Indium-Based Silica Materials: Sustainable Syntheses Combined with a Challenging Insertion in SiO₂ Mesoporous Structures.

ABSTRACT: Optimized sustainable procedures in both acidic and basic conditions are considered to meet some of the current environmental challenges of the scientific community. In this paper, the successful syntheses of two classes of indium-based silica nanomaterials are reported. Both procedures were conceived to enhance the sustainability of the synthesis methods and promote their preparations at room temperature while avoiding the hydrothermal treatment under static conditions at 100 °C. A fast, room-temperature synthesis of porous nanospheres was conceived together with an "acid-free" procedure for SBA-15-like materials. Moreover, the isomorphic substitution of silicon with indium was achieved. All the materials were deeply characterized to probe their structural, textural and morphological prop

SUBMITTER: Maertens A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10779520 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature