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Pore Size and Surface Texture Modification of Silica Via Trialkylsilylation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Duen-Wu Hua  and
Douglas M. Smith
Duen-Wu Hua
Affiliation:
UNM/NSF Center for Micro-Engineered Ceramics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Douglas M. Smith
Affiliation:
UNM/NSF Center for Micro-Engineered Ceramics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
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Abstract

Surface modification of silica via silylation is often undertaken to change surface chemistry and hence, adsorption characteristics but little attention is paid to its use for pore morphology modification, the subject of this work. Modification of two silica samples was conducted by trimethylsilylation. The degree of silylation/ surface coverage was monitored by TGA and elemental analysis. Pore structure was studied by nitrogen adsorption and condensation, and small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS). Previously, we demonstrated that surface area, surface texture, pore size distribution, and total pore volume are indeed changed in a controlled fashion due to silylation of mesoporous silicas. Generally, the mean pore size is smaller, the pore size distribution is narrower, and the pore surface is smoother after silylation. However, questions remain concerning the effect of small-scale surface roughness and the fractional surface coverage on the effective pore size. This study concentrates on the silylation of smaller pore material (r < 40 Å). Significant pore size distribution narrowing and smoothing of the pore surface with increasing surface coverage was noted.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 271: Symposium N – Better Ceramics Through Chemistry V , 1992 , 547
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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