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Pore ordering in mesoporous matrices induced by different directing agents

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Mesoporous silica particles of MCM-41 type were synthesized by sol–gel method from tetraethyl orthosilicate in 2-methoxyethanol and deionized water mixture in base conditions at room temperature. Ammonia or sodium hydroxides were used as catalysts and cetyl-trimethylammonium bromide and n-dodecyl-trimethylammonium bromide as structure directing agents. The porosities and the ordered structure have been analyzed using transmission and scanning electron microscopy, small angle neutron and X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption, thermal analysis and FTIR spectroscopy. The samples consist of spherical particles of sub-micrometer size, with radially arranged pores. The comparison of the effect of the different surfactants and catalysts shows that by varying the surfactant type and their proportion, the pore sizes can be controlled. As compared to the commonly used ammonia catalyst, the use of NaOH as catalyst results in a much smaller porosity of the as-prepared materials. These materials are not resisting to the heat treatment at 700 °C used for the template removal, and the ordered porous structure is completely lost.

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Authors thank the Romanian Academy and the Inter-Academic Exchange Program between Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Romanian Academy. This work was supported by Project KMR12_1_2012_0226 granted by the National Development Agency (NDA) of Hungary.

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  1. Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry Timisoara of Romanian Academy, Bv. Mihai Viteazul, No. 24, 300223, Timisoara, Romania

    Ana-Maria Putz, Savii Cecilia, Cătălin Ianăşi & Zoltán Dudás

  2. Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, POB 49, Budapest, 1525, Hungary

    Zoltán Dudás, Kinga Noémi Székely & László Almásy

  3. Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Husinec-Řež 1001, 25068, Řež, Czech Republic

    Jiri Plocek

  4. R&D National Institute for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, P. Andronescu Street, No. 1, 300224, Timisoara, Romania

    Paula Sfârloagă

  5. Institutului de Chimie Macromoleculară „Petru Poni”, Iaşi, Romania

    Liviu Săcărescu

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Putz, AM., Cecilia, S., Ianăşi, C. et al. Pore ordering in mesoporous matrices induced by different directing agents. J Porous Mater 22, 321–331 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-014-9899-z

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