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- Title
Study on intelligent humidity control materials: Water vapor adsorption properties of mesostructured silica derived from amorphous fumed silica.
- Authors
Ohashi, Fumihiko; Maeda, Masaki; Inukai, Keiichi; Suzuki, Masaya; Tomura, Shinji
- Abstract
The intelligent humidity control materials were synthesized using fumed silica and quaternary alkylammonium surfactant (decyl-, dodecyl-, tetradecyl- and hexadecyl-trimethylammonium chlorides) as a liquid-crystal template under hydrothermal conditions. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron micrographs indicate that a homogeneous hexagonal structure of SiO2 was formed for those products. The mesostructured products had high B.E.T. surface areas between 960 and 1300 m2/g, with uniform mesopore diameters of 2–4 nm. These physical quantities were controlled by varying the size of the organic template. Water vapor adsorption isotherms for these materials possess a sharp increase in adsorption when the relative water vapor pressure is at 40–60%. Over this range of pressures, the maximum amount of adsorbed water content is between 40 and 90%. These silicates have the potential to be effectively used as humidity control elements in construction materials.
- Subjects
SILICA; HUMIDITY control; ADSORPTION (Chemistry); X-ray diffraction; LIQUID crystals; SURFACE active agents
- Publication
Journal of Materials Science, 1999, Vol 34, Issue 6, p1341
- ISSN
0022-2461
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1004510417593