Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2005, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (2): 131-133.

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Mesoporous Silica MCM-48 Membrane Synthesized on a Coarse-pore α-Al2O3 Ceramic Tube

LIU Chun-yan1,2, WANG Jin-qu1   

  1. 1. Institute of Adsorption and Inorganic Membrane, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, P. R. China;
    2. Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, P. R. China
  • Received:2004-08-19 Online:2005-03-24 Published:2011-07-27
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20176004).

Abstract: A mesoporous MCM-48 membrane was synthesized on a coarse-pore a-alumina ceramic tube by hydrothermal treatment by using a cationic surfactant as the structure-directing agent under basic conditions.The products were characterized by small-angle X-ray diffraction, SEM measurements and N2 adsorption experiments.The X-ray diffraction(XRD) results show that the membrane possesses a periodic mesostructure,which is typical for an MCM-48 material.The results of the SEM measurements indicate that MCM-48 grew in the pores of the support and formed a continuous membrane.The N2 adsorption and desorption isotherms also show that the membrane is a typical mesoporous material with pore channel size of about 2.74 nm.

Key words: Mesoporous membrane, MCM-48, Synthesis, Alumina support