Published in

Elsevier, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 1-3(112), p. 458-466

DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2007.10.023

Links

Tools

Export citation

Search in Google Scholar

Preparation of mesoporous materials with adjustable pore size using anionic and cationic surfactants

This paper was not found in any repository, but could be made available legally by the author.
This paper was not found in any repository, but could be made available legally by the author.

Full text: Unavailable

Green circle
Preprint: archiving allowed
Red circle
Postprint: archiving forbidden
Red circle
Published version: archiving forbidden
Data provided by SHERPA/RoMEO

Abstract

The mesopores of mesoporous materials prepared with the anionic surfactant N-lauroyl-l-glutamic monosodium salt (AS) were enlarged by adding the cationic surfactant hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CS) to the micelles of AS at pH 9. The ζ-potential of the micelles in the synthetic mixtures and the physical state of the assembled surfactants in the mesopores were examined by a light scattering spectrophotometer, 1H 13C CP-MAS NMR and DSC. The average pore diameters of the mesopores increased from 2.8nm to 6.2nm with increasing the content of CS. CS molecules inserted to the micelles composed of AS molecules, resulting in the enlargement of mesopores. However, the addition of too much CS interfered with the formation of the micelles. As a result, no mesoporous materials were produced when the ratio of CS to AS was above 80%.