Simplified synthesis of micropore-free mesoporous silica, SBA-15, under microwave-hydrothermal conditions

Bharat L Newalkar; Sridhar Komarneni

doi:10.1039/b202152h

Simplified synthesis of micropore-free mesoporous silica, SBA-15, under microwave-hydrothermal conditions

Chem Commun (Camb). 2002 Aug 21:(16):1774-5. doi: 10.1039/b202152h.

Authors

Bharat L Newalkar¹, Sridhar Komarneni

Affiliation

¹ Materials Research Institute, Materials Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.

PMID: 12196993
DOI: 10.1039/b202152h

Abstract

Synthesis of micropore-free hydrothermally stable mesoporous silica SBA-15 has been accomplished by templating a silica precursor (sodium silicate/tetraethylorthosilicate) with pluroni123 copolymer (EO20PO70EO20; M.W. 5,800) in the presence of cosolvent (ethanol) using a minimum salt (sodium chloride) content, under microwave-hydrothermal conditions at 373 K in 120 mins.