High surface area hierarchical porous Al2O3 prepared by the integration of sol–gel transition and phase separation

Recent years mesoporous bioactive glasses (MBGs) have become important biomaterials because of their high surface area and the superior bioactivity. Various studies have reported that when MBGs implanted in a human body, hydroxyl apatite layers, constituting the main inorganic components of human bones, will form on the MBG surfaces to increase the bioactivity. Therefore, MBGs have been widely applied in the fields of tissue regeneration and drug delivery. The sol-gel process has replaced the conventional glasses process for MBG synthesis because of the advantages of low contamination, chemical flexibility and lower calcination temperature. In the sol-gel process, several types of surfactants were mixed with MBG precursor solutions to generate micelle structures. Afterwards, these micelles decompose to form porous structures after calcination. Although calcination is significant for contamination, crystalline and surface area in MBG, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, only few systematic studies related to calcination were reported. This study correlated the calcination parameters and the microstructure of MBGs. Microstructure evaluation was characterized by transmission electron microscopy and nitrogen adsorption/desorption. The experimental results show that the surface area and the pore size of MBGs decreased with the increasing of the calcination temperature, and decreased dramatically at 800°C due to the formation of crystalline phases.

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Tuning the Morphological Properties of Cellulose Aerogels: An Investigation of Salt-Mediated Preparation

10.21203/rs.3.rs-333138/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Prakash Parajuli ◽

Sanjit Acharya ◽

Julia Shamshina ◽

Noureddine Abidi

Keyword(s):

Specific Surface ◽

Surface Area ◽

Specific Surface Area ◽

Sol Gel ◽

Earth Metal ◽

Morphological Properties ◽

Cellulose Solution ◽

Bet Analysis ◽

Sol Gel Transition ◽

Gel Transition

Abstract In this study, alkali and alkaline earth metal chlorides with different cationic radii (LiCl, NaCl, and KCl, MgCl2, and CaCl2) were used to gain insight into the behavior of cellulose solutions in the presence of salts. The specific focus of the study was evaluation of the effect of salts’ addition on the sol-gel transition of the cellulose solutions and on their ability to form monoliths, as well as evaluation of the morphology (e.g., specific surface area, pore characteristics, and microstructure) of aerocelluloses prepared from these solutions. The effect of the salt addition on the sol-gel transition of cellulose solutions was studied using rheology, and morphology of resultant aerogels was evaluated by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis, while the salt influence on the aerocelluloses’ crystalline structure and thermal stability was evaluated using powder X-Ray Diffraction (pXRD) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), respectively. The study revealed that the effect of salts’ addition was dependent on the component ions and their concentration. The addition of salts in the amount below certain concentration limit significantly improved the ability of the cellulose solutions to form monoliths and reduced the sol-gel transition time. Salts of lower cationic radii had a greater effect on gelation. However, excessive amount of salts resulted in the formation of fragile monoliths or no formation of gels at all. Analysis of surface morphology demonstrated that the addition of salts resulted in a significant increase in porosity and specific surface area, with salts of lower cationic radii leading to aerogels with much larger (~1.5 and 1.6-fold for LiCl and MgCl2, respectively) specific surface area compared to aerocelluloses prepared with no added salt. Thus, by adding the appropriate salt into the cellulose solution prior to gelation, the properties of aerocelluloses that control material’s performance (specific surface area, density, and porosity) could be tailored for a specific application.

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Aqueous colloidal sol–gel route to synthesize nanosized ceria-doped titania having high surface area and increased anatase phase stability

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology ◽

10.1007/s10971-007-1583-1 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

pp. 299-304 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Pradeepan Periyat ◽

K. V. Baiju ◽

P. Mukundan ◽

P. Krishna Pillai ◽

K. G. K. Warrier

Keyword(s):

Surface Area ◽

Phase Stability ◽

Anatase Phase ◽

High Surface ◽

Sol Gel ◽

High Surface Area ◽

Doped Titania

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One-step synthesis of hierarchical porous γ-alumina with high surface area

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology ◽

10.1007/s10971-009-2116-x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 53 (2) ◽

pp. 428-433 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Norihiro Suzuki ◽

Yusuke Yamauchi

Keyword(s):

Surface Area ◽

High Surface ◽

High Surface Area ◽

Hierarchical Porous ◽

One Step

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Enhancement of Photocatalytic Oxidation of Glucose to Value-Added Chemicals on TiO2 Photocatalysts by A Zeolite (Type Y) Support and Metal Loading

Catalysts ◽

10.3390/catal10040423 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 423 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kamonchanok Roongraung ◽

Surawut Chuangchote ◽

Navadol Laosiripojana

Keyword(s):

Formic Acid ◽

Surface Area ◽

Gluconic Acid ◽

Photocatalytic Oxidation ◽

High Surface ◽

Sol Gel ◽

High Surface Area ◽

Value Added ◽

Incipient Wetness Impregnation ◽

Microwave Assisted

TiO2-based photocatalysts synthesized by the microwave-assisted sol-gel method was tested in the photocatalytic glucose conversion. Modifications of TiO2 with type-Y zeolite (ZeY) and metals (Ag, Cu, and Ag-Cu) were developed for increasing the dispersion of TiO2 nanoparticles and increasing the photocatalytic activity. Effects of the TiO2 dosage to zeolite ratio (i.e., TiO2/ZeY of 10, 20, 40, and 50 mol %) and the silica to alumina ratio in ZeY (i.e., SiO2:Al2O3 of 10, 100, and 500) were firstly studied. It was found that the specific surface area of TiO2/ZeY was 400–590 m2g−1, which was higher than that of pristine TiO2 (34.38 m2g−1). The good properties of 20%TiO2/ZeY photocatalyst, including smaller particles (13.27 nm) and high surface area, could achieve the highest photocatalytic glucose conversion (75%). Yields of gluconic acid, arabinose, xylitol, and formic acid obtained from 20%TiO2/ZeY were 9%, 26%, 4%, and 35%, respectively. For the effect of the silica to alumina ratio, the highest glucose conversion was obtained from SiO2:Al2O3 ratio of 100. Interestingly, it was found that the SiO2:Al2O3 ratio affected the selectivity of carboxylic products (gluconic acid and formic acid). At a low ratio of silica to alumina (SiO2:Al2O3 = 10), higher selectivity of the carboxylic products (gluconic acid = 29% and formic acid = 32%) was obtained (compared with other higher ratios). TiO2/ZeY was further loaded by metals using the microwave-assisted incipient wetness impregnation technique. The highest glucose conversion of 96.9 % was obtained from 1 wt. % Ag-TiO2 (40%)/ZeY. Furthermore, the bimetallic Ag-Cu-loaded TiO2/ZeY presented the highest xylitol yield of 12.93%.

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Synthesis of high surface area nanocrystalline anatase-TiO2 powders derived from particulate sol-gel route by tailoring processing parameters

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology ◽

10.1007/s10971-006-8267-0 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

pp. 15-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 63

Author(s):

M. R. Mohammadi ◽

M. C. Cordero-Cabrera ◽

M. Ghorbani ◽

D. J. Fray

Keyword(s):

Surface Area ◽

High Surface ◽

Sol Gel ◽

High Surface Area ◽

Processing Parameters ◽

Anatase Tio2 ◽

Nanocrystalline Anatase Tio2

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Coupling Sol-Gel Synthesis and Microwave-Assisted Techniques: A New Route from Amorphous to Crystalline High-Surface-Area Aluminium Fluoride

Chemistry - A European Journal ◽

10.1002/chem.200701831 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 14 (20) ◽

pp. 6205-6212 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Damien Dambournet ◽

Gehan Eltanamy ◽

Alexandre Vimont ◽

Jean-Claude Lavalley ◽

Jean-Michel Goupil ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Surface Area ◽

High Surface ◽

Sol Gel ◽

High Surface Area ◽

Microwave Assisted ◽

Aluminium Fluoride ◽

Sol Gel Synthesis

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Effect of Sodium Periodate on the Adsorption Capacity of Silica-Lignin from Rice Husk on Chromium(VI)

Jurnal Kimia Sains dan Aplikasi ◽

10.14710/jksa.22.6.242-249 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (6) ◽

pp. 242-249 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yati B. Yuliyati ◽

Solihudin Solihudin ◽

Atiek Rostika Noviyanti

Keyword(s):

Adsorption Capacity ◽

Surface Area ◽

Sodium Periodate ◽

High Surface ◽

Sol Gel ◽

High Surface Area ◽

Adsorption Model ◽

Chromium Vi ◽

Reactive Groups ◽

Isotherm Adsorption

Reactive groups such as silanol, hydroxyl, and carbonyl groups in silica-lignin composites play a role in binding to chromium(VI) ions. The activation of functional groups in silica-lignin can be increased by the addition of an activator such as sodium periodate, which can also oxidize the lignin monomer (guaiasil) to ortho-quinone. This study aimed to obtain silica-lignin composites from rice husks activated by sodium periodate with a high surface area. Composite absorption was tested on chromium(VI) adsorption. Silica-lignin isolation was carried out by using the sol-gel method at concentrations of sodium hydroxide 5, 10, 15, and 20% (b/b). Silica-lignin activated with sodium periodate 10% (b/b) had the smallest particle size of about 8μm, with a surface area of 14.0888 m2.g-1 and followed Halsey isotherm adsorption model, with an adsorption capacity of 0.3054 mg.g-1.

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