Esterification of the Silanol Groups in the Mesoporous Silica Derived from Kanemite

Tatsuo Kimura*, Kazuo Kuroda, Yoshiyuki Sugahara, Kazuyuki Kuroda

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Abstract

Silanol groups in the mesoporous silica derived from a layered silicate, kanemite (NaHSi2O5 · 3H2O), were esterified with alcohols (CnH2n+1OH; n = 2, 4, and 8). Most of the silanol groups in the mesopores were modified with ethanol though some silanol groups remained after the reactions with 1-dutanol and 1-octanol. With the increase in the alkyl chain lengths of the alcohols, the pore sizes of the esterified products decreased and the hydrophobicity increased.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)127-132
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Porous Materials
Volume5
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998

Keywords

  • Esterification
  • Hydrophobicity
  • Mesoporous silica
  • Pore size
  • Silanol group

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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