High surface area, mesoporous, glassy alumina with a controllable pore size by nanocasting from carbon aerogels

A strategy to synthesize amorphous, mesoporous alumina by nanocasting has been developed, involving carbon aerogel as a hard template and aluminum nitrate solution as an alumina precursor. The alumina generated exhibits small, transparent granules with a 3-6 mm diameter and has inherited the three-dimensional network structure of the carbon template. The mesopore surface area of the alumina can be as high as 365 m2 g(-1), and the pore volume reaches 1.55 cm3 g(-1) after calcination at 600 degrees C in air for 8 h. The pore parameters can be varied within a certain range by variation of the carbon aerogel template and the loading amount of the alumina precursor. At high loadings, the obtained glassy alumina clearly has a bimodal pore size distribution in the mesopore range.     

Three-dimensional mesoporous gallosilicate with Pm3n symmetry and its unusual catalytic performances

Three-dimensional, mesoporous-cage-type, GaSBA-1 materials with different n(Si)/n(Ga) ratios have been successfully prepared for the first time by using a low hydrochloric acid to silicon (n(HCl)/n(Si)) molar ratio in the synthesis gel by templating with cetyltriethylammonium bromide as the structure-directing agent in a highly acidic medium. The obtained materials have been unambiguously characterized in detail by several sophisticated techniques including X-ray diffraction (XRD), N(2) adsorption, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, high-resolution scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, elemental mapping, and (29)Si magic-angle-spinning NMR spectroscopy. XRD and nitrogen adsorption results reveal that the structures of the GaSBA-1 materials resemble that of SBA-1, which possesses a cubic, three-dimensional, cage-type structure with open windows. In addition, the specific surface area and the specific pore volume of the GaSBA-1 materials are much higher than those of the SBA-1 silica, which are very important for the catalytic applications. The amount of Ga cation in the SBA-1 silica framework has been found to play a critical role in controlling the morphology and the pore diameter of the materials. Finally, the catalytic activity in the tert-butylation of phenol with tert-butanol as the alkylating agent has been investigated and the results are compared with those of other mesoporous catalysts such as AlMCM-41, FeMCM-41, FeAl-MCM-41, and FeSBA-1. Moreover, the effect of various reaction parameters such as the reaction temperature, reactant feed ratio, and time-on-stream on the phenol conversion in the tert-butylation of phenol over GaSBA-1 catalysts has been demonstrated. Among the catalysts examined, GaSBA-1(17), in which the number in the parenthesis denotes the n(Si)/n(Ga) ratio, showed remarkable activity with a high conversion of phenol and selectivity to 4-tert-butylphenol; it was found to be superior over other mesoporous catalysts used in the study.     

Utilization of Environmentally Benign Dicyandiamide as a Precursor for the Synthesis of Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Nitride and its Application in Base‐Catalyzed Reactions

Assisted by a new dissolution procedure, dicyandiamide (DCDA), an environmentally benign and cheap precursor, has been employed for the synthesis of mesoporous carbon nitride (CN) materials through a nanocasting approach. The synthesized mesoporous materials possessed high specific surface areas (269–715 m² g^?1) with narrow pore‐size distributions (about 5 nm) and faithfully replicated the mesostructures of the SBA‐15 and FDU‐12 templates. Several characterization techniques, including XRD, SAXS, TEM, Raman and FTIR spectroscopy, XPS, and CO₂‐TPD, were used to analyze the physicochemical properties of these materials and the results showed that the mesoporous CND materials had graphitic‐like structures and consisted of CN heterocycles, as well as amino groups. In a series of Knoevenagel condensation reactions, as exemplified by the reaction of various aldehydes and nitriles, these mesoporous CND materials demonstrated high and stable catalytic activities, owing to an abundance of basic sites.     

Study of adsorption properties of synthesized mesoporous silica doped with dysprosium and modified with nickel

Mesoporous silica (MPS) modified with nickel and MPS doped with dysprosium and modified with nickel have been synthesized by the template method. The adsorbents are characterized by various techniques such as transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy, and X-ray fluorescence analyses. The adsorption properties of the synthesized samples have been investigated by inverse gas chromatography. Furthermore, thermodynamic characteristics of the adsorption of test compound belonging to different classes of organic compounds were obtained. In addition, the contributions of the energy of specific interactions to the total adsorption energy were calculated. It is also shown that entropy plays the determining role in the adsorption of test compounds on synthesized mesoporous materials.     

Synthesis of silica particles with lamellar and wormhole-like bi-modal mesopores using anionic surfactant as the template

Silica particles with lamellar and wormhole-like bi-modal mesopores have been synthesized using anionic surfactant (N-lauroylsarcosine sodium) as the template. The particles with diameters of 300―500 nm possess bi-modal mesopores with pore sizes of 3 nm and 12 nm, which were ascribed to the disordered wormhole-like mesophase and lamellar mesophase, respectively. The BET surface area of the particles was 536 m2/g and the pore volume was 0.83 cm3/g. The lamellar mesophase and cylindrical mesophase were formed...     

A Study on the Growth of Cr2O3 in Ordered Mesoporous Silica and Its Replication

A systematic study on the growth of Cr₂O₃ in three‐dimensional cubic ordered mesoporous silica (KIT‐6) and its replication through nanocasting is reported. By changing the loading time and amount of precursor, the size and shape of the obtained replica could be controlled to some extent. More interestingly, in contrast to previously published studies, when KIT‐6 with an aging temperature of 100 °C, which has a high degree of interconnectivity, was used as a hard template, a cubic ordered mesoporous Cr₂O₃ replica with an open uncoupled subframework structure and reduced symmetry was obtained. Formation of a replica with different symmetry and uncoupled subframework structure is not only related to the degree of interconnectivity of the parent, but also strongly depends on the type of metal oxide and its growth mechanism in the silica template. Nanocasting of Cr₂O₃ with a low loading results in a replica with monomodal pore size distribution that has same symmetry as the hard template, whereas increasing the loading amount alters the symmetry of the replica and yields a replica with bimodal distribution.     

介孔L材料CMK-3对甲基紫的吸附性能

合成了高度有序的具有二维六方(P6mm)结构的介孔碳材料CMK-3;利用X射线衍射分析了CMK-3的晶体结构,利用氮气吸脱附(BET)试验测定了孔体积;测定了CMK-3对水溶液中甲基紫的吸附行为,考察了不同pH、温度及浓度下水溶液中甲基紫的静态吸附行为,并分析了酸性、中性、碱性条件下吸附剂对甲基紫和罗丹明B混合溶液的竞...     

以伯胺为模板剂合成含铁介孔分子筛FeHMS

以非离子型表面活性剂伯胺为模板剂合成了含铁介孔分子筛FeHMS,并对其结构和形态进行了表征。发现FeHMS的颗粒比SiHMS小,粒子表面更为光滑。除了2.5nm的介孔外,FeHMS还原10nm左右的孔。FeHMS介孔分子筛在脱除模板剂之前,铁主要处于四面体配位状态的骨架位,经焙烧脱除模板剂之后,部分铁由骨架位迁移到孔壁表面。用酸化的乙醇溶液抽提脱除模板剂,能更有效地让铁保留在四面体配位状态的骨架位上。高温脱除模板剂后,孔壁表面的铁物种处于一种高分散的状态。此外还研究了HMS类介孔分子筛材料的水热稳定性,发现铁的引入可改善介孔分子筛材料的水热稳定性。     

Non-surfactant synthesis of mesoporous silica with dye as template

A novel non-suffactant method was described to synthesize mesoporous silica using dye basic fuchsin as template.Chemical reactions were introduced into the formation of mesopores rather than the weak electrostatic or hydrogen-bonding interactions in the traditional surfactant routes.The reactant composition was found to be crucial to the pore structure of objective product.The formation mechanism of mesopore was also proved.     

利用Triton X-100合成介孔二氧化硅及其形貌研究

以非离子型表面活性剂Triton X-100为模板剂,正硅酸乙酯为硅源,合成了介孔二氧化硅分子筛.利用XRD、N2吸附—脱附、SEM、以及TG-DTA对样品进行了表征,结果表明合成的材料具有有序介孔结构、高比表面积及高孔容。同时比较了不同条件下所得产物的形貌结构,并分析了它们的形成机理。     

有序介孔炭负载铜基催化剂Cu/CMK-3用于气相甲醇氧化羰基化反应

通过纳米浇铸法合成了有序介孔炭CMK-3,再通过浸渍法制备了Cu/CMK-3催化剂,并将其用于气相甲醇氧化羰基化反应。N2吸附-脱附测试、X射线衍射(XRD)以及透射电镜(TEM)的表征结果表明,Cu/CMK-3具有序介孔结构,活性Cu物种均匀分散于CMK-3的表面及孔道中,粒径为10~20 nm,远小于相同条件下制备的铜/活性炭(Cu/AC)催化剂。固定床反应器的活性评价结果显示450℃下制备的Cu/CMK-3催化活性最高,反应10 h内碳酸二甲酯(DMC)的时空收率(STY)达到286 mg·g^-1·h^-1,选择性为76%。长周期活性评价结果表明Cu/CMK-3稳定性较相同条件下制备的Cu/AC有大幅提高,50 h内DMC的STY降低了20%,75 h内降低了28%。     

Synthesis of lamellar mesoporous silica materials using LCs as templates

The study focuses on the synthesis of mesoporous silica materials using liquid crystals (LCs) formed in an aqueous mixture of cationic cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as templates and tetrathoxysilane (TEOS) as precursor. For this purpose, the phase behavior and range of LC areas were determined at different temperatures, concentrations, and ratios of CTAB/SDS. It was found that LCs became denser with the increased of concentration of surfactants. The mesoporous materials were synthesized using LCs as templates at various temperatures, surfactant concentrations, and pH values. The mesoporous samples were characterized using SEM and nitrogen sorption analysis. The research results showed that the structure of synthesized samples were lamellar and their surface areas increased significantly with the increase of temperature in the temperature range of LCs, reaching about 900?m²/g at 60°C. The surfactant concentrations affect the thickness of pore wall and thereby the specific surface area of products. The specific surface area and the order of mesoporous sample increased gradually with the decrease of pH.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrophobic Silica Aerogels Using Trimethylethoxysilane as a Co-Precursor

The hydrophobic property is one of the most important requirements for the long-term use of silica aerogels for transparent or translucent window insulation and opaque thermal insulating systems. Therefore, the present paper deals with the synthesis and characterization of hydrophobic silica aerogels using trimethylethoxysilane (TMES) as a co-precursor. Silica sol was prepared by keeping the molar ratio of tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) precursor, methanol (MeOH) solvent, water (H₂O) and ammonia (NH₄OH) catalyst constant at 1:12:4:3.7 × 10^–3 respectively throughout the experiments and the TMES/TMOS molar ratio (A) was varied from 0 to 2.35. The resulting silica alcogels were dried supercritically by high-temperature alcohol solvent extraction. Hydrophobicity of the aerogels was tested by measuring the percentage of water adsorbed by the aerogels after putting them directly on the surface of water under humid conditions. Alternately, the hydrophobicity was also tested by contact angle measurements. It was found that as the A value increased, the hydrophobicity of the aerogels increased but the optical transmission decreased from 93% to less than 5% in the visible range. The thermal stability of the aerogels was studied in the temperature range from 25 to 400°C. The hydrophobic nature of the aerogels was maintained up to a temperature of 300°C. The aerogels were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, optical transmittance, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and contact angle measurements. The results have been discussed by taking into account the hydrolysis and condensation mechanisms.     

Improving MCM‐41 as a Nitrosamines Trap through a One‐Pot Synthesis

Copper oxide was incorporated into MCM‐41 by a one‐pot synthesis under acidic conditions to prepare a new mesoporous nitrosamines trap for protection of the environment. The resulting composites were characterized by XRD, N₂ adsorption–desorption, and H₂ temperature‐programmed reduction techniques, and their adsorption capabilities were assessed in the gaseous adsorption of N‐nitrosopyrrolidine (NPYR). The adsorption isotherms were consistent with the Freundlich equation. The copper salt was deposited onto MCM‐41 during the evaporation stage and was fixed on the host in the calcination process that followed. MCM‐41 was able to capture NPYR in air below 373 K but not at 453 K. Loading of copper oxide on MCM‐41 greatly improved its adsorption capability at elevated temperatures. The influence of the incorporation of copper into MCM‐41 samples and the adsorption behavior of these samples are discussed in detail.