Evaluation of pore structural stability of mesoporous titanium silicates

Abstract

Therefore one of the purposes of the work presented here is to complement the stability features by studying the hydrothermal resistance of the Ti-MCM-41 materials prepared by the same procedure. A similar study of Ti-SBA-15 materials, synthesised by conventional procedures, will also be presented and the results compared with those of Ti-MCM-41 materials. The metal content was the main parameter considered. The pore structural alterations were evaluated by characterising by X-ray diffraction and nitrogen adsorption at 77K before and after the materials were submitted to increasing temperature, increasing unidirectional pressure or after 12h in boiling water under static conditions.