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What are Porous materials
The history of porous materials began with the zeolites having
aluminoisilicates frameworkwhich was synthesized by the use single
template molecule with small pore.
Most generalized definition of porous materials is continuousand
solid network material filled through voids.
A material can be recognized as porous if its
internal voids can be filled with gases.
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Classification of porous materials
Depending on pore size Depending on building
framework
Micropoorus Mesoporous Macroporous
50nm
Purely inorganic Organic Inorganic
hybrid
Purely
organic
ZSM-5 MCM-41 Sponge
Silica MOF organicporous polymers
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Mesoporus Materials
Meso a Greek prefix in between - micro and macro
porous systemMesoporous materials may be ordered or disordered.
They possess high
Surface area -400 -1000 m2/g
Large pore volume
High stability -500 -600 C
They are usually synthesized by the use of Soft template
method.
Ex: MCM-41,SBA-15,FDU-11,IITM-56 etc.
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Difference between the zeolites and mesoporous materials
Zeolites Mesoporous MaterialsHighly crystalline Periodic arrangement with amorphous in
nature
TO4networks TO4,TO5and TO6networks
Si and Al are four connected by covalent
bond, less surface hydroxyl groupsHydrophobic surface area
Si and Al are 2 or three connected ,more
surface hydroxyl groupsHydrophilic surface area
High hydrothermal stability Less hydrothermal stability
Crystalline walls and are thick Amorphous walls and are thin
Synthesis temp is high (80300 C)Long crystallization time
Synthesis temp is low (-10 to 120C)Formation rates are fast
Aqueous media is required for
crystallization
Nonaqueous solvents and non polar
solvents can be used
Synthesis of zeolite is carried out in
neutral /weakly acid media
Synthesis pH rang is from 0 to 12
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Synthesis of mesoporous materials
Soft template (endo template)
Uses soft templates like organic
molecules .
Good shape , Size and morphology.simple
SBA-15 ,MCM-41 etc
Hard template (exo template, nano casting)
Uses inorganic materials like silica, carbon
etc
Tedious work up, hard to get good
morphology and costly
CMK-1
Meso-silica
CMK-1
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Synthesis of mesoporous materials using soft
template strategy
1. Surfactants.
2. Formation of Micelles.
3. Inorganic precursor .4. Interaction of Micelles with inorganic precursor.
5. Hydrothermal treatment followed by separation and drying
6. Removal of template.
7. Proposed mechanism
8. Characterization of material.
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1. Surfactant/ Template/Structure directing agent.
Large organic molecules(High molecular weight) with both
hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups.
Depending upon charge they can be
classified as
Cationic Anionic Non ionic/neutralExcellent solubility
High critical Micelle con.
acidic and basic mediatoxic and expensive
Excellent solubility
repulsion between the
anionic surfactant is more.
Excellent solubility
High critical micelle temp.
Acidic / basic medianon-toxic and cheap
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2. Formation of micelle
At a Low surfactant concentration will favor
arrangement on the surface.
As the concentration increases surface being more
crowded as result molecule arrange in to micelles.
At certain concentration the surface is completelyloaded and any further addition leads to the
Micelle arrengment.This conc. is known as CMC.
Beyond the CMC self assembly of micelle occurs tofrom 3D and 2D rod like arrays.
Different template have the different CMC.
To get ordered materials0 to20 mg/L
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Different type of surfactant arrangement
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What Makes them to show different type of arrangements ?
1. Critical micelle concentration
Low micelle conc. are good to get ordered materials.
2. Packing parameter (g)
g = V / ao l
V=Total volume of surfactant hydrophobic chains+ co-solvnet.
ao= Effective hydrophilic head group area at the aq. micelle surface.
l = kinetic surfactant tail length.
g
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3.Inorganic precursor and pH
Inorganic Precursor silica depends upon pH
Basic synthesis (pH =9.5 to 12.5)
-Polymerization and cross Linkage of silicate species are reversibleSilica gel, colloidal sol, Water glass , TEOS etc.
Acidic synthesis(pH= 1 to 2 )
-Irreversible.
-
Slow hydrolysis TEOS is preferred.
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4. Interaction of Micelles with inorganic precursor.
Direct interaction of Surfactant with inorganic precursor
Basic -Medium Acidic-Medium
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Interaction of Surfactant with inorganic precursor through
intermediate ions
Basic -MediumAcidic-Medium
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Interaction of non ionic Surfactant with inorganic precursor
through intermediate ions.
Hydrogen bonds favors most of times
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5. Hydrothermal treatment followed by separation and
drying.
Method to improve mesoscopic regularity's of products.
Reorganization, growth and crystallization
80 -150 C is temperature is usually used.
High temperature will lead to the disorder and decomposition of
surfactants.
Separationfiltration or centrifugation.
Washingalcohol or water. Basic media needs through washing.
Drying at room temperature is good.
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6. Removal of template.
Removal of template will give rise to mesoporosity
Different ways by which template can be
removed
CalcinationSlow heating rate.
N2-1 hr
O2- 4-6 hr2 C/min
O2-1 C/min
No surfactant recover
low Surface silanol groupsNot good for low thermal
stable materials
P-123 -550 C
CTAB -350 C
Solvent ExtractionSolvent ethanol /THF
small HCl is added
Surfactant can be reused
MicrowaveUltraviolet rays
O3and O
Light irradiation
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p6mmIa3d,
Pm3n
Im3m
Fd3m
Fm3m.
MCM-48
FDU-2SBA-16
KIT-5
SBA-1 and 6
SBA-15
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Proposed mechanisms for synthesis mesoporous materials
1. Silicate rod assembly
2 or 3 monolayer's of silicates species first deposits on isolated surfactant
miceller rods
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2. Cooperative self assembly
Low concentration Surfactant
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3. True liquid crystal templating route
High concentration Surfactant
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Complete synthesis summary
Ch i i f i l
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7. Characterization of mesoporous materials
1. Low angel XRD
0.5 -5 -2theta
- orederness / disorder.
2. N2 sorption measurementsBJH
method
Surface area/pore diameter /pore
volume
3. TEM imagesOrder ,Morphohology ,
Wall thickness
Applications
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Applications
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Application Chemical Catalysis
1. Mesoporous Materials as catalyst
Al-MCM-41 ,B-MCM-41, Sn-SBA-15 - AcidicK- AlMCM-41 , Cs-AlMCM-41 -basic
TiMCM-41 ,V-MCM-41 -Redox
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2.Mesoporous Materials as catalyst support
Noble metal supported catalyst supports
Au-McM-41 , Pt- CMK-3
Metal oxide supported catalysisFe2O3- MCM-41 ,RuO2-SBA-15
Metal complex supported catalysts
Mn-SalenSBA-15
3 Application in environmental catalysis
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3. Application in environmental catalysis
Immobilization of enzyme on Mesoporous Materials as
catalysts
Enzymes are excellent biocatalysts with high selectivity and efficiencin environment field, chemical and pharmaceutical industries
are limited by their poor stability and chemical sensitivity
4 G d d b
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4. Good adsorbents
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5.Applications in Biomedical field
1) Sustained Drug Release System
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1) Sustained Drug Release System
M. Vallet-Regi, et al. A New Property of MCM-41: Drug Delivery System, Chem. Mater. 2001, 13, 308-311.
Virtually any drug within a size range compatible with the size of the meso-
channels has potential to be encapsulated and further deliver intracellularly.
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2. Mesoporous Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering
M Bi i ff ld
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Mesoporous Bioactive scaffoldsScaffolds are needed that can act as temporary templates for bone regeneration
and actively stimulate vascularized bone growth so that bone grafting is no
longer necessary.
Bioactive glass is an ideal material because it rapidly bonds to bone and
degrades over time, releasing soluble silica and calcium ions that are thought to
stimulate osteoprogenitor cells.
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1 Day
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7 Day
6 Mesoporous Polymers
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6.Mesoporous Polymers