Preparation of highly ordered Fe-SBA-1 and Ti-SBA-1 cubic mesoporous silica via sol-gel processing of silatrane

Walairat Tanglumlert, Toyoko Imae, Timothy J. White, Sujitra Wongkasemjit*

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Abstract

Silatrane prepared from fumed silica and triethanolamine (TEA) was used as a precursor for the sol-gel synthesis of M-SBA-1 (M = Fe and Ti) at room temperature using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as a template, and dilute solutions of ferric chloride and titanium glycolate as metal sources. Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed the mesoporous materials to be well-ordered cubic structures, while N2 adsorption/desorption measurements yielded high surface areas. Diffuse reflectance UV-visible spectroscopy demonstrated that iron (Fe3+) and titanium (Ti4+) were incorporated in the framework of the calcined materials to loadings of 6 wt.% Fe and 10 wt.% Ti without perturbing the ordered mesoporous structure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4545-4548
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume62
Issue number30
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 15 2008
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

Keywords

  • Cubic phase
  • Mesoporous silica
  • SBA-1
  • Silatrane
  • Sol-gel process

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