TiO2 supported on rod-like mesoporous silica SBA-15: Preparation, characterization and photocatalytic behaviour

TiO₂ nanoparticles have been successfully incorporated in the pores of mesoporous silica SBA-15 with different morphologies by a wet impregnation method. The composites were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), inductively coupled plasma (ICP) emission spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), N₂-sorption and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The photodegradation of methyl orange (MO) was used to study their photocatalytic property. It is indicated that the morphology of SBA-15 had a great influence on the photocatalytic activity of the composites. When TiO₂/SBA-15 composite was prepared by loading TiO₂ nanoparticles on uniform rod-like SBA-15 of 1 μm length, it showed higher photocatalytic degradation rate than that on less regular but much larger SBA-15 support. This difference was rationalized in terms of the homogeneously distributed and shorter channels of rod-like SBA-15, which favored mass transport and improved the efficient utilization of the pore surface.     

Controlled synthesis of semiconductor PbWO4 nanocrystals inside silica SBA-15 materials

A new flexible approach is developed to synthesize PbWO₄ nanoparticles inside the channels of mesoporous silica SBA-15. Mesoporous SBA-15 silica with 7 nm pores was produced by a hydrothermal process and used as a hard template. PbWO₄ nanoparticles were synthesized and incorporated into the mesoporous silicate support in a low-power ultrasonication condition. The as-synthesized samples were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, diffuse reflectance UV–vis spectroscopy (UV–vis), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), small-angle X-ray diffraction (SAXRD), nitrogen adsorption and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It was found that PbWO₄ nanoparticles appeared among the channels of SBA-15. Blue shift was observed in UV–vis absorption spectra due to the quantum size effect of PbWO₄ nanoparticles. This preparation method is also capable of synthesis of various semiconductor nanoparticles with controlled size and morphology inside the channels of mesoporous materials.     

Facile synthesis of ordered mesoporous silica with high γ-Fe<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> loading via sol-gel process

A series of ordered mesoporous silica loaded with iron oxide was synthesized by facile one-step sol-gel route using Pluronic P123 as the template, tetraethylorthosilicate as the silica source, and hydrated iron nitrite as the precursor under acid conditions. The as-synthesized materials with Fe/Si molar ratio ranging from 0.1 to 0.8 were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM), and N₂ adsorption porosimetry. All samples possess ordered hexagonal mesoporous structure similar to SBA-15, with a high surface area, large pore volume, and uniform pore size. Although higher iron content causes a distortion of hexagonal ordering structure to some extent, the materials still maintain the ordered mesopore structure even with Fe/Si molar ratio as high as 0.8. Pore structure and TEM data suggest that iron oxide nanoparticles are buried within the silica wall, and increasing the iron oxide loading has little effects on the pore structure of the mesoporous silica. VSM results show as-synthesized samples exhibit superparamagnetic behavior.     

纳米颗粒磁增强SBA-15介孔复合材料的制备及磁性能

利用浸渍法合成了Co₃O₄/SBA-15和CoFe₂O₄/SBA-15介孔纳米磁性材料, 并利用X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、 透射电子显微镜(TEM)、 场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)及振动样品磁强计(VSM)对样品的微观结构和磁性能进行了分析。结果显示, Co₃O₄及CoFe₂O₄纳米颗粒分布在SBA-15介孔材料的孔道中, 可有效提高SBA-15介孔材料的磁性能。研究发现, SBA-15介孔纳米磁性材料的磁特性由掺杂的纳米磁性颗粒的性质决定, 其磁性能随Co₃O₄及CoFe₂O₄含量的增加而升高, 矫顽力可达400Oe, 饱和磁化强度达9emu/g。      

pH值敏感介孔纳米复合材料SBA-15/PAA的制备与性能研究

通过浸渍吸附的方法将pH值敏感的功能单体-丙烯酸引入到介孔二氧化硅SBA-15的孔道内,经自由基聚合使丙烯酸(AA)在孔道内聚合,成功合成了pH值敏感的SBA-15/聚丙烯酸(PAA)纳米复合材料,所得纳米复合材料的结构通过XRD、TEM、氮气吸附/脱附、TG、FT-IR等手段进行了表征,并进行了pH敏感性能研究.结果表明,当聚合物(PAA)的量达到20%左右时,复合材料仍然具有较大的孔体积0.5203cm3/g和较高的比表面积334.5m2/g.聚合反应的发生没有破坏SBA-15的有序介孔结构,这种纳米复合材料初步显示出了pH敏感性.这种具有高比表面的pH值响应介孔纳米复合材料,有望在药物缓释领域得到应用.     

Highly efficient tungsten-substituted mesoporous SBA-15 catalysts for 1-butene metathesis

Tungsten-substituted mesoporous SBA-15 materials have been synthesized by using a direct co-condensation sol–gel method. These resultant materials have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen adsorption, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), ²⁹Si MAS NMR and UV–Visible spectroscopy. Results of these analysis indicated that these materials had high surface area, uniform hexagonal channels and thick framework walls which were similar to that of SBA-15 and the tungsten species were highly dispersed in the silica-based framework structure. The tungsten-substituted mesoporous SBA-15 materials were used as catalysts for 1-butene metathesis for the first time, and they showed excellent catalytic performance. Such outstanding catalytic performance should be attributed to the proper content of tungsten species and its high dispersion.     

In-situ synthesis of Ag/SBA-15 nanocomposites by the “pH-adjusting” method

Ag nanoparticles were incorporated into the channels of mesoporous SBA-15 by the “pH-adjusting” method. In this procedure, the pH value of the solution was adjusted up to 7.5 by adding ammonia. The structural properties of Ag/SBA-15 nanocomposites were systematically investigated by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Transmission electron microscope (TEM), N₂ adsorption-desorption isotherms, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) techniques. The characterization results reveal that the synthesized materials exhibit highly ordered hexagonal mesoporous structures, and highly dispersed Ag nanoparticles are confined inside the mesopores. It is the first time to report such high Ag loading on oxides fabricated by in-situ pH-adjusting method.     

Synthesis of core–shell structured FAU/SBA-15 composite molecular sieves and their performance in catalytic cracking of polystyrene

Abstract

Composite molecular sieves, FAU/SBA-15, having core-shell structure were synthesized. The synthesized composite sieves were characterized by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), pyrolysis fourier transform infrared (Py-FTIR) spectroscopy, temperature programmed desorption spectra (NH₃-TPD), UV Raman spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and other techniques. XRD, SEM, TEM, N₂ adsorption-desorption, mass spectrometry, NMR and EDS results showed that the composite molecular sieve contained two pore channels. Py-FTIR results showed that the addition of HY molecular sieves improved the acidity of the composite zeolite. The crystallization mechanism during the growth of FAU/SBA-15 shell was deduced from the influence of crystallization time on the synthesis of FAU/SBA-15 core-shell structured composite molecular sieve. HY dissociated partially in H₂SO₄ solution, and consisted of secondary structural units. This framework structure was more stable than its presence in the isolated form on the same ring or in the absence of Al. Thus it played a guiding role and connected with SBA-15 closely through the Si-O bond. This resulted in the gradual covering of the exterior surface of FAU phase by SBA-15 molecular sieves. The presence of SBA-15 restricted the formation of the other high mass components and increased the selectivity towards ethylbenzene.     

Study of mesoporous silica/magnetite systems in drug controlled release

Ordered mesoporous materials like SBA-15 have a network of channels and pores with well-defined size in the nanoscale range. This particular silica matrix pore architecture makes them suitable for hosting a broad variety of compounds in very promising materials in a range of applications, including drug release magnetic carriers. In this work, magnetic nanoparticles embedded into mesoporous silica were prepared in two steps: first, magnetite was synthesized by oxidation-precipitation method, and next, the magnetic nanoparticles were coated with mesoporous silica by using nonionic block copolymer surfactants as structure-directing agents. The materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), N(2) adsorption, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The influence of magnetic nanoparticles on drug release kinetics was studied with cisplatin, carboplatin, and atenolol under in vitro conditions in the absence and in the presence of an external magnetic field (0.25 T) by using NdFeB permanent magnet. The constant external magnetic field did not affect drug release significantly. The low-frequency alternating magnetic field had a large influence on the cisplatin release profile.     

Novel magnetite-silica nanocomposite (Fe3O4-SBA-15) particles for DNA binding and gene delivery aided by a magnet array

Novel magnetite-silica nanocomposite particles were prepared using SBA-15 nanoporous silica as template. Magnetite nanoparticles were impregnated into the nanopore array of the silica template through thermal decomposition of iron(III) acetylacetonate, Fe(AcAc)3 at 200 degrees C. These composite particles were characterized using TEM, XRD and SQUID magnetometry. The TEM images showed that the size of composite particles was around 500 nm and the particles retained the nanoporous array of SBA-15. The formation of magnetite nanoparticles was confirmed by the powder XRD study. These composite particles also exhibited ferrimagnetic properties. By coating with short chain polyethyleneimine (PEI), these particles are capable of binding DNA molecules for gene delivery and transfection. With an external magnetic field, the transfection efficiency was shown to have an increase of around 15%. The results indicated that these composite nanoparticles may be further developed as a new tool for nanomagnetic gene transfection.     

Synthesis and characterization of Co–Fe nanoparticles supported on mesoporous silicas

Co–Fe bimetallic samples containing 25 wt% total of metal content were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation of cobalt nitrate and iron nitrate salts over hexagonal mesoporous silica (HMS) and SBA-15 supports. Changes in the textural properties and reduction behavior were compared with monometallic cobalt/iron-based samples. The samples were characterized by N₂ physisorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), H₂-temperature programmed reduction (TPR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and H₂ chemisorption. The amount of incorporated metal was estimated by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). Morphological properties revealed that after introduction of the metal to the SBA-15 support, the specific area, pore volume and pore diameter decreased to a lesser extent for bimetallic samples. XRD measurements detected the formation of Co₃O₄ and CoFe₂O₄ phases for both bimetallic samples. TPR profiles indicated similar behavior for both the bimetallic and monometallic samples. Higher temperatures were observed for the reducibility of Co–Fe/HMS as compared to Co–Fe/SBA-15. Dispersion values of the bimetallic samples were higher than Fe monometallic samples and lower than Co monometallic samples according to hydrogen chemisorption. The particle size distribution of the bimetallic samples estimated by TEM microphotographs showed a smaller fraction of larger size particles for Co–Fe/SBA-15.     

Synthesis and characterization of Fe/Nd2O3 core-shell nanoparticles by hydrogen plasma-metal reaction

Fe/Nd2O3 core-shell nanoparticles (CSNs) with a mean diameter of 35 nm were produced successfully by using hydrogen plasma-metal reaction (HPMR) method. This core-shell structure was confirmed by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), energy dispersion X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectral (XPS), and induction-coupled plasma (ICP) spectroscopy. The magnetic properties were measured by vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). It was found that the mole ratio of Nd to Fe on the nanoparticle surface is 1.2:1, about 7 times of that of the whole nanoparticle. The saturation magnetization Ms and remanence Mr of Fe/Nd2O3 nanoparticles decrease prominently from Fe nanoparticles, whereas the coercivity Hc drops only less than 5% of Fe nanoparticle. These CSNs have potential applications in magnetic and catalytic fields.     

微波辐射乳液聚合制备聚氰基丙烯酸正丁酯磁性微球

通过化学共沉淀法制备Fe3O4纳米粒子,再用油酸钠和十二烷基磺酸钠(SDS)对Fe3O4进行改性,制得稳定的水基磁流体。在自制的磁流体存在下,以氰基丙烯酸正丁酯(BCA)为单体,用微波辐射乳液聚合的方法制备了Fe3O4/聚氰基丙烯酸正丁酯磁性微球。并用X射线衍射仪(XRD),透射电子显微镜(TEM),傅立叶红外光谱仪(FT-IR),振动样品磁强计(VSM)对制备的磁性高分子微球的结构形貌和磁性能进行表征测试。结果表明,在适当的pH值条件下,得到了粒径为150 nm~200 nm,饱和磁化强度为20.23 emμ/g,粒径均一的聚氰基丙烯酸正丁酯磁性微球。     

磁性氧化铁高效磁共振造影剂的制备及应用

采用高温热分解法, 以乙酰丙酮铁为铁源, 生物相容性良好的聚乙二醇(PEG1000)作为溶剂、还原剂及修饰剂制备PEG修饰的氧化铁纳米粒子(PEG-SPIONs), 并研究其在小鼠体内的造影效果。X射线衍射(XRD)分析表明样品中含有Fe₃O₄晶相。透射电镜(TEM)结果显示, 合成的PEG-SPIONs形貌均一, 主要为等轴晶形, 纳米粒度及电位分析表明其表面呈负电性, 分散在水中的动力学粒径为20 nm。磁性能结果表明合成的PEG-SPIONs室温下具有超顺磁性, 并且具有较高的r₂/r₁值。细胞活性研究表明PEG-SPIONs具有较低的生物毒性, 体内的磁共振成像结果显示出PEG-SPIONs优异的对比增强效果, 说明PEG-SPIONs可以作为高效的T₂磁共振成像造影剂。     

Pd-porphyrin functionalized ionic liquid-modified mesoporous SBA-15: An efficient and recyclable catalyst for solvent-free Heck reaction

The Pd-porphyrin functionalized ionic liquid could be covalently anchored in the channels of mesoporous SBA-15 through ion-pair electrostatic interaction between imidazolium-cationic and Pd-porphyrin-anionic moieties. Such modified SBA-15 materials were prepared successfully via a post-synthesis (surface sol-gel polymerization) or a one-pot sol-gel procedure, which were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, UV-visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, N₂ sorption, elemental analysis, and transmission electron microscopy. The modified SBA-15 materials are efficient and recyclable catalysts for cross-coupling of aryl iodides or activated aryl bromides with ethyl acrylate without activity loss and Pd leaching even after 9 runs.     

Lithiumpyridinyl‐Driven Synthesis of High‐Purity Zero‐Valent Iron Nanoparticles and Their Use in Follow‐Up Reactions

The synthesis of zero‐valent iron (Fe(0)) nanoparticles in pyridine using lithium bipyridinyl ([LiBipy]) or lithium pyridinyl ([LiPy]) is presented. FeCl₃ is used as the most simple starting material and reduced either in a [LiBipy]‐driven two‐step approach or in a [LiPy]‐driven one‐pot synthesis. High‐quality nanoparticles are obtained with uniform, spherical shape, and mean diameters of 2.9 ± 0.5 nm ([LiBipy]) or 4.1 ± 0.7 nm ([LiPy]). The as‐prepared, high purity Fe(0) nanoparticles are monocrystalline. In addition to particle characterization (high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering), composition and purity are examined in detail based on electron diffraction, X‐ray powder diffraction, elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy, and magnetic measurements. Due to their small size and high purity, the Fe(0) nanoparticles are highly reactive. They can be used in follow‐up reactions to obtain a variety of iron compounds, which is exemplarily shown for the transformation to iron carbide (Fe₃C) nanoparticles, the reaction with sulfur to obtain FeS nanoparticles, or the direct reaction with pentamethylcyclopentadiene to FeCp*₂ (Cp*: pentamethylcyclopentadienyl).     

Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) coated iron nanoparticles in polar aprotic solvent

Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) coated iron nanoparticles which show well-defined core-shell structures have been successfully synthesized in a polar aprotic solvent. In this approach, PVP was employed not as capping agent, but as coating polymer directly applied to the metallic (iron) core nanoparticles. The morphologies, structures, compositions and magnetic properties of the products were investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS), SQUID magnetometry and FTIR spectroscopy.     

磁性羧甲基化壳聚糖纳米粒子的制备与表征

以化学共沉淀法制备了Fe3O4纳米粒子,壳聚糖经羧甲基化改性后接枝在Fe3O4颗粒表面,得到了磁性羧甲基化壳聚糖(Fe3O4/CMC)纳米粒子.利用透射电镜(TEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、傅立叶红外光谱(FT-IR)及磁性测试对产物进行了表征.TEM表明Fe3O4纳米粒子被CMC包覆,粒径约10 nm;XRD分析表明复合纳米粒子中磁性物质为Fe3O4;FT-IR表明壳聚糖发生羧甲基反应以及在Fe3O4表面的接枝反应.Fe3O4/CMC纳米粒子具有超顺磁性,比饱和磁化强度25.73 emu/g,有良好的磁稳定性.     

Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous composite silica monolith

Coumarin4 (Cou4) was loaded into mesoporous silicon SBA-15 monolith channels by a simple postgrafting method at room temperature. The obtained Cou4/SBA-15 composite monolith was compared with the blank SBA-15 monolith. The investigation of X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV–vis and photoluminescence (PL) reveals the existence of cou4 in the channels of SBA-15 monolith. In addition, a red-shift and strong fluorescence in PL spectrum was observed from the composite monolith compared with that of Cou4 in C₂H₅OH solution. This is good for the new application of optical materials.     

聚乙二醇法在温和条件下制备不同结构的磁性Fe3O4纳米晶

以Fe（acac）3为原料,乙二醇、聚乙二醇1000和聚乙二醇5000为还原剂和溶剂,在温和的溶剂热的条件下制备了不同尺寸的顺磁性Fe3O4纳米颗粒.利用X射线衍射（XRD）、光电子能谱（XPS）、透射电子显微镜（TEM）和磁性测量技术对制备的Fe3O4纳米颗粒的结构、形貌、磁性能进行了表征测试.结果发现,聚乙二醇分子链的长度对Fe3O4纳米颗粒的平均粒径大小、结晶度和饱和磁化强度均有重要影响.以乙二醇、聚乙二醇1000和聚乙二醇5000为还原剂制备的Fe3O4纳米颗粒的尺寸分别为2～3nm、5nm和7～8nm;相应的纳米Fe3O4颗粒饱和磁化强度分别为55.2、61.5和81.3emu/g;同时结晶度也随分子链的增加而增加.随分子链长度的增加,还原剂还原性的逐渐增加是导致Fe3O4纳米颗粒平均粒径大小、结晶度和饱和磁化强度逐渐增大的重要因素.