biostudies-literatureKang MMinistry of Trade, Industry and Energy926https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9227262biostudies-literatureUnknown13(6)Although mesoporous silica materials have been widely investigated for many applications, most silica materials are made by calcination processes. We successfully developed a convenient method to synthesize mesoporous materials at room temperature. Although the silica materials made by the two different methods, which are the calcination process and the room-temperature process, have similar specific surface areas, the silica materials produced with the room-temperature process have a significantly larger pore volume. This larger pore volume has the potential to attach to functional groups that can be applied to various industrial fields such as CO₂ adsorption. This mesoporous silica with a larger pore volume was analyzed by TEM, FT-IR, low angle X-ray diffraction, N₂-adsorption analysis, and CO₂ adsorption experiments in comparison with the mesoporous silica synthesized with the traditional calcination method.MicromachinesFacile Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica at Room Temperature for CO₂ Adsorption.PMC92272621415172957, 20011100Byun MLee JTKang MKim MKBae JYfalseFacile Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica at Room Temperature for CO₂ Adsorption.Although mesoporous silica materials have been widely investigated for many applications, most silica materials are made by calcination processes. We successfully developed a convenient method to synthesize mesoporous materials at room temperature. Although the silica materials made by the two different methods, which are the calcination process and the room-temperature process, have similar specific surface areas, the silica materials produced with the room-temperature process have a significantly larger pore volume. This larger pore volume has the potential to attach to functional groups that can be applied to various industrial fields such as CO₂ adsorption. This mesoporous silica with a larger pore volume was analyzed by TEM, FT-IR, low angle X-ray diffraction, N₂-adsorption analysis, and CO₂ adsorption experiments in comparison with the mesoporous silica synthesized with the traditional calcination method.2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Jun2024-10-16T19:58:04.905Z2024-10-16T19:58:04.905ZS-EPMC92272623574454110.3390/mi13060926