Modified inverse micelle synthesis for mesoporous alumina with a high D4 siloxane adsorption capacity

Zhong, Wei; Jiang, Ting; Jafari, Tahereh; Poyraz, Altug S.; Wu, Wei; Kriz, David A.; Du, Shoucheng; Biswas, Sourav; Thompson Pettes, Michael; Suib, Steven L.

doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2016.10.028

Title: Modified inverse micelle synthesis for mesoporous alumina with a high D4 siloxane adsorption capacity

Journal Article · Tue Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2016.10.028· OSTI ID:1347290

Zhong, Wei ^[1]; Jiang, Ting ^[2]; Jafari, Tahereh ^[1]; Poyraz, Altug S. ^[3]; Wu, Wei ^[4]; Kriz, David A. ^[5]; Du, Shoucheng ^[1]; Biswas, Sourav ^[5];

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Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Institute of Materials Science
Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Institute of Materials Science and Department of Mechanical Engineering
Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Department of Chemistry
Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Institute of Materials Science, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, and Department of Chemistry

In this work, mesoporous aluminas (MAs) with uniform and monomodal pores were fabricated via a modified inverse micelle synthesis method, using a non-polar solvent (to minimize the effect of water content) and short reaction time (for a fast evaporation process). The effects of reaction times (4–8 h), surfactant chain lengths (non-ionic surfactants), and calcination temperatures and hold times (450–600 °C; 1–4 h) on the textural properties of MA were studied. Additionally, the targeted pore sizes of MA were obtained in the range of 3.1–5.4 nm by adjusting the surfactant and reaction time. The surface area and pore volume were controlled by the calcination temperature and hold time while maintaining the thermal stability of the materials. The tuned MA of the large mesopore volume achieved 168 mg/g octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4 siloxane) adsorption capacity, a 32% improvement compared to commercially activated alumina. Finally, after three adsorption recycles, the synthesized MA still maintained approximate 85% of its original adsorption capacity, demonstrating a sustainable adsorption performance and high potential for related industrial applications.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC00112704

OSTI ID:: 1347290

Report Number(s):: BNL-113560-2017-JA

Journal Information:: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Vol. 239; ISSN 1387-1811

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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