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The Impact of Si/Al Ratio on Properties of Aluminosilicate Aerogels Full article

Journal Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
ISSN: 1387-1811 , E-ISSN: 1873-3093
Output data Year: 2017, Volume: 251, Pages: 105-113 Pages count : 9 DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2017.05.053
Tags Aerogels, Aluminosilicate, Si/Al ratio, Sol-gel method, Supercritical drying
Authors Shalygin Anton S. 1,2 , Kozhevnikov Ivan V. 1,2 , Gerasimov Evgeny Yu. 1,2 , Andreev Andrey S. 1,2 , Lapina Olga B. 1,2 , Martyanov Oleg N. 1,2
Affiliations
1 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Lavrentiev Ave., 5, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
2 Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova Str., 2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

Funding (1)

1 Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations 0303-2016-0001

Abstract: The Si/Al ratio is a key parameter of acid-base, structural, textural and, consequently, catalytic properties of amorphous crystalline (micro- and mesoporous) aluminosilicates. The changes of structural and textural characteristics of Al-Si aerogels with gradual increase of aluminum content are investigated. Aerogels were prepared via sol-gel method using prehydrolysed tetraethoxysilane and aluminium isopropoxide stabilized by acetylacetone. The gelation of the obtained sols took place in the presence of ammonia with the following drying in supercritical isopropanol. It was shown all aluminum reacts with prehydrolyzed tetraethoxysilane forming spherical particles in case the content of Al in the samples is less than 20 mol %. Aluminum drives the increase of interparticle coupling leading to the particle agglomeration, which is associated with the increase of the particle size and decrease of specific surface area and pore volume. For the samples with the aluminum content of >50 mol % the formation of pseudoboehmite plate-like particles is observed. The pseudoboehmite particles prevent the sintering of SiO2 particles that leads to the increase of the aerogel specific surface area and pore volume. In case the high aluminum content (>80 mol %) the silica particles serve as a connector between boehmite plates. The ratio between Brønsted and Lewis acid sites decreases gradually with the increase of aluminum content of the aluminosilicate aerogels.
Cite: Shalygin A.S. , Kozhevnikov I.V. , Gerasimov E.Y. , Andreev A.S. , Lapina O.B. , Martyanov O.N.
The Impact of Si/Al Ratio on Properties of Aluminosilicate Aerogels
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 2017. V.251. P.105-113. DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2017.05.053 WOS Scopus РИНЦ ANCAN OpenAlex
Dates:
Submitted: Sep 29, 2016
Accepted: May 29, 2017
Published online: Jun 2, 2017
Published print: Oct 1, 2017
Identifiers:
Web of science: WOS:000405156100013
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85020312949
Elibrary: 31016440
Chemical Abstracts: 2017:993633
Chemical Abstracts (print): 167:166924
OpenAlex: W2620928945
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