Cobalt Ion Incorporation into Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica Materials Synthesized by Co-condensation of 1,2-Bistrimethoxysilylethane with 3-Glycidoxypropyltriethoxysilane

Bifunctional periodic mesoporous organosilica materials with and without cobalt ion incorporation were synthesized by co-condensation of 1,2-bistrimethoxysilylethane (BTME) with 3-glycidoxypropyltriethoxysilane (GPTS) in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. Nitrogen gas adsorption on samples with varying ratios of BTME:GPTS revealed that increasing the amount of GPTS affects pore size, surface area and pore volume as well as shapes of the isotherms and hysteresis loops. The hysteresis loops of the Type IV isotherms obtained for GPTS-modified ethane silica materials (without cobalt ion) change from Type H3 to Type H4 with increasing GPTS content. There is a tendency for pore sizes to change from mesopore to micropore when the amount of GPTS is increased. Isotherms of cobalt ion incorporated GPTS-modified ethane silica materials change from Type IV to Type I with increasing GPTS content. The surface area, pore volume and pore diameter decrease with increasing loading of GPTS as well as after cobalt ion incorporation. Thermogravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis show that the surfactant is removed by solvent extraction. Cobalt ion incorporation is confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy.     

Adsorption Isotherm of Water Vapor and Its Large Hysteresis on Highly Ordered Mesoporous Silica

The first and second adsorption–desorption isotherms of water vapor on a new mesoporous material derived from kanemite have been measured. The isotherms show unusual type V isotherms and large hysteresis. The type V isotherms, which have never been observed for the other adsorbates, suggest that the mesoporous material has a hydrophobic surface, although the hydrophobicity decreased after treatment with water vapor because of rehydration of the surface. The significantly large hysteresis could be explained by the difference in contact angle between adsorption and desorption.     

Mesoporous Titanium-containing Silicas. Synthesis and geometrical characteristics

Mesoporous titanium-containing silicas with TiO₂ contents from 1 up to 70 mol% were prepared. The obtained samples have been characterized by the powder X-ray diffraction data, the diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform method, and nitrogen adsorption at 77 K. Specific surface area, total pore volume, distribution pore volume on pore sizes were determined from nitrogen adsorption isotherm for synthesized titanosilicas. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Infrared Evidence for Hoffman Reaction During Calcination of Surfactant-Templated Silica Films and Analysis of the Resulting Surface Sites

Fourier Transform Infrared transmission spectroscopy is used to characterize surfactant-templated silica films on glass. The calcination process is followed in situ and evidence for the removal of the surfactant along the Hoffman reaction is given. Once calcined, the surface of the pores of the mesoporous films is proven by deuteration experiment to be hydroxylated. Bands are attributed to isolated and hydrogen-bonded silanols. Silylation reaction with hexamethyldisilazane only occurs with isolated silanol groups.     

Characterization of Titania/Silica Gel by Means of Low-Pressure Nitrogen Adsorption

Adsorbents synthesized by grafting of titania onto mesoporous silica gel surfaces at different temperatures were studied by means of nitrogen adsorption–desorption and water desorption. The pore size distribution f(R_p) of titania/silica gel depends on the titania concentration (C_TiO2) and the temperature of titania synthesis. Nonuniformity of TiO₂ phase is maximal at a low C_TiO2 value (3.2 wt.% anatase deposited at 473 K), and two peaks of the fractal dimension distribution f(D) are observed at such a concentration of titania, but at larger C_TiO2 values, only one f(D) peak is seen. More ordered filling of pores and adsorption sites by nitrogen, reflecting in the shape of adsorption energy distributions f(E) at different pressures of adsorbate, is observed for adsorbent with titania (rutile+anatase) grafted on silica gel at a higher temperature (673 K).     

调控介孔硅分子筛的孔壁结构以提高吸附亚硝胺的效率

 针对高空速下捕获痕量毒物分子的环境净化要求, 尝试调控介孔材料孔壁结构以提高其吸附小分子环境污染物的效率. 通过调节合成体系的 pH 值、加入无机盐以及控制表面活性剂浓度等方法, 改变硅物种与模板剂胶束的组装速度或无机-有机液晶相的存在形态, 研制含有孔壁缺陷位的介孔分子筛新材料. 通过 X 射线衍射和低温氮气吸附研究了样品的结构特性, 并采用高分辨透射电镜和固体核磁技术证实了介孔材料孔壁缺陷位的形成. 以挥发性吡咯烷亚硝胺为靶标分子, 考察了所得材料的吸附性能. 结果表明, 大量缺陷空位的存在成倍地提高了介孔分子筛吸附挥发性亚硝胺的效率, 为设计研制环保新材料提供了新思路.     

近中性条件下含铜多级孔氧化硅的合成及在苯酚羟基化反应中的催化性能

 在近中性条件下, 以正硅酸甲酯和 Cu(APTES)42+ (APTES: (EtO)3Si(CH2)3NH2) 为前驱体, P123 为模板剂, KCl 为添加剂合成了不同孔结构的含铜介孔氧化硅材料. 扫描电镜和氮气吸附结果表明, 当 Cu(APTES)42+/TMOS 摩尔比较高时能得到具有多级孔结构的材料. 在以 H2O2 为氧化剂的苯酚羟基化反应中, 具有多级孔结构的含铜介孔氧化硅材料表现出比单一介孔材料高的催化性能.     

十二烷基磺酸根插层水滑石负载纳米钯催化的 Suzuki 偶联反应

 首次制备了十二烷基硫酸根 (DS–) 插层水滑石负载的纳米钯无膦配体型的 Suzuki 偶联反应催化剂. DS–进入到水滑石层间, 使层间距从微孔增至 2.9 nm, 从而有利于中等尺度的有机分子在催化剂表面的扩散. 进一步以 PdCl42–交换该水滑石得到 DS–和 PdCl42– 双插层的水滑石. 还原后可得到层间插有金属钯纳米团簇的水滑石. 由于 DS–插层后在水滑石层板间形成的空间有限, 限制了 Pd0 团簇的进一步生长. 作为一种亲油性的非均相催化剂, 该类催化剂可有效促进卤代芳烃与苯硼酸的 Suzuki 偶联反应. 催化剂循环使用 5 次后活性基本得以保持.