Ordered Mesoporous Silica Prepared with Biodegradable Gemini Surfactants as Templates for Environmental Applications

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/4/773" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/4/773</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma18040773" target="_blank" >10.3390/ma18040773</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Ordered Mesoporous Silica Prepared with Biodegradable Gemini Surfactants as Templates for Environmental Applications

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Mesoporous silica sieves have been prepared through sol-gel synthesis using diester gemini surfactants as pore templates, aiming to obtain new materials with potential use for water remediation. A series of mesoporous spherical silica particles of submicron size have been prepared in an alkali-catalyzed reaction, using a tetraethyl orthosilicate precursor and bis-quaternary ammonium gemini surfactants with diester spacers of varied lengths as pore-forming agents. The effect of the spacer length on the particle morphology was studied using nitrogen porosimetry, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), ultra-small-angle neutron scattering, scanning, and transmission electron microscopy (SEM, TEM). The results revealed that for all spacer lengths, a long-range hexagonal pore ordering developed in the materials. The silica particles were nearly spherical, with sizes below 1 micrometer, and a weak dependence of the mean particle size on the spacer length could be observed. The template removal procedure had a strong influence on the porosity: calcination caused a moderate shrinkage of the pores while retaining the hexagonal structure, whereas treatment with acidified ethanol resulted in only partial removal of the surfactants, however, the hexagonal structure was severely destroyed. The applicability of the obtained calcined materials as adsorbents for heavy metal ions from water was studied with the example of Pb(II). A high sorption capacity of 110 mg/g was obtained in batch experiments, at pH 5 and 4 h contact time.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Ordered Mesoporous Silica Prepared with Biodegradable Gemini Surfactants as Templates for Environmental Applications

Popis výsledku anglicky

Mesoporous silica sieves have been prepared through sol-gel synthesis using diester gemini surfactants as pore templates, aiming to obtain new materials with potential use for water remediation. A series of mesoporous spherical silica particles of submicron size have been prepared in an alkali-catalyzed reaction, using a tetraethyl orthosilicate precursor and bis-quaternary ammonium gemini surfactants with diester spacers of varied lengths as pore-forming agents. The effect of the spacer length on the particle morphology was studied using nitrogen porosimetry, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), ultra-small-angle neutron scattering, scanning, and transmission electron microscopy (SEM, TEM). The results revealed that for all spacer lengths, a long-range hexagonal pore ordering developed in the materials. The silica particles were nearly spherical, with sizes below 1 micrometer, and a weak dependence of the mean particle size on the spacer length could be observed. The template removal procedure had a strong influence on the porosity: calcination caused a moderate shrinkage of the pores while retaining the hexagonal structure, whereas treatment with acidified ethanol resulted in only partial removal of the surfactants, however, the hexagonal structure was severely destroyed. The applicability of the obtained calcined materials as adsorbents for heavy metal ions from water was studied with the example of Pb(II). A high sorption capacity of 110 mg/g was obtained in batch experiments, at pH 5 and 4 h contact time.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10302 - Condensed matter physics (including formerly solid state physics, supercond.)

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Materials

ISSN

1996-1944

e-ISSN

1996-1944

Svazek periodika

18

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

18

Strana od-do

773

Kód UT WoS článku

001430168200001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85219212000