Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (8): 1360-1366.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1088.2012.20317

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Improved Synthesis of SBA-15 Mesoporous Silica Fitting for Industrial Production

LI Yanrong1, SONG Mingjuan1, GU Haifang2, HUANG Yao2, NIU Guoxing1,*, ZHAO Dongyuan1   

  1. 1Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; 2Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Received:2012-03-17 Revised:2012-04-16 Online:2012-08-01 Published:2012-08-01

Abstract: On the basis of scale-up synthesis of SBA-15 silica in 100 L and 2 m3 reactors, some improved methods were used to prepare SBA-15 silica by crystallizing under high ratio of SiO2/H2O, recycling mother liquid, and using the industrial raw material of TEOS as Si source. It is necessary to openly heat the mother liquid over 95 oC for 2 h to evaporate ethanol and distill the industrial material of TEOS to remove the fractions less than 163 oC before they are used. By these ways, almost no wastes of acid and water are discharged; 50% of P123 and 90% of HCl are saved, respectively, and the cost of SBA-15 greatly drops to 40% of the original. Furthermore, the preparation efficiency increases as twice as before. Therefore, they have great advantages in industrial production of SBA-15 silica for the purposes of environmental protection and cost control.

Key words: SBA-15, mesoporous silica, industrial production, cost control, recycling mother liquid, environmental benign