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Silica

mesoporous, 0.5 μm particle size, pore size ~4 nm

Synonym(s):

Porous Silica, Silicon dioxide

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Linear Formula:
SiO2
CAS Number:
7631-86-9
Molecular Weight:
60.08
EC Number:
231-545-4
MDL number:
MFCD00011232
UNSPSC Code:
12352309
PubChem Substance ID:
329769128
NACRES:
NA.23

form

mesoporous
powder

Quality Level

100

surface area

300-400 m2/g

particle size

0.4-0.6 μm (SEM)
0.5 μm

pore size

0.2-0.4 cm3/g pore volume
3.5-4.5 nm pore diameter
~4 nm pore size

bp

2230 °C (lit.)

mp

>1600 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O=[Si]=O

InChI

1S/O2Si/c1-3-2

InChI key

VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Mesoporous silicas are inorganic materials having porous structures and find applications in chromatography, catalysis, drug delivery and imaging.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Wang Y, et al.
Advanced Mat., 273, 576-576 (2015)
Si-Han Wu et al.
Chemical Society reviews, 42(9), 3862-3875 (2013-02-14)
Good control of the morphology, particle size, uniformity and dispersity of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) is of increasing importance to their use in catalyst, adsorption, polymer filler, optical devices, bio-imaging, drug delivery, and biomedical applications. This review discusses different synthesis
Isabel Sierra et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1363, 27-40 (2014-07-13)
Recent advances in the development of new materials are having a major impact on analytical chemistry. For example, the unique properties of ordered mesoporous silicas (OMSs) have been shown to enhance the analytical performance of many existing techniques or allow

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