Preparation and characterization of silica aerogel-ZIF-8 hybrid materials

Azhagapillai Prabhu; Ahmed Al Shoaibi; C. Srinivasakannan

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2015.01.156

Preparation and characterization of silica aerogel-ZIF-8 hybrid materials

Azhagapillai Prabhu
, Ahmed Al Shoaibi
, C. Srinivasakannan

Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

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Abstract

A novel silica aerogels hybrid material with two different proportions of Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIF-8) is prepared using a conventional sol-gel process. The ZIF-8 has tunable pores and functionalities, and usually exhibit high surface areas. The synthesized materials are denoted as SA-ZIF-8(x), were characterized by XRD, nitrogen sorption analysis, Elemental analysis and HR-TEM techniques. The textural investigations reveal that hybrid materials with a wide variation in their pore characteristics can be synthesized by varying ZIF-8 content in the sol. The BET surface area was found to be in the range of 563-540 m² g^-1. The potential applications of silica aerogels (SA) ZIF-8 hybrid materials covers a wide range of fields are related to pore sizes and structures.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	43-46
Number of pages	4
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	146
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2015.01.156
State	Published - 1 May 2015

Keywords

MOF
Porous materials
Silica aerogels
Surface area
ZIF-8

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