Preparation of high nickel-containing MCM-41-type mesoporous silica via a modified direct synthesis method

Wei Wang, Mo Song

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Abstract

A method with modifying tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) with nickel species has been developed for the synthesis of mesoporous silica with high nickel content (11.8 wt.% of Ni or even higher). With the method, MCM-41-type materials were obtained with high BET surface area reaching 868 m2/g and pore volume up to 0.73 cm3/g. The materials were characterized by means of X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, N2 adsorption, Fourier transform infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Nickel species were incorporated into the silica frameworks. The mesostructures still remain after activation using H2 at 773 K.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1737
Number of pages1744
JournalMaterials Research Bulletin
Volume40
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Oct 2005

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