Mesoporous silica materials with uniform channels containing functionalized organic monolayers have been synthesized by grafting a thiol functional group, （3-Mercaptopropyl） trimethoxysilane （MPTMS）. A new approac...Mesoporous silica materials with uniform channels containing functionalized organic monolayers have been synthesized by grafting a thiol functional group, （3-Mercaptopropyl） trimethoxysilane （MPTMS）. A new approach to heavy metal ion adsorbents based on the covalent grafting of MPTMS groups to the framework pore walls of mesoporous silica molecular sieves has been developed and investigated with regard to hydroxyl group densities, channel dimensions, morphologies and reaction conditions. Results show that the ordered mesostructures of functionalized samples were retained after modification and the thiol functional group was immobilized mainly inside the mesopore channel. The relative surface coverage of the monolayer can be systematically varied up to 95%. The functionalized hybrid materials show exceptional selectivity and capacity for removing mercury from aqueous waste stream with distribution coefficients up to 435,000. The regenerated material show high mercury ion uptake capacity of 2.87 mmol/g （86.5%）.展开更多
文摘Mesoporous silica materials with uniform channels containing functionalized organic monolayers have been synthesized by grafting a thiol functional group, （3-Mercaptopropyl） trimethoxysilane （MPTMS）. A new approach to heavy metal ion adsorbents based on the covalent grafting of MPTMS groups to the framework pore walls of mesoporous silica molecular sieves has been developed and investigated with regard to hydroxyl group densities, channel dimensions, morphologies and reaction conditions. Results show that the ordered mesostructures of functionalized samples were retained after modification and the thiol functional group was immobilized mainly inside the mesopore channel. The relative surface coverage of the monolayer can be systematically varied up to 95%. The functionalized hybrid materials show exceptional selectivity and capacity for removing mercury from aqueous waste stream with distribution coefficients up to 435,000. The regenerated material show high mercury ion uptake capacity of 2.87 mmol/g （86.5%）.
