Tailoring the hydrophobic character of mesoporous silica by silylation for VOC removal

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 768-775

  Batonneau Gener, Isabelle ^a   Yonli, Arsène ^a   Trouvé, Adeline ^a   Mignard, Samuel ^a   Guidotti, Matteo ^b   Sgobba, Maila ^b  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Hydrophobicity; MCM 41; Mesoporous silica; Silylation

Indexed keywords

BEA ZEOLITES; DISILAZANE; HYDROPHILIC SITES; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC; HYDROPHOBIC CHARACTER; HYDROPHOBICITY MEASUREMENT; LINEAR CORRELATION; MESOPOROUS SILICA; ORDERED MESOPOROUS SILICAS; ORGANIC MOLECULES; SILANOL GROUPS; SILICA ZEOLITES; SILYLATIONS; STORAGE CAPACITY; TOLUENE ADSORPTION; VOC REMOVAL; WATER ADSORPTION; WATER MOLECULE;

ADSORPTION; DEWATERING; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MOLECULES; SILICA; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

MESOPOROUS MATERIALS;

ADSORPTION; CONDENSATION; GRAFTING; HYDROPHILIC PROPERTY; HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTY; REMOVAL;

EID: 77951115335     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496391003609155     Document Type: Article

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