Influence of processing variables on the pore structure of silica gels obtained with tetraethylorthosilicate



Document title: Influence of processing variables on the pore structure of silica gels obtained with tetraethylorthosilicate
Journal: Materials research
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000312395
ISSN: 1516-1439
Authors: 1
Institutions: 1Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Departamento de Engenharia Metalurgica e de Materiais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil
Year:
Season: Jul
Volumen: 2
Number: 3
Pages: 197-200
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Descriptivo
English abstract In this work it was evaluated the influence of the type and concentration of the acid catalyst and the gelation temperature on the structure of pores of silica gels obtained with TEOS. The values of the major structural parameters related to the pores such as volume fraction of pore (VV), surface area per unit volume (SV), the average pore size (rP) and the connectivity of pores (GV), obtained in this work showed the possibility of tailoring the pore structure of silica gels by changing the processing variables. For the HF catalyzed gels the values of average pore radius varied from 6.8 nm to 21.6 nm, and the gelation time varied from 2 min to 140 min. For the gels obtained in this work the activation energy for gelation (E) was found to be 11.8 kcal/mole
Disciplines: Ingeniería
Keyword: Ingeniería de control,
Nanoestructuras,
Silicio,
Gel,
Sol-gel
Keyword: Engineering,
Control engineering,
Nanostructures,
Silicon,
Gel,
Sol-gel
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