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Joël Patarin

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Fluorescence probing investigation of the mechanism of formation of MSU-type mesoporous silica prepared in fluoride medium.

The mechanism of formation of a MSU-type siliceous material from tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) in the presence of the nonionic surfactant tergitol T-15-S-12, sulfuric acid, and sodium fluoride has been investigated using mainly fluorescence probing techniques and, to a lesser extent, dynamic light scattering (DLS) and 29Si NMR spectroscopy. The tergitol micelles present in the systems obtained by progressively generating the reaction mixture giving rise to the mesostructured material by adding to an appropriate tergitol solution sulfuric acid, TEOS, and NaF were characterized by fluorescence probing (micelle aggregation number, micropolarity, and microviscosity) and also by dynamic light scattering (apparent micelle diameter). 29Si NMR experiments were also performed on selected systems after hydrolysis of the TEOS. The fluorescence probing techniques were also used to follow the changes of micelle characteristics with time during the evolution of the full reaction mixture from a limpid solution to a system containing a minor amount of condensed siliceous material. The synthesized solid material was characterized by X-ray diffraction and nitrogen adsorption-desorption analyses. The micelle aggregation number N was found to change only little, and the micropolarity remained constant when going from the tergitol solution to the full reaction mixture. The results of DLS measurements agree with this finding. Besides, while the condensation of silica took place after addition of NaF, the N value increased only very little with time up to the point where a small amount of mesostructured material precipitated out. These results indicate that the interaction between tergitol micelles and the siliceous species formed in the system by the hydrolysis of TEOS and also between micelles and the growing siliceous species must be very weak. As in our previous studies of the mechanism of formation of MCM41-type material from sodium silicate in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, it appears that the locus of formation of the mesostructured material is not the micelle surface but the bulk phase. Micelles only act as reservoirs of surfactant providing surfactant monomer that binds to the growing siliceous species.

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Carbon and SiC macroscopic beads from ion-exchange resin templates.

A method for preparing carbon and SiC macroscopic beads using ion-exchange resins as a macrotemplate that determines the macroshape and the pore structure of the product materials is reported. First, silicates are ion-exchanged into the resins to prevent the resin from collapsing during subsequent carbonization and allow them to be used as precursors for SiC formation. SiC is prepared via carbothermal reduction of carbon/silica composite beads obtained upon carbonization of the resin/silicate in an inert atmosphere. Finally, silica is removed by HF etching. Very high-surface area (1670-2026 m2 g-1) micro- or micro-/mesoporous carbon beads and relatively high-surface area (35-63 m2 g-1) macro- and meso-/macroporous SiC beads were prepared by the described method. The pore structure and the macroshape of the particles were controlled by the type of ion-exchange resins employed, gel or macroreticular.

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Extra-large-pore zeolites with two-dimensional channels formed by 14 and 12 rings.

Stable zeolites that have larger pore apertures and a three-dimensional pore topology are of interest because they could be used to adsorb larger molecules, particularly for application in oil refining. Several large-pore zeolitic materials with channels formed by openings of more than 12 rings are known, but all of them have a one-dimensional channel system that limits their use in catalysis. We report the synthesis and some characterizations of IM-12, a thermally stable germanium-containing zeolite that contains the first two-dimensional channel system with extra-large pores formed by 14- and 12-ring channels.

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Synthesis and crystal structure of IM-6, a new open framework cobalt-gallium phosphate with ten- and twelve-membered pore openings.

A new three-dimensional microporous cobalt-gallium phosphate, named IM-6, has been synthesized under solvothermal conditions with an N-substituted piperazine as organic template. The structure was solved by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (triclinic, P(-)1, a=9.848(20), b=12.470(32), c=12.603(28)A, alpha=63.47(16) degrees, beta=74.56(16) degrees, gamma=76.03(17) degrees). IM-6 exhibits a new framework topology. The inorganic framework is built up of MO(4) (M=Co, Ga) and PO(4) tetrahedra. It displays a two-dimensional interconnected channel system running along the [0(-)11] and [100] directions and delimited by ten- and twelve-membered ring openings, respectively.

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Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of the new layered fluorogallophosphate mu-23.

Mu-23, [(C(6)H(15)N(2))(C(6)H(16)N(2))Ga(5)F(6)(H(2)O)(2)(PO(4))(4)] x 4 H(2)O, the first layered fluorinated gallophosphate with a Ga/P molar ratio of 5:4, was obtained in the presence of fluoride ions with 1,4-dimethylpiperazine as an organic template. It crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1 (no. 2) with unit cell parameters a=8.735(11), b=8.864(5), c=12.636(10) A, alpha=98.36(5), beta=100.18(8), gamma=115.84(7) degrees. The layers consist of GaO(2)F(3)(H(2)O), GaO(4)F(2) octahedra, and GaO(4) and PO(4) tetrahedra; these moieties share their oxygen and some of their fluorine atoms. The connectivity scheme of these different polyhedra leads to the formation of eight-membered rings.

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