Organic and Inorganic Template-Assisted Synthesis of Silica Nanotubes and Evaluation of Their Properties

Logesh Mahendran; Abimanyu Ravichandran; A M Ballamurugan

doi:10.1007/s12010-021-03740-4

Organic and Inorganic Template-Assisted Synthesis of Silica Nanotubes and Evaluation of Their Properties

Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2022 Jan;194(1):167-175. doi: 10.1007/s12010-021-03740-4. Epub 2021 Nov 15.

Authors

Logesh Mahendran¹, Abimanyu Ravichandran¹, A M Ballamurugan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641 046, Tamilnadu, India.
² Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641 046, Tamilnadu, India. balamurugan@buc.edu.in.

PMID: 34780045
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-021-03740-4

Abstract

Mesoporous silica network nanotubes were fabricated using both organic and inorganic templates such as citric acid (CA), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), and sodium bicarbonate (SBC). The phase analysis of synthesized silica network was confirmed by X-ray diffractometer (XRD) analysis, and the present functional groups were revealed by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and the formation of tubular morphology was analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The mesoporous nature of each template sample was studied using Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) instrument. The surface area and porous size were calculated successfully for fabricated silica network nanotubes.

Keywords: Porosity; Silica nanotube; Sol–gel; Surface area; Surfactant.

MeSH terms

Cetrimonium / chemistry
Citric Acid / chemistry
Nanotubes / chemistry*
Porosity
Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*
Sodium Bicarbonate / chemistry

Substances

Citric Acid
Silicon Dioxide
Sodium Bicarbonate
Cetrimonium

Grants and funding

45/22/2019-Nan/BMS/indian council of medical research