Facile synthesis of mesoporous silica and titania supraparticles by a meniscus templating route on a superhydrophobic surface and their application to adsorbents

Nanoscale. 2014 Apr 7;6(7):3483-7. doi: 10.1039/c3nr05501a.

Abstract

Mesoporous silica and titania supraparticles with controllable pore size, particle size, and macroscopic morphology were readily synthesized by a novel synthetic pathway using meniscus templating on a superhydrophobic surface, which is much simpler than well-known emulsion systems. Moreover, we first report that despite the very large radius of droplet curvature on a millimeter scale, supraparticles kept the round cap morphology due to addition of sucrose as a shape preserver as well as a pore-forming agent. In addition, mesoporous silica and titania supraparticles provided good adsorption performance for Acid Blue 25 and Cr(VI), and were easily separated from the solution by using a scoop net after adsorption tests.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Anthraquinones / chemistry
  • Chromium / chemistry
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Nanostructures / chemistry
  • Porosity
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties
  • Titanium / chemistry*

Substances

  • 1-amino-9,10-dihydro-9,10-dioxo-4-(phenylamino)-2-anthracenesulfonic acid
  • Anthraquinones
  • Chromium
  • titanium dioxide
  • chromium hexavalent ion
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Titanium