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Thermal stability of Ti–MCM-41

Effects of Ti loading amount and synthesis conditions

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Ti containing mesoporous MCM-41 materials have been synthesized through two methods: heating and non-heating [room temperature (RT)]. The synthesized materials have been characterized using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared, nitrogen sorption, and X-ray fluorescence methods and their thermal stabilities evaluated using thermogravimetric methods in inert atmosphere. The thermal stabilities have been analyzed based on the synthesis method, as well as on the amount of titanium in the MCM-41 materials. The thermal stability results suggest that uncalcined MCM-41 materials generally show higher mass loss than their calcined counterparts. Also, the RT-synthesized materials showed lower stability than the high-temperature synthesized samples for the uncalcined samples. It is also been found that MCM-41 materials show improved thermal stabilities as the amount of titanium is increased.

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    N. N. Opembe, E. Vunain & R. Meijboom

  2. Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, Johannesburg, 2028, South Africa

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Opembe, N.N., Vunain, E., Mishra, A.K. et al. Thermal stability of Ti–MCM-41. J Therm Anal Calorim 117, 701–710 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-014-3750-2

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