The surface of mercapto-functionalized mesoporous silica having a highly ordered open pore network was modified into a super-hydrophilic surface through a stepwise sulfonation process involving oxidation and ionization reactions. The initial mesoporous silica was prepared using an acid-catalyzed sol-gel reaction between tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS) in th...

In this study, MCM-41 mesoporous silica nanoparticles (NPs) and MCM-41÷Fe3O4 mesoporous silica NPs were prepared by sol-gel method using CTAB (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide) as template and TEOS (tetraethyl orthosilicate) as silica precursor in order to use these materials as drug delivery system (DDS) for different biologically active agents. The MCM-41 and MCM-41÷Fe3O4 mesoporous silica NPs ...

A novel and simple method for the electrochemical modification of ordered mesoporous silica is described. A well-organized thin film of amine-functionalized ordered mesoporous silica has been deposited electrochemically on the electrode surface. The resulting amine-functionalized electrodes were then subjected to post-functionalization with catechol moieties through electrochemical generation o...

spherical mesoporous silica mcm-41 was synthesized for adsorptive removal of sulfur compounds from fossil fuels using 1mm solution of dibenzothiophene (dbt) in dodecane as model oil. the prepared silica adsorbent has been characterized by nitrogen adsorption-desorption analysis as well as small angle x-ray scattering (saxs), and transmission and scanning electron microscopy (sem) methods. resul...

BiOCl-SiO₂ KIT-6 composite materials with raspberry-like structures are facilely prepared under hydrothermal conditions. The mesoporous siliceous support of SiO₂ KIT-6-incorporated BiOCl with enlarged yet refined surface morphology characterized by physiochemical methods exhibits an improved electrochemical performance. A sensitive electrochemical detection method of cadmium concentration using...

Mesoporous silica can be synthesized by either the alkaline route or the acidic route, both using surfactants as templates. Morphological transformations of mesoporous silica can produce various hierarchical orders. Different morphologies are produced under different synthetic conditions. In the alkaline route, the surfactant/silicate liquid crystal system undergoes phase transformation to form...

Biginelli reactions were well catalyzed on mesoporous silica MCM-41 (M41) whose activity was much greater than that of amorphous silica. Octane was the most suitable among 6 kinds of solvents examined. The addition of metal ions on M41 enhanced the catalytic activity in the order Al > Ti > Fe = In. Al-planted M41s with Si/Al ratios of 45-35 showed the highest catalytic activity and could be use...

In this research, mesoporous silica was applied as the host of corrosion inhibitor (molybdate). The loaded mesoporous silica was dispersed in an epoxy matrix. The composite was then coated on the mild steel plate. Results showed that the corrosion resistance of the scratched epoxy/mesoporous silica loaded by molybdate was better than the one without molybdate or neat epoxy. On the other hand, E...

Gold nanoparticles, particularly with the particle size of 2–5 nm, have attracted increasing research attention during the past decades due to their surprisingly high activity in CO and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) oxidation at low temperatures. In particular, CO oxidation below room temperature has been extensively studied on gold nanoparticles supported on several oxides (TiO2, Fe2O3, Ce...