Effect of the drying procedure on hybrid sono-aereogels for organic solvent remediation

Hybrid organic–inorganic aerogels are highly hydrophobic porous solids that avoid the brittleness and moisture adsorption of the standard silica aerogels. Superhydrophobic porous materials have attracted great interest because of their ability for selective absorption of organic solvents while repel...

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Autores: Reyes Peces, María, Amaya Dolores, Beatriz, Morales Flórez, Víctor, de los Santos, Desirée, Mesa, María del Mar, Esquivias Fedriani, Luis María, de la Rosa Fox, Nicolás, Piñero, Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/159777
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/159777
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bsecv.2023.03.001
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sono-aerogel
DEDMS-TEOS
Supercritical CO2
Superhydrophobic
Ambigel
Organic solvent remediation
CO2 supercrítico
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Sumario:Hybrid organic–inorganic aerogels are highly hydrophobic porous solids that avoid the brittleness and moisture adsorption of the standard silica aerogels. Superhydrophobic porous materials have attracted great interest because of their ability for selective absorption of organic solvents while repelling water, as excellent candidates for remediation techniques. This work shows a comparative of three drying procedures of DEDMS/TEOS (diethoxydimethylsilane/tetraethylorthosilicate) gels, namely, by supercritical CO2, by supercritical ethanol, and dried at ambient conditions. Supercritical CO2 and ambient drying produced superhydrophobic aerogels ( > 150◦), while supercritical ethanol drying produces denser aerogels with smaller both porous volume and specific surface area. Regarding the absorption of organic liquids, swelling is observed in all cases. Hexane had faster diffusion that obeyed Fick’s law (∝t 0.5) whereas liquid polydimethylsiloxane exhibited slower non-Fickian diffusion process (∝t n, n < 0.5).