Mesoporous silica nanoparticles from a clear sol and their transformation to lamellar silicalite-1 particles and films

Xueyi Zhang, Michael Tsapatsis

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Abstract

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles were formed from hydrothermal treatment of a clear synthesis sol. They were transformed to lamellar silicalite-1 by continued hydrothermal synthesis, during which intermediate mesostructures appeared at different stages of the transformation. Steam-assisted crystallization (SAC) was performed on coatings of these intermediate mesostructures. The SAC approach gave an intergrown lamellar silicalite-1 coating containing single-unit-cell-thick (2.0 nm) nanosheets. The steam-assisted crystallization method introduced here can be used to form membranes and catalytic coatings of lamellar MFI.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)239-242
Number of pages4
JournalMicroporous and Mesoporous Materials
Volume138
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science

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