Issue 4, 2011

Hierarchical mesostructured titanium phosphonates with unusual uniform lines of macropores

Abstract

Organic-inorganic hybrid materials of mesostructured titanium phosphonates with unusual uniform lines of macropores were synthesized by using bis(hexamethylenetriamine) penta(methylenephosphonic acid) (BHMTPMP) as the coupling molecule, through a one-pot hydrothermal process without any surfactant assistance. A wormhole-like mesostructure and many uniform parallel lines of macropores divided by solid ridges in the same direction were confirmed by N2 sorption, SEM and TEM observations. This novel macropore architecture has never been observed in other metal phosphonate materials, which may be directly related to the structure nature of BHMTPMP with extra long alkyl chains. The structural characterization of FT-IR and MAS NMR revealed the integrity of organic groups inside the hybrid framework. The hybrid materials were also used as adsorbents for heavy metal ions and CO2, in order to clarify the impacts of the organic contents and organic types on the physicochemical properties of the synthesized hierarchical macro-/mesoporous phosphonate materials.

Graphical abstract: Hierarchical mesostructured titanium phosphonates with unusual uniform lines of macropores

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Nov 2010
Accepted
10 Jan 2011
First published
22 Feb 2011

Nanoscale, 2011,3, 1690-1696

Hierarchical mesostructured titanium phosphonates with unusual uniform lines of macropores

T. Ma, X. Lin, X. Zhang and Z. Yuan, Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 1690 DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00841A

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