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Influence of the Al Source and Synthesis of Ordered Al-SBA-15 Hexagonal Particles With Nanostairs and Terraces

Influence of the Al Source and Synthesis of Ordered Al-SBA-15 Hexagonal Particles With Nanostairs and Terraces

Wenjiang Li, Shing-Jong Huang, Shang-Bin Liu, Marc-Olivier Coppens

Langmuir. 2005 Mar 1;21(5):2078-85.

PMID: 15723513

Abstract:

We investigated the effect of various aluminum sources on the morphology and microstructure of nanoporous Al-SBA-15. With aluminum tri-sec-butoxide (Al-TSB), very large, ordered hexagonal rods of Al-SBA-15 covered by nanostairs and terraces were synthesized. Such a morphology was not obtained with an inorganic Al source (sodium aluminate) or with organic sources seemingly similar to Al-TSB, such as aluminum tri-tert-butoxide, aluminum tri-n-butoxide, or aluminum isopropoxide. The results obtained from X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy/transmission electron microscopy, N(2) adsorption/desorption, and high-performance (129)Xe NMR suggest that preparing an organic Al-Si precursor by premixing liquid organic Al and Si sources (Al-TSB and tetraethyl orthosilicate) is crucial in obtaining highly ordered mesoporous Al-SBA-15 materials with a well-defined morphology.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP2269229	Aluminum-tri-sec-butoxide		2269-22-9	Price

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