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3D-Hexagonal Mesoporous Silica Having Exceptional H2Adsorption Capacity
- Source :
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry - Part C; April 2009, Vol. 113 Issue: 16 p6839-6844, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Highly ordered 3D-hexagonal mesoporous silica HMS-3 has been synthesized under alkaline condition at 277 K using tetraethyl orthosilicate as the silica source and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as the structure-directing agent. Powder X-ray diffraction and HR TEM results revealed a 3D-hexagonal pore structure for this HMS-3 mesophase. Electron microscopy image analysis further suggested a uniform spherically packed nanoparticle morphology having a dimension of 200−300 nm for this mesoporous material. Nitrogen adsorption results showed a type IV isotherm with well-defined mesopores of ca. 2.2 nm dimension having very high surface area (1353 m2g−1) and moderately good pore volume (0.63 cc g−1). A very high cross-linking framework has been revealed from the high concentration of Q4species as seen from 29Si MAS NMR. This material showed considerably high H2adsorption capacity at 77 K under 1 bar atmospheric pressure vis-à-vis related pure silica MCM-41 (ca. 38% enhancement). At a pressure of 40 bar, the amount of H2adsorbed was ca. 2.0 wt %, which is comparable to good H2storage materials known in the literature. 3D-hexagonal pore openings with interconnected cagelike mesopores, very high surface area, and spherically packed nanoparticle morphology could be responsible for very high H2adsorption capacity of HMS-3 over other related mesoporous silica based materials.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19327447 and 19327455
- Volume :
- 113
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry - Part C
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs18280734
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jp8114034