Preparation of Mesoporous/Macroporous Materials in Highly Concentrated Emulsions Based on Cubic Phases by a Single-Step Method
A novel and simple single-step method for the preparation of meso/macroporous silica materials is described, which consists in templating in highly concentrated emulsions with a cubic liquid crystal in the continuous phase. Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) was solubilized in the aqueous continuous ph...
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Published in | Langmuir Vol. 28; no. 33; pp. 12334 - 12340 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Washington, DC
American Chemical Society
21.08.2012
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Summary: | A novel and simple single-step method for the preparation of meso/macroporous silica materials is described, which consists in templating in highly concentrated emulsions with a cubic liquid crystal in the continuous phase. Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) was solubilized in the aqueous continuous phase of highly concentrated emulsions stabilized by C12(EO)8 and a PEO–PPO–PEO block copolymer nonionic surfactant, with a cubic liquid crystalline phase of the Fd3m type. The resulting silica materials were characterized by small-angle X-ray scattering, nitrogen sorption and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that a dual pore size distribution was obtained, consisting of mesopores in the nanometer range and macropores between 1 and 5 μm. These dual meso/macroporous silicas with bimodal pore size distribution can possess specific surface areas higher than 400 m2/g. |
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ISSN: | 0743-7463 1520-5827 |
DOI: | 10.1021/la302120f |