Palm oil based fatty alcohols templated mesoporous silica and silica spheres

• Main Authors: Misran H., Singh R., Ghazali M.J.
• Other Authors: 6506899840
• Format: Article
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: fatty alcohols; monodisperse silica spheres; palm oil; Surfactantless; wormhole-like; Alcohols; Calcination; Chain length; Emulsification; Microemulsions; Pore size; Silica; Silica gel; Spheres; Surface active agents; Synthesis (chemical); Vegetable oils; Xerogels; Fatty alcohols; Monodisperse silica; Palm oil; Mesoporous materials
• Institution: Universiti Tenaga Nasional

Mesoporous silica xerogels with wormhole-like pore structure were successfully synthesized using a series of surfactantless oil-in-water emulsion at room temperature. The surfactantless emulsion systems consisted of palm-oil derived fatty alcohols having several carbon chain lengths to act as mesopo...