The effects of hydrothermal and thermal treatment on structure of Ni (or Co)-mesoporous molecular sieves

Abstract

Ni (or Co)-mesoporous molecular sieve was hydrothermally synthesized from sodium silicate, nickel chloride or cobalt chloride. Cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) was used as a template. The samples were characterized by means of powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), temperature programmed reduction (TPR), Fourier transform infrared spectrosocopy (FT-IR) and N2 physical adsorption. The results show that the long-range ordered Ni (or Co)-mesoporous molecular sieve was synthesized. The as prepared Ni-mesoporous molecular sieve has a specific surface area of 753 m2/g and an average pore size of 3.23 nm, and the pore structure of the as prepared Ni-mesoporous molecular sieve still existed after calcination at 750°C for 3 h or hydrothermal treatment at 100°C for 5 days. On the other hand, the as prepared Co-mesoporous molecular sieve has a specific surface area of 744 m2/g and an average pore size of 4.44 nm. The as prepared Co-mesoporous molecular sieve was transformed into wormhole-like mesoporous structure after calcination at 650°C or hydrothermal treatment at 100°C for 5 days and the mesoporous ordering became very poor after calcination at 750°C for 3 h.