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Silica

mesoporous MCM-48, ≤15 μm particle size, pore size 3 nm, Cubic pore morphology

Synonym(s):

MCM-48, 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:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329768939
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

100

Assay

99.9% trace metals basis

form

mesoporous

surface area

1400-1600 m2/g

particle size

≤15 μm

pore size

0.4-0.6 cm3/g pore volume
2-4 nm pore diameter
3 nm

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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General description

MCM-48 molecular sieves can be hydrothermally synthesized from sodium silicate, as the precursor. The crystal structure exists in the form of a truncated rhombic dodecahedral.

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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Synthesis of MCM-48 single crystals.
Kim JM and Ryoo R
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England), 2, 259-260 (1998)
Wang Y
Advanced Materials, 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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