Abstract
Mesoporous hollow silica microspheres were prepared by using W/O emulsion consisting of ethanol droplets as a template in edible soybean oil. Ethanol droplets containing ammonia solution were generated by employing ultrasonication in pure soybean oil. The droplets were colloidally stabilized by means of a cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). Later on, another proportion of soybean oil dissolving tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) was added to the W/O emulsion. The sol–gel reaction of TEOS was achieved only at the interface of the emulsion droplets, resulting in hollow silica microspheres. After washing the resultant with acetone, mesoporous hollow silica microspheres were simply obtained. Throughout this liquid template-based process, mesoporous hollow silica microspheres can be inexpensively synthesized without employing solid templates.
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