Issue 38, 2018

Dispersity, mesoporous structure and particle size modulation of hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles with excellent adsorption performance

Abstract

Hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles (HMSNs) with different dispersities, mesoporous structures and particle sizes have been systematically synthesized by simply changing the octadecyltrimethoxysilane (C18TMS, mesopore-forming agent) percentage of the total silica sources over a wide range. The effects of the C18TMS percentage on the dispersity, mesoporous structure and particle size of HMSNs have been discussed in detail based on elaborate structure characterization. In addition, the volume of the core-etching agent and etching time have been adjusted carefully to further modulate the mesoporous structure of HMSNs. Encouragingly, the obtained HMSNs show excellent performance in removing organic pollutants with short equilibrium adsorption time, high adsorption capacity and outstanding recyclability. It is believed that these prepared HMSNs with different dispersities, mesoporous structures and particle sizes possess the potential to be used in many fields.

Graphical abstract: Dispersity, mesoporous structure and particle size modulation of hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles with excellent adsorption performance

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 May 2018
Accepted
20 Jun 2018
First published
21 Jun 2018

Dalton Trans., 2018,47, 13345-13352

Dispersity, mesoporous structure and particle size modulation of hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles with excellent adsorption performance

G. Tao, W. He, Y. Wang, F. Yu, J. Ge and W. Yang, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 13345 DOI: 10.1039/C8DT01940A

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