Formation of pyrogenic silica: Spectroscopic and quantum chemical insight

Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 47-65

  Khavryuchenko, Volodymyr D ^a   Khavryuchenko, Oleksiy V ^b   Lisnyak, Vladyslav V ^b  

^a Institute for Sorption and Problems of Endoecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine   (Ukraine)

^b TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

amorphism; CVD silica; fumed silica; quantum chemical simulations; silica fume; vibrational spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AMORPHISM; AMORPHOUS SILICA; FUMED SILICAS; PRIMARY PARTICLES; PYROGENIC SILICA; QUANTUM CHEMICAL; QUANTUM-CHEMICAL SIMULATIONS; SMALL MOLECULES;

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; SILICA FUME;

QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 79958262766     PISSN: 10408436     EISSN: 15476561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408436.2011.572741     Document Type: Article

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