Nanoparticle silicalite-1 crystallization as monitored by nitrogen adsorption
Nanoparticle silicalite-1 crystallization as monitored by nitrogen adsorption
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通过氮气吸附监测纳米粒子silicalite-1结晶
DOI:
10.1016/j.micromeso.2009.12.028
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发表时间:
2010
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
A. Erdem
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作者:
Begum Tokay;Oguz Karvan;A. Erdem
Nanoparticle silicalite-1 crystallization from clear solutions was followed by nitrogen adsorption at 77K, applied to the products collected from the synthesis solution at different times. Isotherm data were analyzed by t-plot/BET, density functional theory (DFT), and Saito–Foley methods. Variation in the micropore and mesopore/external areas and volumes of the products with time, were in strong agreement with a recent study, which indicated that nucleation that took place after an induction time, was accompanied by an aggregation of a population of smaller particles. A sharp decrease in external surface area was observed parallel to a significant increase in the micropore area of the solid product at this stage of synthesis, when a sudden jump in the effective diameter of the nanoparticles in solution was recorded. Although earlier appearance in the solid products, of small amounts of particles/regions with pore sizes in a range including the pore sizes of silicalite-1, was indicated by both the DFT and Saito–Foley analyses, variation of the Saito–Foley median diameter with synthesis time provided a clear evidence of the significance of this “induction time”, after which particles could grow at a constant linear rate. Nitrogen adsorption at 77K was shown to be a useful tool to monitor the nucleation and crystal growth of silicalite-1 nanoparticles.