{"title":"Comparison of Mesoporous Silica SBA-15 Synthesized from Amorphous Silica Powder and Silicon Alkoxide","authors":"K. Shiraishi, T. Hongo","doi":"10.1134/S1087659624601096","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The development of an inexpensive and environmentally friendly method for synthesis of mesoporous silica is highly desirable. In this study, mesoporous silica SBA-15 (SP-SBA-15) was synthesized using inexpensive amorphous silica powder, which is produced industrially, as the silica source. SP-SBA-15 was compared to SBA-15 (TO-SBA-15) synthesized by a conventional method using tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as the silica source. SP-SBA-15 was found to have 8.1 nm uniform mesopores arranged in a well-defined hexagonal honeycomb structure, and the mesostructure was found to be almost identical to that of TO-SBA-15. However, the specific surface area of SP-SBA-15 was found to be 525.0 m<sup>2</sup>/g, which is lower than that of TO-SBA-15. This is due to the fact that fewer micropores were formed in the SBA-15 when silica powder was used as the silica source.</p>","PeriodicalId":580,"journal":{"name":"Glass Physics and Chemistry","volume":"50 5","pages":"504 - 510"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Glass Physics and Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S1087659624601096","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, CERAMICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The development of an inexpensive and environmentally friendly method for synthesis of mesoporous silica is highly desirable. In this study, mesoporous silica SBA-15 (SP-SBA-15) was synthesized using inexpensive amorphous silica powder, which is produced industrially, as the silica source. SP-SBA-15 was compared to SBA-15 (TO-SBA-15) synthesized by a conventional method using tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as the silica source. SP-SBA-15 was found to have 8.1 nm uniform mesopores arranged in a well-defined hexagonal honeycomb structure, and the mesostructure was found to be almost identical to that of TO-SBA-15. However, the specific surface area of SP-SBA-15 was found to be 525.0 m2/g, which is lower than that of TO-SBA-15. This is due to the fact that fewer micropores were formed in the SBA-15 when silica powder was used as the silica source.
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Glass Physics and Chemistry presents results of research on the inorganic and physical chemistry of glass, ceramics, nanoparticles, nanocomposites, and high-temperature oxides and coatings. The journal welcomes manuscripts from all countries in the English or Russian language.