Comparison of structure and adsorption properties of mesoporous silica functionalized with aminopropyl groups by the co-condensation and the post grafting methods

Putz, Ana-Maria and Ciopec, Mihaela and Negrea, Adina and Grad, Oana and Ianăsi, Cătălin and Ivankov, Oleksandr I. and Milanovic, Marija and Stijepovic, Ivan and Almásy, László (2021) Comparison of structure and adsorption properties of mesoporous silica functionalized with aminopropyl groups by the co-condensation and the post grafting methods. MATERIALS, 14 (3). ArtNo:628. ISSN 1996-1944

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Abstract

The adsorptive potential has been evaluated for the aminopropyl functionalized mesoporous silica materials obtained by co-condensation and post grafting methods. Nitrogen sorption, small angle neutron and X-ray scattering (SANS and SAXS) demonstrated high surface area and well-ordered hexagonal pore structure suitable for applications as adsorbents of metals from waste waters. A comparison of Cr(VI) adsorption properties of the materials prepared by different functionalization methods has been performed. The obtained results demonstrated the adsorption capacity due to the affinity of the chromium ions to the amino groups, and showed that co-condensation of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane (APTES) resulted in higher metal sorption capacity of the materials compared to post-synthesis grafting of aminopropyl groups onto the mesoporous silica particles.

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