Preparation of structured meso–macroporous silica materials: influence of composition variables on material characteristics
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Meso–macroporous silica materials with a well-ordered array of mesopores were prepared from oil-in-water emulsions. The influence of the following three composition variables on material characteristics was studied: the dispersed phase fraction of the emulsion, the concentration of silica used and the concentration of surfactant. The obtained materials were characterized via small-angle X-ray diffraction scattering, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Hg intrusion porosimetry and nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms. A network of structured mesopores was obtained even when using a highly concentrated emulsion (volume of the disperse phase, ϕ ≥ 0.75). The mesopores network presented a hexagonal arrangement, with mesopore diameters between 4 and 7 nm. Non-ordered macropores, with diameters between 50 nm and 10–15 μm were also present, depending on composition variables. The isotherms were of type IV, typical of mesoporous materials, but at high p/p0 they were the usual shape for the macroporous materials. The possibility of tailoring mesopore and macropore structures by altering in composition variables could extend the application of these materials.
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