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Synthesis and characterization of MCM-41–SBA-15 mixed-phase silica with trimodal mesoporous system and thick pore wall

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The ability to design the porosity of silicas, both their pore size and their wall surface, is a concern of industrial interest. Pore structure is an important parameter that determines the performance of several processes, where the surface and accessibility are vital. In this work, a MCM-41–SBA-15 mixed-phase silica (MPS) with trimodal mesoporous system and thick pore wall was synthesized by a two-step template route. For this purpose, the gel solution of a bimodal MCM-41 silica was modified by the addition of a SBA-15 template before aging stage. Low-angle XRD results confirmed that the mixed-phase silica contained a combination of both MCM-41 and SBA-15 pore structures. TEM images showed that SBA-15 structure seemed to be located on the outside of MPS particles, while MCM-41 channels were located inside. Through this synthesis route not only the wall thickness of the starting silicas was increased, but also their pores sizes were preserved in the mixed-phase silica. MPS silica was further evaluated as support for the co-catalyzed ethylene polymerization under slurry phase. The trimodal pore system and thick pore wall provided a higher catalytic activity than the individual SBA-15 and MCM-41, demonstrating the advantage of the two-step synthesis strategy conducted herein.

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Financial support of Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano (Project P14210) is gratefully acknowledged. The author W.H. acknowledges the support of the program “Jóvenes Investigadores e Innovadores No. 812” of Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (Colciencias).

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  1. Grupo Calidad, Metrología y Producción, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Campus Robledo, Cl 73 No. 76A-354, Medellín, Colombia

    L. Y. Jaramillo

  2. Grupo Materiales Avanzados y Energía, Facultad de Ingeniería, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano ITM, Calle 54 A #30-01, Medellín, Colombia

    W. Henao

  3. Grupo Química Básica, Aplicada y Ambiente, Facultad Ciencias Exactas y Aplicadas, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Campus Robledo, Cl 73 No. 76A-354, Medellín, Colombia

    M. Romero-Sáez

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Jaramillo, L.Y., Henao, W. & Romero-Sáez, M. Synthesis and characterization of MCM-41–SBA-15 mixed-phase silica with trimodal mesoporous system and thick pore wall. J Porous Mater 27, 1669–1676 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-020-00930-z

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