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Comparison of Dye Adsorption by Mesoporous Hybrid Gels: Understanding the Interactions Between Dyes and Gel Surfaces

Comparison of Dye Adsorption by Mesoporous Hybrid Gels: Understanding the Interactions Between Dyes and Gel Surfaces

Zhijian Wu, Laijiang You, Hong Xiang, Yan Jiang

J Colloid Interface Sci. 2006 Nov 15;303(2):346-52.

PMID: 16978636

Abstract:

Without using any templating agents, mesoporous hybrid gels were prepared using mixtures of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) with n-propyltriethoxysilane (PTES), bis(trimethoxysilyl)hexane (TSH), or bis(trimethoxysilylpropyl)amine (TSPA) as precursors. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), N2 adsorption/desorption, thermogravimetry (TG), point of zero charge (PZC), and water vapor adsorption measurements were used to characterize the gels. The adsorption of methyl orange (MO), methyl red (MR), bromocresol purple (BP), phenol red (PR), neutral red (NR), and brilliant blue FCF (BBF) by the gels in both 0.01 M HCl and 0.01 M NaOH solutions was compared comprehensively. The gel derived from TEOS/TSH (with -(CH2)6- groups, Gel 2) has the largest specific surface area (695 m2 g(-1)), the smallest pore volume (0.564 cm3 g(-1)), and the smallest average pore size (3.7 nm). The gels derived form TEOS/PTES (with -(CH2)2CH3 groups, Gel 1), and TEOS/TSPA (with -(CH2)3NH(CH2)3- groups, Gel 3) have similar textual properties. The PZC of Gels 1, 2, and 3 was estimated to be 6.28, 6.20, and 6.88, respectively. Gel 3 has the highest PZC due to the presence of -NH- groups. In general, Gel 2 shows the highest dye adsorption among all the gels in both acidic and basic solutions. All the dyes except NR have much lower adsorption in basic solutions than in acidic solutions. In acidic solutions Gels 1 and 2 have similar adsorption trends for the dyes, except for BP, with NR having the highest adsorption, and PR the lowest adsorption. Gel 3 presents a different trend from Gels 1 and 2, with BBF having the highest adsorption, and MR the lowest adsorption. In basic solutions the order of dye adsorption by all the gels is shown to follow the sequence NR>>MR approximately BBF>MO>BP approximately PR. The adsorption results can be explained by considering the textural properties of the gels and the interactions between the gel surfaces and the dyes, which include hydrogen bonding, electrostatic, and hydrophobic interactions.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP2550029	n-Propyltriethoxysilane		2550-02-9	Price

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