Macroporous SiO2 monoliths prepared via sol-gel process accompanied by phase separation

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Macroporous SiO2 monoliths were prepared via a sol-gel process accompanied by phase separation using a tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) precursor, 0.01 mol·L-1 HCl catalyst, propylene oxide (PO) gelation agent, and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO, viscosity-averaged molecular weight (Mv): 10000) phase separation inducer. Monoliths were characterized by differential thermal analysis/thermogravimetry (DTA/ TG), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), mercury porosimetry, and nitrogen adsorption/desorption analysis (BET). The mechanism of the epoxide-mediated sol-gel reaction and PEO induced phase separation was discussed. The addition of PEO induced phase separation, and monolithic SiO2 with a cocontinuous macroporous skeletal structure was obtained at PEO/TMOS molar ratio of 0.0018. Monoliths had a narrow pore size distribution of 1-3 μm, surface area as high as 719 m2·g-1 and pore volume of 0.48 m3·g-1. This sol-gel transition is mediated by PO because of its strong nucleophilic properties and irreversible ring-opening reaction. Simultaneous phase separation is induced by PEO adsorbed on the SiO2 oligomers. © Editorial office of Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica.

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Guo, X. Z., Li, W. Y., Zhu, Y., Nakanishi, K., Kanamori, K., & Yang, H. (2013). Macroporous SiO2 monoliths prepared via sol-gel process accompanied by phase separation. Wuli Huaxue Xuebao/ Acta Physico - Chimica Sinica, 29(3), 646–652. https://doi.org/10.3866/PKU.WHXB201212252

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