Hydration in Alkali-silicate Glasses Studied by Two Dimensional Multi-Quantum Magic Angle Spinning

Abstract

The hydration in Na2O-3SiO2 glass was studied by 23Na Magic Angle Spinning (MAS) and 2D MQMAS NMR spectroscopy. It was found that one-dimensional MAS spectra for the hydrated glasses with more than 8.4 wt% water consist of two signals at around -10 and -40 ppm. On the other hand, anhydrous glass and glass with low water content (2.8 wt%) give a single resonance line at around -10 ppm. From 2D MQMAS spectra, the isotropic chemical shift ( δiso) and the quadrupole coupling frequency (VQ) for two sites (Na(1) and Na(2)) were estimated: δiso = 4.2 ppm and VQ = 0.6 MHz for Na(1) and δiso = 10.2 ppm and VQ = 1.3 MHz for Na(2). These results are discussed together with our previous results of 29Si and 1H NMR, and infrared spectra. It is speculated that Na(1) may exist in a similar environment as that in anhydrous sodium-silicate glasses, while Na(2) may be attached directly to water molecules