Abstract
Ordered mesoporous materials of MCM-41 and SBA-15 type were synthesized under non-hydrothermal conditions using different molar ratios of surfactant/silica, ranging from 0.07 to 0.27 for MCM-41 and from 0.009 to 0.021 for SBA-15. Nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms at 77 K were used to evaluate the specific surface areas, with values up to 1450 m2/g and 1100 m2/g being obtained for MCM-41 and SBA-15, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy was carried out to study the morphology of the materials. The sizes of the primary mesopores and the pore thicknesses were assessed by a geometrical method using X-ray diffraction and nitrogen adsorption data. The results for the pore sizes were compared with those obtained by a recently reported method (VBS-method) and the Non-Local Density Functional Theory (NLDFT) model, both proposed to evaluate the pore-size distribution of these materials. It was found that, under the synthesis conditions, the surfactant/silica molar ratio had an important effect on the fi...
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