Template-induced synthesis of hierarchical SiO2 at γ-AlOOH spheres and their application in Cr(VI) removal

Yongqiang Wang, Guozhong Wang, Hongqiang Wang, Weiping Cai, Changhao Liang, Lide Zhang

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Abstract

Hierarchical structured SiO2at γ-AlOOH spheres were fabricated in one step by using silica colloidal spheres as a template. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy investigation showed that the shell is composed of large amounts of nanoscale γ-AlOOH lamellas. The growth mechanism was proposed as silica template-induced heterogeneous deposition of γ-AlOOH lamellas. The adsorption properties of hierarchical SiO2at γ-AlOOH spheres annealed at different temperatures were investigated through the removal test of Cr(VI) ions in model wastewater, and the nanostructures annealed at 400 °C showed good adsorption capability of Cr(VI) ions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number155604
JournalNanotechnology
Volume20
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

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