Effect of pore size on the performance of composite adsorbent

Three kinds of commercial silica gels with pore size of 2–3, 4–7 and 8–10 nm respectively are used for preparing composite adsorbents by soaking them into the aqueous solution of calcium chloride. The test result indicates that both the water uptake and adsorption rate of composite adsorbents prepared from 4–7 and 8–10 nm silica gels improve greatly compared to pure silica gels, but they do not for 2–3 nm silica gels. The silica gel with pore size of 2–3 nm is not suitable for preparing the composite adsorbent by impregnation method due to the pore blockage because of the small pore size. The SCP and COP of the adsorption chiller with sample SA50 are 128.3 Wkg^?1 and 0.27 respectively at the hot source temperature of 90 °C, which are largely superior to that of SA0. Hence using the composite adsorbent instead of the pure silica gel can reduce the size of the adsorption chiller.     

Enhanced mixing in polyacrylamide gels containing embedded silica nanoparticles as internal electroosmotic pumps

Many biosensors, including those based on sensing agents immobilized inside hydrogels, suffer from slow response dynamics due to mass transfer limitations. Here we present an internal pumping strategy to promote convective mixing inside crosslinked polymer gels. This is envisioned as a potential tool to enhance biosensor response dynamics. The method is based on electroosmotic flows driven by non-uniform, oscillating electric fields applied across a polyacrylamide gel that has been doped with charged colloidal silica inclusions. Evidence for enhanced mixing was obtained from florescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) measurements with fluorescein tracer dyes dissolved in the gel. Mixing rates in silica-laden gels under the action of the applied electric fields were more than an order of magnitude faster than either diffusion or electrophoretically driven mixing in gels that did not contain silica. The mixing enhancement was due in comparable parts to the electroosmotic pumping and to the increase in gel swelling caused by the presence of the silica inclusions. The latter had the effect of increasing tracer mobility in the silica-laden gels.     

Protein Loading Capacity and Textural Properties of Column Packings in Reversed-Phase HPLC

Abstract

The relationship between the textural properties (pore size, pore volume and surface area) of reversed-phase silica gel packings for HPLC and the dynamic loading capacity of large biomolecules was studied by using silica gels manufactured by similar processes. Several silica gels whose unbonded pore diameters range from 100 to 250 A and whose pore volumes range from 1.0 to 1.4 ml/g have been prepared and characterized. The bonded phase is monomeric C18. The textural properties of the bonded silica gels are also presented and related to the properties of the unbonded silica gels.

Chromatographic evaluation with typical proteins in an underload-to-overload condition was performed in order to relate the influence of textural properties of silica gel to loading capacity and resolution. The packings with larger pore size and pore volume produced better column performance and higher loading of proteins.     

An improved methodology for adsorption characterization of unmodified and modified silica gels

An improvement in the adsorption characterization of the surface and structural properties of unmodified and modified mesoporous silica gels is presented. This improvement was achieved by selection of proper macroporous silica as the reference solid for adsorption characterization of porous silica gels. Experimental illustration is provided for unmodified and n-octyl-modified silica gels of different bonding density. The surface and structural properties of these silica gels were characterized by utilizing the standard adsorption data for both unmodified and octyl-modified LiChrospher Si-1000 macroporous silica gels. It was shown that the standard nitrogen adsorption data have an appreciable influence on the analysis of the pore size and surface properties of silica gels. This analysis can be improved by selecting the reference solid of the surface properties close to those of the silica gel studied.     

凝胶法制备条件对载体硅胶孔结构的影响

以水玻璃、硫酸为原料采用凝胶法制备了烯烃环氧化催化剂载体硅胶,为探讨制备条件对硅胶孔结构的影响,采用物理吸附仪对不同条件下制备的硅胶进行了表征,结果表明:溶胶pH值、老化温度和老化时间、氨水pH值对硅胶孔结构影响显著,当溶胶pH值为1.5,在80℃下用pH 10.5的氨水浸泡老化凝胶2 h,所得硅胶的比表面积在300 m2.g-1左右,孔径和孔容分别在9.71 nm和0.92 cm3.g-1以上,以此硅胶为载体制得的非均相催化剂Ti/SiO2对于氯丙烯和环己基过氧化氢的环氧化反应具有明显的催化活性。     

The investigation of the pore structure of silica gels with long-chain alkyl grafts by thermal analysis

The total pore volumes and the core size distributions were calculated for the silica gel Si-100 and chemically modified silica gels RP-8 and RP-18 on the basis of the thermal desorption data of various liquids. The results obtained are compared with those from the nitrogen adsorption/desorption method. Good consistency between the parameters obtained by using different methods is observed in the case of unmodified silica gel. The presence of long alkyl chains on the silica surface strongly influences the pore diameter calculated from thermogravimetric data.     

Modified electrodes from hydrophobic alkoxide silica gels—Insertion of electroactive compounds and glucose oxidase

Silica gels issued either from alkoxides or from colloidal silica are well known to be suitable materials for the immobilization of optically active probes or catalytically active chemicals. Recently it has been demonstrated that an enzyme like glucose oxidase could be immobilized into silica gels and glasses and still was able to retain a part of its activity.Recently, we have demonstrated that gels, either from silica or from transition metals, were appropriate mediums to perform electrochemistry, due to their high content of free solvent. It was a natural development of such studies to prepare modified electrodes from gels. We have developped two kinds of system.On one hand modified electrodes starting from hydrophobic DEDMS/TMMS (dimethoxydimethylsilane and trimethoxymethylsilane in various proportions) gels with small organic electroactive compounds incorporated have been prepared in which the electroactive probe is retained due to the hydrophobic balance of the gel. Such gels are adherent to the electrode and they present the electrochemistry of the electroactive probe included. Different conditions of preparation and drying of the gels are presented in relation with their influence on the behaviour of the modified electrode.On the other hand, glucose oxidase has been incorporated with a water soluble ferrocene as a mediator in silica gels made from colloids (NYACOL), and its catalytic activity has been experienced following the electrochemistry of the ferrocene. The electrochemical response in the presence of glucose is typical of the homogeneous response and the influence of the different parameters, governing the catalysis will be discussed.     

INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN WATER AND MODIFIED SILICA GEL BY IGC AND TPD

In this work, the thermodynamic parameters for the adsorption of water vapor on untreated silica gel and silica gel treated with hygroscopic salts and silane coupling agent were determined by Inverse Gas Chromatography (IGC) in the infinite dilution region. The desorption activation energies of the water vapor on virgin and modified silica gels were estimated by using the Temperature Programmed Desorption (TPD) technique. The interactions between the water and the virgin and modified silica gels were discussed. Results showed that the thermodynamic parameters and desorption activation energy of water vapour on the silica gels increase with decreasing pore size and increasing the surface hydrophilic properties. The desorption activation energy of virgin and modified silica gels was found to increase with increasing the thermodynamic parameters. The larger the adsorption parameters and the desorption activation energy were, the interactions between water and virgin and modified silica gels were.     

INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN WATER AND MODIFIED SILICA GEL BY IGC AND TPD

1. INTRODUCTIONSilica gel is an amorphous inorganic polymer composed of siloxane (Si-O-Si) groups in the inner region and silanol (Si-OH) groups distributed on the surface [1]. Silanol groups can be easily functionalized by different chemical procedures. …     

Application of Protonic Acid-Doped Silica Gels to Electric Double-Layer Capacitors

Silica gels doped with several protonic acids such as HClO₄, H₂SO₄ and H₃PO₄ have been prepared by the sol-gel method and totally solid electric double-layer capacitors have been successfully fabricated using the highly proton-conductive silica gels as an electrolyte and activated carbon powder (ACP) hybridized with the silica gels as a polarizable electrode. It was found that the addition of HClO₄, which had the highest value of acid dissociation constant among these three acids, most effectively increased the proton conductivity of the resultant acid-doped silica gels. Tablets of the HClO₄-doped silica gels exhibited conductivities as high as 10^–5–10^–2 S cm^–1 at room temperature in dry N₂ atmosphere. One of the capacitors fabricated using the protonic acid-doped silica gels had a capacitance of 44 F/(gram of total ACP in the capacitor), which was comparable to those of conventional capacitors using liquid electrolytes.     

Zur Kenntnis des alkalischen Abbaus unterschiedlich hergestellter Kieselgele

Alkaline Degradation of Different Silica Gels During the alkaline degradation of silica gels it is possible by means of the molybdate method to get informations on the primary products of gel degradation. The average condensation degree of silicate anions in the resulting solutions is connected with the cross-linking degree of the silica gels. The differences in the degradation behaviour are discussed in dependence on the gel preparation conditions and in the series sol-hydrogel-xerogel.     

凝胶渗透色谱多孔硅胶吸附问题的研究

本文以端基为羟基的聚二甲基硅氧烷为测试样品,甲苯为淋洗液,研究了凝胶色谱柱填料多孔硅胶的表面羟基含量等与吸附效应的关系。说明采用对硅胶进行表面处理和在淋洗液中加入吸附抑制剂的方法,不能避免吸附。建议采用端基封闭剂(如三甲基氯硅烷)处理聚合物的活性端基——羟基的方法,解决吸附问题。     

Extraction of uranyl ions from aqueous solutions using silica-gel-bound macrocycles for alpha contaminated waste water treatment

The efficiency for the extraction of U(VI) of new modified silica gels, namely N-tripropionate (or N-triacetate)-substituted tetraazamacrocycles-bound silica gels, has been studied. The effect of the nature of the ligand, the pH and the temperature was studied both in batch experiments as well as in continuous extraction. These silica gels are good candidates for the extraction of U(VI) when compared to a commercially available acid-type chelating resin. The breakthrough and regeneration tests showed that the total removal of U(VI) from a contaminated solution can be achieved by using a column packed with such tetraazamacrocycles-bound silica gels. Finally, the use of a modified silica gel in a pilot device allowed the total decontamination of 50 m³ of real effluents containing traces of uranium, plutonium, and americium.     

Acidic and basic properties of the surface of gas-chromatographic sorbents with grafted metal chelate layers

The acidic and basic properties of the surface of gas-chromatographic sorbents based on silica gels with grafted layers of nickel acetylacetonate and nickel-malonic and acetoacetic esters were studied by pH measurements and the Hammett indicators adsorption method. The acidic and basic state of the surface was shown to depend on the ligand of the modifying addition, the structure of the complex, and the structural and sorption properties of the silica gels used.     

Further Insights into the Porous Structure of TEOS Derived Silica Gels

The porous structure of TEOS derived silica gels was studied using nitrogen adsorption at 77 K. Silica gels were prepared using TEOS, H₂O and ethanol for different molar ratios. No catalyst was used in this study. Silica gels were also heat treated up to 1000°C. The nitrogen sorption isotherms were analyzed by two models: Fractal and Percolation Theories. Using the fractal analysis approach, the surface roughness of the porous structure of silica gels was determined. The surface fractal dimension depends on the hydrolysis conditions and heat treatment. The surface fractal dimension decreases with increasing H₂O/TEOS molar ratio or heating temperature. For the silica gels studied, the surface fractal dimension changed from 2.6 to 2.5 after heating the gels, and from 2.4 to 2.6 with decreasing H₂O/TEOS ratio.Using the Percolation theory, we have determined the connectivity of the porous structure of silica gels. The extent of sorption hysteresis of the nitrogen isotherms reflects the connectivity of the pore network. The mean coordination number (connectivity) Z, and the linear dimension of the network, L, have been calculated from the hysteresis of the isotherms. For the as-prepared silica gels, Z was about 8 and L close to 2. On heating the gels, Z decreases to 4 and L increases to 7, results which are in accordance with the collapse of the porous network.     

Improving functional properties of ZnO nanostructures by transition-metal doping: role of aspect ratio

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) has been used for biosensing and chemical sensing applications because the LSPR peak wavelength depends on the dispersion state and local refractive index of the surrounding medium. In this study, AuNP-loaded silica gels were prepared as sensing chips with high transparency and solution holding capability. The silica gels were prepared at various sintering temperatures from 500 to 900 °C, and the AuNPs precipitated in the gels by using a subsequent thermal reduction process. At sintering temperatures of 700, 800, and 900 °C, transparent and crack-free AuNP-loaded silica gels were obtained. Transmission electron microscopy observation revealed the AuNP size to be approximately 20 nm, and they were highly dispersed in all the silica gel samples. However, the sintering temperature of the silica gels strongly affected the LSPR property of the AuNPs and the porous property of the silica gel. The samples sintered at higher temperature exhibited a lower LSPR sensing ability against the refractive index of immersing solvents. The low sensing ability was considered as a result of a decrease in the contact area between the AuNPs and immersing solvent caused by an increase in the silica gel density with sintering temperature.     

硅胶表面结构的热稳定性研究

本文研究了热处理(200-1100℃)对自制的一种硅胶的表面结构的影响;测定了BET比表面(低温氮气吸附法)、孔体积、乙醇的吸附-脱附等温线,计算了孔径分布,求得了最可几Kelvin半径。结果表明,杂质的存在明显地降低硅胶的热稳定性。在发生熔结以前,孔径分布基本不变,当发生熔结时,孔半径显著减小。红外光谱的测定表明,随着热处理温度的升高,硅胶表面缔合羟基(～3500cm^-1)迅速减少,在～800°时已去除殆尽,而自由羟基(～3720cm^-1)减少缓慢,在1100℃时才迅速消失。X-射线衍射图表明,发生熔结后的硅胶显示有β-鳞石英的衍射峰,说明出现了有序晶相。对上述实验结果,文中作了初步的解释。     

7种胺基键合硅胶的制备及其对重金属Pb2+的吸附

制备了氨丙基键合硅胶（SiO₂-N）、乙二胺-N-丙基键合硅胶（SiO₂-2N）、二乙烯三胺基键合硅胶（SiO₂-3N）、三乙烯四胺基键合硅胶（SiO₂-4N）、四乙烯五胺基键合硅胶（SiO₂-5N）、五乙烯六胺基键合硅胶（SiO₂-6N）和聚乙烯亚胺基键合硅胶（SiO₂-nN）,一步法制备的SiO₂-N和SiO₂-2N的胺基键合密度高达2.07 mmol/g和1.71mmol/g,两步法制备的SiO₂-nN的胺基键合密度为0.02mmol/g,其余胺基键合硅胶中胺基密度约为0.50mmol/g。这7种胺基键合硅胶被用于水溶液中常见重金属离子Pb²⁺的吸附研究。结果表明,在30℃条件下,分别加入10 mL 400 mg/L的Pb²⁺溶液（pH 5）和20 mg胺基键合硅胶进行吸附,10 h后,Pb²⁺吸附量达到最大,吸附过程符合Freundlich等温方程。SiO₂-N、SiO₂-2N、SiO₂-3N、SiO₂-4N、SiO₂-5N、SiO₂-6N和SiO₂-nN对Pb²⁺的吸附量依次为131.28、138.98、85.37、75.22、61.87、79.12和114.06 mg/g,这些胺基键合硅胶在吸附Pb²⁺方面均非常具有潜力。     

Microwave Dielectric Relaxation of Bound Water to Silica, Alumina, and Silica-Alumina Gel Suspensions

By the use of a time domain reflectomery method, dielectric measurements were carried out on silica, alumina, and silica-alumina gel suspensions (five types with composition varying between 0.3 < Si/Al atomic ratio <0.8) in the frequency range of 100 kHz to 20 GHz. For all the gels, a relaxation peak due to bound water was observed. This peak locates at around 1-10 MHz, indicating that the peak is a decade or 10 decades lower than those of biological polymers such as an aqueous DNA solution. The silica and alumina gels have a different bound water structure, judging from the fact that the peaks are different in their locations and shapes between the two gels. The silica-alumina gels exhibit two different peaks other than the peak of bulk water. The sum of the relaxation strength on the two peaks is proportional to the monolayer capacity obtained from water vapor isotherms. The shape of the one peak holds that of the silica gel, whereas the other retains that of alumina gel, and furthermore the ratio of the relaxation strength on the former peak to that on the latter depends on Si/Al atomic ratio. It is suggested that both peaks are caused by the orientation of bound water molecules. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.     

硅胶自环己烷中吸附环己酮和苯甲酸

用经不同温度处理的亲水硅胶(表面总羟基浓度不同)和甲基化硅胶(只含有缔合羟基或不同表面浓度的自由羟基的硅胶)为吸附剂, 测定了自环己烷中吸附环己酮和苯甲酸的等温线, 以及几种硅胶样品的红外光谱图, 探讨了表面自由羟基和缔合羟基在溶液吸附中的作用.