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Influence of surface silanol structure and hydration forces on alkoxide-derived silica gel structure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

H. Kamiya ,
M. Yoshida  and
M. Mitsui
H. Kamiya
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, BASE, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184 Japan
M. Yoshida
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, BASE, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184 Japan
M. Mitsui
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, BASE, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184 Japan
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Abstract

The effects of the surface silanol structure and interaction force between solid surfaces in water on the gel structure using acid catalyzed hydrolysis alkoxide-derived silica gels with various preparation conditions. The present study focused on the amount of catalysts and H2O/TEOS mole ratios. Surface silanol structure, interaction between solid surfaces and the structure in dried-gels were determined by a FT-nIR, FT-IR, Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and a mercury porosimetry, respectively. As results, when a relatively low H2O/TEOS mole ratio ( from 4 to 40) was used, surface silanol was almost hydrogen bonded silanol, and isolated silanol disappeared. Since this hydrogen-bonded silanol formed a hydrogen bonded water layer on silica surface, short-range additional hydration force (less than 2 nm) appeared between solid surface and the tip of AFM. When H2O/TEOS mole ratio increase in the range from 20 to 40, the surface density of isolated silanol increased and that of residual Si-OC2H5 decreased. Relatively long-range additional repulsive force on these silica gels reached 20 nm from solid surface. The pore diameter in each dried gel almost corresponded to the surface distance, which acted the additional repulsive force.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 501: Symposium FF – Surface Controlled Nanoscale Materials for High-Added… , 1997 , 241
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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