Templating Mesoporous Hierarchies in Silica Thin Films Using the Thermal Degradation of Cellulose Nitrate

Journal Article · Sat Feb 10 04:00:00 EST 2007 · Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 99(3):308-318

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2006.09.037· OSTI ID:902671

Li, Xiaohong S; Fryxell, Glen E; Wang, Chong M; Young, James A

Materials containing a hierarchical pore structure (i.e. large pores leading to small pores) are highly desirable because they combine the advantages of high surface area with the rapid mass transport. Mesoporous SiO2 with hierarchical pore structure was prepared by a novel dual templating approach using a combination of cellulose nitrate and surfactants as the templates. Both ionic and nonionic surfactants, or mixtures of surfactants, in conjunction with cellulose nitrate were used as the pore templates. Low angle XRD patterns show well-defined pore structures and BET shows surface areas from 500 to over 800m2/g, with tunable bimodal or trimodal pore-size distributions from 18Å to 0.3µm. The hierarchical pore structure can be controlled by manipulating the template composition.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 902671
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-54344; 20291; 20291a
• Journal Information: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 99(3):308-318, Journal Name: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 99(3):308-318 Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 99
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
CELLULOSE
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
NITRATES
PORE STRUCTURE
SILICA
SURFACE AREA
THERMAL DEGRADATION
THIN FILMS
combustion synthesis
composite
mechanism
nanoparticles
particles
porous silica
powders
reverse micelles