Papers by Keyword: Titanosilicate

Abstract: Well-crystallized ETS-10 was prepared using TiO2 prepared by industrial propane/air turbulent flame CVD process as a novel titanium source. The synthesis parameters have been studied in detail The photodegradation of a dye solution, rhodamine B (RhB), assisted by ETS-10 was studied. The result showed that the well-crystallized titanosilicate ETS-10 induced complete degradation of RhB in water after 2h illumination under a 300W high-pressure mercury lamp.

Abstract: The thermal transformation of Eu3+-doped and undoped microporous titanosilicate AM-3 has been reported. AM-3 is stable up to 600 °C and transforms into the analogue of the mineral narsarsukite at 800 °C. The narsarsukite obtained from AM-3 is purer than that prepared from the titanosilicates ETS-10, ETS-4 and AM-1, and is suitable for hosting optically-active Ln3+ ions. The materials have been studied by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS), solid-state magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS NMR), Raman and photoluminescence pectroscopies.

Abstract: Heterophyllosilicates are mineral phases based on layers that are comparable with those of the better known TOT phyllosilicates. Precisely, the HOH layers occurring in the heterophyllosilicates are formally obtained from a TOT layer by periodically introducing five or six co-ordinated titanium in the silicatic T sheets that sandwich the octahedral O sheet. The structural analogy between smectites, from which the mesoporous pillared clays are prepared, and heterophyllosilicates suggests that in principle pillared materials based on HOH layers could be prepared. Field observations show that swelling can occur in heterophyllosilicates; however, these minerals are rare and their synthetic analogues must first be prepared before attempting pillaring, an operation that might lead to interesting results for materials science owing to the presence of titanium.