Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of alkali metal titanium silicates
Abstract
Preparation of granulated alkali metal titanium silicates is described in which the desired silicon to titanium ratio is controlled via a sol-gel route, using hexamethylenetetramine as an inner gelation reagent. The amorphous precursors are treated hydrothermally in the presence of NaOH or KOH solution under mild conditions (150-250 °C). By varying the Si:Ti molar ratio in the precursor, concentration of alkali, temperature and duration of treatment, six granular sodium titanium silicates (Na
2
Ti
2
O
3
SiO
4
·2H
2
O, Na
2
TiSi
2
O
7
·2H
2
O, Na
2
TiOSiO
4
and three novel phases characterized by the first reflection in the XRD at 10.8, 7.2 and 5.4 Å, respectively) and two potassium titanium silicates [K
3
H(TiO)
4
(SiO
4
)
3
·8H
2
O, K
2
TiSi
3
O
9
·H
2
O] were synthesized. All compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, TGA, powder XRD, SEM and
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Si MAS NMR spectroscopy. Some of the titanium silicates are thermally stable, possessing unique ion exchange properties for alkali, alkaline earth, and some toxic heavy metal cations.
- This article is part of the themed collection: Solid state chemistry: Novel Syntheses and New Materials: Materials Discussion 1
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