Abstract
The experimental published data on SBA-15 microporosity was interpreted using a size effect approach. This approach regards the wall micropores of SBA-15 material as stress-induced defects in its pores walls. It was shown that the microporosity is the function of the ratio of the pore wall thickness to pore diameter-the characteristic parameter representing the size of nanotubular silica pores. This suggests that the size effect plays an important role in the microporosity formation and supplements the template-induced microporosity related to the partial occlusion of the PEO chains in silica matrix.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 313-317 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Microporous and Mesoporous Materials |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 28 Jul 2006 |
Keywords
- Microporosity
- SBA-15
- Size effect
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry (all)
- Materials Science (all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials