zirconia system. A glass with the same composition was obtained by quenching in water from the melt. The evolution with temperature in the range up to 1625 °C was studied by means of X-ray diffraction, infrared and UV-Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis. Zircon crystallization and stability at temperatures higher than the liquidus temperature were confirmed in both melt-quenched and gel-glasses. Crystallization of cristobalite from the amorphous gel-glasses was observed above 1200 °C. The crystallization of zircon particles was observed after thermal treatment at 1550 °C. At 1625 °C zircon was the only stable crystalline phase due to the complete melting of the silica-rich matrix. The XRD pattern of the ternary gel treated at 1625 °C shows clearly the disappearance of the cristobalite phase, while at 1550 °C there is already partial melting. These results can help to determine the phase equilibrium in the ternary system.     

酰胺功能化修饰琼脂糖/硅胶复合材料的制备及吸附性能研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法,以氧化琼脂糖和四甲氧基硅烷为前驱体,通过水解、缩聚反应制得琼脂糖/硅胶复合材料,进一步利用开环、"巯-烯"点击和酰胺化反应对复合材料实现酰胺基团功能化修饰.借助红外光谱(FT-IR)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对所制备复合材料进行结构、组成和微观形貌表征.以制备的酰胺功能化修饰琼脂糖/硅胶复合材料为吸附剂,探讨其对莱克多巴胺的吸附过程,实验考察了溶剂、吸附时间、莱克多巴胺的初始浓度等对吸附的影响.结果表明:经过修饰反应酰胺基团成功接枝到琼脂糖/硅胶复合材料,该材料颗粒呈球形,粒径在2～3μm之间;复合材料对莱克多巴胺表现出良好的吸附性能,吸附过程50 min达到平衡,适合准二级动力学特征,属化学吸附,吸附等温线符合Freundlich模型;复合材料经过6次吸附解析,再生后对莱克多巴胺的吸附率仅有小幅下降,表明具有较好的循环再生吸附能力.     

Synthesis and characterization of chemically cross-linked polyimide-siloxane hybrid films

Chemically cross-linked polyimide and silica hybrid films were prepared through the sol-gel processing. PI matrix was prepared by the reaction of pyromellitic dianhydride with a mixture of diamines e.g., oxydianiline and 2,5-diaminohydroquinon (2,5-DAHQ) to include pendant hydroxyl groups on the chain. These groups were reacted further with isocyanatopropyltriethoxysilane. An appropriate amount of tetraethoxysilane was then added and the sol-gel process was carried out to condense ethoxy groups from both types of silanes thus producing chemically bonded composite films. The films with different silica contents were evaluated by a variety of techniques including FTIR, ²⁹Si NMR, SEM, tensile, thermal, mechanical and thermogravimetric analyses. The chemical interaction between the phases brought about an intimate dispersion of the two phases, which resulted in the formation of nano-sized co-continuous domains. The tensile modulus of such films was higher and thermal expansion coefficient was much lower than those with similar silica contents without inter-phase bonding.     

Magnetic resonances of Fe and Ni nanoparticles in films of silicon suboxide produced by ion irradiation of triethoxysilane gels containing Fe or Ni solute atoms

The structure and magnetic properties of composite films obtained by ion irradiation or thermal treatment of triethoxysilane gels containing iron or nickel in solution are investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy and electron spin resonance. Ion irradiated gels are converted into silica glasses containing metallic nanoparticles with a narrow range of sizes. These particles exhibit a magnetic resonance with a preferential alignment of magnetic moments perpendicular to the surface. This unusual out of plane anisotropy seem to be ascribed to an interaction of the moments with radiation defects. The magnetization in irradiated film is comparable to that in films of same materials submitted to a thermal conversion at 1000 °C in vacuum. But the latter films are porous and contain particles of metal and silicide or silicate with a wider range of sizes.     

Effect of phase separation on weathering of soda-lime-silica glasses

Accelerated weathering tests on phase-separated and non-separated soda-lime-silica glasses have been made under static conditions of 75% relative humidity at 70°C. Detailed studies of the change of weatherability show that the rate of weathering is reduced if phase separation results in a connected structure of a silica-rich phase, whereas droplets of a silica-rich phase are more liable to weathering. The weathering products were examined by an X-ray wavelength dispersive spectrometer.     

Direct preparation of silica hollow spheres in a water in oil emulsion system: The effect of pH and viscosity

Silica hollow particles have been prepared in this work in using a water in oil (W/O) emulsion system at room temperature that employs a water-soluble amine as catalyst and tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) as the silica source. The pH value of the aqueous phase and the viscosity of external oil phase were found to be the key factors contributing to the formation of stable and regular spherical silica hollow particles. When the pH value of the aqueous phase was controlled between 8 and 9, silica hollow particles could be synthesized. The shell thickness of the hollow particles increased with the length of the hydrocarbon tail of the amine catalyst. The viscosity of the external oil phase determined the shape regularity of the spherical silica hollow particles. If viscous silicon oil was used as the external oil phase instead of kerosene, perfect silica hollow spheres could be fabricated. The kinetics of the formation of silica hollow particles was believed to be based on the difference between the hydrolysis rate and the condensation rate of TEOS, which can be adjusted by the pH value of the aqueous phase and the viscosity of external oil phase.     

Synthesis of cubic mesoporous silica and carbon using fly ash

A supernatant solution of silicate species extracted from coal fly ash in a power plant by alkali fusion was used under acidic conditions to prepare a mesoporous silica, SBA-16. SBA-16 was used as a template for the synthesis of a mesoporous carbon using sucrose as a carbon source. These mesoporous silica and carbon materials were characterized by XRD, N₂ adsorption-desorption, SEM, and TEM. Textural properties of the silica and carbon samples prepared using fly ash were found to be comparable to those prepared by pure chemicals, successfully demonstrating the feasibility of recycling fly ash for the synthesis of high quality porous materials.     

Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous,tungsten-containing molecular sieve composites

Mesoporous, tungsten-containing molecular sieve (W-SBA-15) composites were successfully synthesized via one-step hydrothermal processing using tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as the silica precursor, sodium tungstate as the tungsten precursor, and pluronic P123 triblock polymer (EO₂₀PO₇₀EO₂₀, M_av = 5800) as a structure-directing reagent. The influence of various synthesis factors, such as TEOS/sodium tungstate (Si/W) molar ratios, stirring solution temperatures, TEOS pre-hydrolysis time, and crystallization temperatures, on the structure of the W-SBA-15 composite were investigated. The prepared materials were characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR), diffuse reflectance ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (DR UV–vis), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and nitrogen adsorption–desorption measurements. The results showed that all the W-SBA-15 composite materials retained the mesopore structure of SBA-15 and the tungsten oxide species successfully substituted silica in the framework.     

Phase separation in the solution of water glass and poly(vinyl alcohol)

Silica gel samples with macropores were prepared from solutions of silicate and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), where macropores were formed by fixing a transitional structure of phase separation. Among the silica sources tested, tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), colloidal silica and water glass, only the system with water glass shows phase separation and forms macroporous silica gel. In the system with TEOS, ethanol formed during hydrolysis of TEOS becomes good solution and stabilizes the system not to induce phase separation. In the system with colloidal silica, dense structure of silica is probably not suitable for controlling phase separation and gelation. In the system with water glass, driving force of phase separation is considered to be a repulsive interaction between solvent molecules and PVA interacting with silica surface and the solution separates into a phase rich in solvent and that rich in silica and PVA. One of the features in the water glass-PVA system is insensitivity of macropore size against compositional change in the solution, i.e. macroporous morphology in the resultant silica gel hardly changes by changing the composition ratio in the solution. This would be an advantage in the preparation of well-defined macroporous silica from water glass, whose composition varies among the product lot number, because reproducibility in macroporous morphology is ensured regardless of the lot number of the water glass.     

改性羟基磷灰石晶须牙科复合树脂材料的制备及研究

采用硅胶对制备的HAP晶须进行表面改性形成SiO2颗粒附着,然后以硅胶改性的HAP晶须为填料混合甲基丙烯酸酯制备复合树脂材料.二氧化硅对晶须改性是通过形成凝胶颗粒与晶须结合并通过热处理形成牢固的结合.通过XRD、FT-IR光谱和SEM以表征微结构、键性质以及表面相组成.结果表明:经硅胶改性的HAP晶须表面有SiO2小颗粒附着,随着煅烧温度的增加,SiO2颗粒的数量明显增多,尺寸有变大的趋势.复合树脂材料的弯曲强度随改性晶须煅烧温度的增加而增加,以600 ℃煅烧的改性晶须为原料制备的树脂样品,其弯曲强度最高,达到89.46 MPa.     

SAPO-34/CZA复合晶体相结构性质及催化CO2加氢反应研究

采用共沉淀包覆法制备了SAPO-34/CZA双功能复合催化剂,研究了复合相比例对催化剂晶体结构性质和CO2加氢制低碳烯烃催化性能的影响.采用XRD、FT-IR、SEM、BET、NH3-TPD和CO2-TPD等手段对不同催化剂的晶相组成、骨架结构、微观形貌、孔结构及表面酸碱性进行了分析表征.研究结果表明,复合相比例对SAPO-34/CZA双功能复合催化剂的结构性质和催化性能影响较大.质量比为1∶1时,制得复合催化剂具有明显微孔和介孔特征(微孔比表面积53.15 m2·g-1、介孔比表面积59.84 m2·g-1、总比表面积为113.00 m2·g-1、总孔容0.41 cm3·g-1、平均孔径14.57 nm),具有特殊包覆结构及存在复合相界面,构造了特殊反应路径,微介孔层级结构强化耦合反应,表现出较高催化性能.在还原温度285 ℃、反应温度325 ℃、压力3.0 MPa、V(H2)/V(CO2)=3.0、空速(SV)3500 mL·g-1·h-1的条件下,CO2转化率为64.80;,低碳烯烃选择性为49.68;.与物理共混催化剂SAPO-34/CZA-M相比,CO2转化率和低碳烯烃选择性分别提高了31.98;和2.43;.     

高性能刷状ZnO介晶的制备及其对复合树脂性能的增强作用

无机填料作为齿科复合树脂的主要成分,对其性能影响最为显著。本文以阿拉伯胶为结构导向剂,用热水解法合成了多孔、分级结构的刷状ZnO介晶,其厚度和直径分别为1.2 μm和1.0 μm。通过微流控制法在其表面包覆了4~6 nm无定形SiO₂,以利于其表面硅烷化。通过场发射扫描电镜(FE-SEM)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)、热重分析仪(TGA)等对其进行了表征。对ZnO@SiO₂进行硅烷改性处理后,将其作为辅助填料,与改性纳米SiO₂主填料一起添加到Bis-GMA/TEGDMA树脂体系中,光固化得到齿科复合树脂。力学测试表明,ZnO@SiO₂填充质量分数控制在5%以内时可有效提高复合树脂力学性能。与单一二氧化硅填料的复合树脂相比,添加填充质量分数3% ZnO@SiO₂,复合树脂的力学性能表现最佳,其弯曲强度、弯曲模量和压缩强度分别提高了12.9%、6.6%和3.7%,同时还表现出优良的抗菌活性,对变异链球菌抗菌率达98.7%。此外,添加了ZnO@SiO₂介晶填料的复合树脂还具备更好的耐磨性。     

Physico-chemistry of silica / Na silicate interactions during consolidation. Part 2: Effect of pH

This work aims to study the effect of the pH of a sodium silicate solution on the consolidation of silica-based aggregates at low temperature (70 °C). A diluted solution obtained by adding 50 wt% of distilled water into a concentrated commercial solution was used as starting solution. Solutions with an increasing pH values were prepared by alkalinizing the diluted solution with solid NaOH. This leads to the depolymerization of silicate species present in solution. Consolidated materials were obtained by impregnating silica sand with the solution. In order to increase the surface reactivity, the sand was also functionalized by a prior basic attack. Results reveal that the increase in the pH value or the functionalization of the sand surface leads to improve mechanical properties of materials suggesting chemical reactions between the components confirmed by FTIR experiments. Actually, the ν_asSi-O-Si broad band with a sharp peak located around 1015 cm^-1, shifts firstly to lower and then to higher wavenumber characteristic of dissolution / precipitation reactions. Moreover, the enhancement of the pH value induces intra-granular break characterized by SEM observations confirming the best consolidation. However, these samples are more soluble in water related to the excess in sodium that induces more ionic bonds.     

Cost-effective synthesis of silica aerogels from fly ash via ambient pressure drying

Silica aerogels were synthesized from the industrial fly ash by ambient pressure drying method. The process consists of two stages, preparation of sodium silicate solution from fly ash by hydrothermal reaction with sodium hydroxide, and synthesis of porous silica aerogels from the obtained sodium silicate solution. Silica wet gels were formed by vitriol-catalysis or resin-exchange-alkali-catalysis of the obtained sodium silicate solution. The trimethylchlorosilane(TMCS)/ethanol(EtOH)/hexane mixed solution was used for solvent exchange/surface modification of the wet gel so as to obtain porous silica aerogels via ambient pressure drying. The results indicated that the synthesized silica aerogels were lightweight and hydrophobic. The BET specific surface area, pore volume and average pore diameter were 362.2-907.9 m² g^− 1, 0.738-4.875 cm³ g^− 1, and 7.69-24.09 nm respectively. Particularly, the synthesized silica aerogels by resin-exchange-alkali-catalysis method showed uniform mesoporous structure, and had much higher specific surface area (907.9 m² g^− 1) and pore volume (4.875 cm³ g^− 1) than that of by vitriol-catalysis process.     

The effect of calcination temperature on the crystallinity of TiO2 nanopowders

TiO₂ nanopowders have been prepared using 0.1 M titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP) in varied pH aqueous solution containing TMC and NP-204 surfactants. Only the powder acquired from a solution of pH=2 has a regular particle size distribution. Anatase phase powders are obtained by calcination in nitrogen in the 250–500°C temperature range. When calcined at 400°C, the diameter of the nanoparticles is approximately 10 nm with a specific surface area of 106.9 m²/g. As the calcination temperature is increased, the particle size increases. Rutile phase powders are formed at calcination temperatures above 600°C.     

Facile fabrication of porous ZnO by a template free method

In this paper, a template free method has been employed to fabricate porous ZnO. Brick shaped precursor was first synthesized by a mild hydrothermal process. Accompanied with the decomposition of the precursor during the subsequent annealing treatment, porous ZnO with the inherited morphology of the precursor was obtained. The as‐prepared products were characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It exhibited that the porous hierarchical frame consists of nano‐sheets with wurtzite‐type. The size of the pores as well as the size of the particles varied with the annealing temperature. Mechanism speculation showed that the crystal‐aggregation in the growth process of the precursor is the key to the establishment of pore structure. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)