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  • Title: Formation Process of MCM-41 Precursor and Porous Texture of MCM-41.
    Author: Naono H, Hakuman M, Tsunehisa T, Tamura N, Nakai K.
    Journal: J Colloid Interface Sci; 2000 Apr 15; 224(2):358-365. PubMed ID: 10727348.
    Abstract:
    The formation process of the MCM-41 precursors (silicate/surfactant complex) was investigated on the basis of the pH titration curves of Na(4)SiO(4) in the presence of [C(16)H(33)N(CH(3))(3)]Cl. Measurements of the pH titration curves were carried out using the computer-controlled gravimetric titrator constructed in our laboratory. The white precipitate (MCM-41 precursor) was abruptly formed at pH 11.1 (298 K) and at pH 9.9 (343 K). Formation of the MCM-41 precursor can be explained by coagulation of the rod-like micelle colloids whose surface is covered by the condensed silicate anions of (HSiO(3))(n)(n-). The porous texture of the MCM-41 samples whose precursors were synthesized under different conditions was analyzed on the basis of the adsorption isotherms of nitrogen at 77 K. It has been shown that the MCM-41 sample whose precursor was prepared at pH 9.9 and 343 K shows one sharp peak (r(p) = 1.65 nm) in the pore size distribution curve, but the MCM-41 samples whose precursors were prepared at pH 6.5-5.0 and 343 K give two peaks (r(p) = 1.66 nm and r(p) = 2.12-2.36 nm). The appearance of the second peak (r(p) = 2.12-2.36 nm) has been considered to be in connection with the destruction of the MCM-41 precursor into small fragments in acidic medium. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.
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