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Cross-condensation kinetics of organically modified silica sols

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OSTI ID:244537
 [1];  [2]
  1. Advanced Materials Lab., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

The hydrolysis and self- and cross-condensation kinetics of the hybrid sol tetraethoxysilane and ethyltriethoxysilane were investigated by high resolution {sup 29}Si NMR spectroscopy. A kinetic model in which hydrolysis is reversible and condensation is irreversible was developed. The authors found excellent agreement between the product distributions measured by {sup 29}Si NMR spectroscopy and calculated by the model. The cross-condensation rates for each of the sols were intermediate to the condensation rates of the individual components. Calculations show that for these sols, the concentration of cross-condensed species is a weak function of the relative rates of self-condensation.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
244537
Report Number(s):
SAND--96-1230C; CONF-960401--31; ON: DE96010990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English