Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2022, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (7): 149-156.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2022-0035

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Synthesis of mesoporous silica KIT-6 microspheres with single-crystalline mesostructure

HONG Meihua1(),LIU Guanfeng1,GONG Yupeng1,LI Liqing2,CHEN Tiehong2   

  1. 1.CenerTech Tianjin Chemical Research & Design Institute Co. , Ltd. , Tianjin 300131, China
    2.School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University
  • Received:2022-01-19 Online:2022-07-10 Published:2022-07-14

Abstract:

Single-crystalline mesoporous silica KIT-6 microspheres were synthesized using complex micelles formed by nonionic surfactant(polyethylene oxide(PEO)-polypropylene oxide (PPO)-polyethylene oxide,P123) and cationic polyelectrolyte(poly dimethyldiallyl ammonium chloride,PAC) as templates.The morphology and pore structure of the synthesized materials were characterized by scanning electron microscope(SEM),transmission electron microscope(TEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD),nitrogen physical adsorption and thermogravimetric analysis(TGA).The results showed that the mesoporous KIT-6 silica material synthesized with the organic complex micelles as templates had regular spherical morphology and particle diameter of 2~3 μm.It had a large specific surface area and pore volume(747 m2/g and 1.3 cm3/g) and the mesoporous pore size was 8.5 nm.Within the whole KIT-6 particle,the alignment of mesopores exhibited long-range order.Due to the strong interaction between long-chain polyelectrolyte PAC and the silicon source,the samples were synthesized at a relatively high hydrothermal temperature(160 ℃),which was helpful to improve the stability of the mesoscopic structure.This synthesis method had some enlightening significance for the synthesis of mesoporous silica KIT-6 single crystal microspheres and their applications in the fields of catalysis,adsorption and separation.

Key words: mesoporous silica, KIT-6, ordered mesopores, nonionic surfactant, cationic polyelectrolyte

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