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Impregnation of Fe3 into MCM-41 Pores: Effect of Fe3 Concentration on the Weight Percent of Fe-Frameworks and Fe-Non-Frameworks Suyanta Suyanta*.
Agus Kuncaka, and Mudasir Mudasir Department of Chemistry.
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
Universitas Gadjah Mada.
Sekip Utara.
Yogyakarta 55281.
Indonesia * Corresponding author:
email: suyanta_mipa@ugm.
Received: November 28, 2022 Accepted: May 15, 2023 DOI: 10.
22146/ijc.
Abstract: Silica from rice husks (RH) has been used as a starting ingredient in the sonication synthesis of MCM-41 (RH-MCM-.
The impregnation of Fe3 into RHMCM-41 pores to produce RH-MCM-41 containing Fe2O3 and Fe .
enoted as Fe2O3-FeRH-MCM-.
was carried out by examining the effect of various Fe3 concentrations on the weight percent of Fe-frameworks (Fe3 that replaces Si4 in silicate framework.
and Fe-non-frameworks, i.
, the iron oxide formed outside the silicate frameworks.
Fe2O3-FeRH-MCM-41 was washed with a 0.
01 M HCl solution to remove Fe-non-frameworks from the materials and give Fe-RH-MCM-41 containing Fe-frameworks.
The Fe content in Fe2O3-Fe-RH-MCM-41 (Fe-tota.
and Fe-RH-MCM-41 (Fe-framework.
for each sample was determined by an AAS .
tomic absorption spectromete.
, whereas the content of Fe-non-frameworks was calculated from the difference between Fe-total and Feframeworks.
The XRD (X-ray diffractio.
N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm profile, as well as the TEM .
ransmission electron microscop.
image clearly demonstrate that the RH-MCM-41 exhibits an ordered p6mm hexagonal mesostructure with a large specific surface area and uniform pore size.
Based on the weight percents of Fe-frameworks found in each sample, it is clear that the content of Fe-non-frameworks is significantly enhanced compared to that of Fe-frameworks when the more concentrated Fe3 is used.
Keywords: RH-MCM-41.
Fe-frameworks.
Fe-non-frameworks n INTRODUCTION Zeolites are being used as solid acid catalysts in a growing number of refining processes, as well as in the production of petrochemicals and specialty chemicals, because of their remarkable environmental friendliness, shape selectivity, durability, and reusability .
However, this material cannot be used to catalyze processes involving big molecules due to its very tiny (A 1 n.
pore size .
Thankfully, the mesoporous M41S family, which was discovered in 1992, has numerous advantages over microporous materials because of its larger pore size .
-10 n.
In general, silica precursors such as tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) .
and sodium silicate .
are used in the synthesis of MCM-41, which is relatively Iron ore tailing .
, siliceous sugar industry waste .
, silicon carbide sludge and granite Suyanta et al.
, bentonite .
and rice husk ash .
have all been investigated for use as a silica precursor in the manufacture of MCM-41 to minimize production Rice husk ash (RH) is the most potent natural substance because it contains SiO2 at concentrations of over 90% .
Rice is also widely grown in China.
India.
Pakistan, and East Asia .
Rice Husk-MCM-41 (RH-MCM-.
prepared from rice husk material is reported to possess some properties such as porosity, crystallinity, and hydrothermal stability that are comparable to those synthesized from commercial silicates, such as tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) .
MCM-41 is usually produced via the hydrothermal process, which entails heating the reactants with air in a sealed container .
Since the hydrothermal method requires a lot of time and energy to complete the reaction, it is less efficient and does not Indones.
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meet the green chemistry principle.
Alternative approaches, such as the sonochemistry process, which makes use of ultrasonic waves, have been used in a number of works to synthesize MCM-41 .
Ultrasonic vibrations can initiate chemical reactions in liquids by producing tiny bubbles known as microcavitation.
The high temperature and pressure created by the pulsation of the bubbles .
, of course, create conditions conducive for chemical reactions to occur.
The sonochemistry approach requires less time and energy, making it a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly technique.
It is well known that pure siliceous Si-MCM-41 has no acidity and lacks intrinsic catalytic applicability.
Therefore, it must be heterogenized with transition metals to make it suitable for catalytic applications .
For example.
Fe has been added to the MCM-41 structure to yield Fe-MCM-41, which has a negative framework charge due to some replacement of SiO4 by FeO4 Counter ions, such as H , could balance out the internal negative charge of the structure to produce the Brynsted-acidity .
For this reason, iron-modified mesoporous MCM-41 silica materials.
Fe-MCM-41, have received significant attention as new nanostructured and catalyst materials in the last decade .
So far, impregnation has become one of several approaches to incorporate transition metals into the mesoporous MCM-41 frameworks .
However, in the impregnation of Fe3 into MCM-41 material, there is always evidence for isomorphic substitution of trivalent iron in the frameworks that lead to the formation of FeMCM-41, as well as iron oxide nanoparticles on the outer frameworks .
In general, transition metal oxides also have catalytic properties, so several researchers have synthesized metal oxide nanoparticles in the pores of MCM-41 .
and SBA-15 .
, which are applied as catalysts for various reactions.
In contrast, there are also some serious problems if the filling of the pores by Fe2O3 nanoparticles .
enoted as Fe-non-framework.
induces the blockage of the trivalent iron in the frameworks .
enoted as Fe-framework.
, thereby reducing the catalytic activity as reported by Pieterse et al.
Significant blockage of the pore channels apparently Suyanta et al.
reduces the diffusion of the reactants.
It means that the iron oxide nanoparticles outside frameworks are not preferable if their content exceeds the appropriate level.
Therefore, the optimum ratio of Fe-frameworks to Fenon-frameworks contents should be investigated to maximize the catalytic activity of the materials.
As far as we know, there are hardly any reports that focus on the investigation of the ratio of Fe-frameworks to Fe-non-frameworks in MCM-41.
In fact, this information is essentially required in designing catalysts with the best performance in their catalytic activity.
Based on this idea, in this study, we have synthesized MCM-41 from rice husk ash (RH-MCM-.
by the sonication method and systematically investigated the effect of Fe3 impregnation at various concentrations on the weight percent ratio of Fe-frameworks to Fe-nonframeworks in the RH-MCM-41 with the purpose of maximizing the catalytic properties of the materials.
The use of rice husk as starting material is very advantageous, as there is a lot of rice husk waste in our surroundings, while the choice of the sonication method reduces the energy used for heating.
thus, this study meets the principle of green chemistry and is environmentally more benign.
n EXPERIMENTAL SECTION Materials The materials used in this study were rice husk taken from the rice huller in the district of Bantul.
Special Region of Yogyakarta.
Indonesia.
Merck (German.
provided the chemicals used in this study, which included hydrochloric acid (HCl, 37%), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB, 99%), sulfuric acid (H2SO4, 96%), sodium hydroxide (NaOH, 100%), ferric nitrate nonahydrate (Fe(NO.
3A9H2O, pro analysi.
, and nitric acid (HNO3, 65%).
All of these chemicals are of analytical grade and are used directly without pretreatment.
All experiments utilized distilled Instrumentation The instrumentations used in this study were ultrasonic waves produced by the Bransonic 220 Indones.
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ultrasonic device at room temperature .
to 32 AC) using a 48 kHz frequency and a 100 W heating capacity.
On a Shimadzu model XD-3H X-ray diffractometer operating at room temperature.
X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns were produced using Cu-K powder that had been irradiated at = 0.
154 nm.
A Shimadzu FTIR-8010PC was used to carry out the Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy examination.
The KBr disc technique was used to get the spectra at room temperature and the transmittance mode in the 4000Ae400 cmOe1 range.
Using the Quantachrome Nova 1200 gas sorption analyzer, we looked at the nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm at the temperature of liquid nitrogen (GSA).
Prior to the examination, samples were outgassed for a whole night at 250 AC.
The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area is determined by the multipoint BET method using adsorption data at relative pressures (P/P.
At a relative pressure of 0.
95, a mesoporous volume was calculated using isotherms.
The BarrettJoyner-Halenda (BJH) approach was used to calculate the average mesoporous diameter based on the nitrogen isotherm adsorption branch.
The transmission electron microscope (TEM.
JEM-3.
was used to analyze the properties of the RH-MCM-41 pores.
The Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS.
Perkin Elmer 3.
was used to determine the content of Fe in the samples.
Procedure The extraction of silica and synthesis of sodium silicate solution The following procedure, similar to the one we previously reported .
, was used to obtain rice husk First, rice husks were washed using water and dried for 12 h at 120 AC.
The clean and dry rice husks .
were put into a 3 M HCl solution .
mL) and then refluxed at 80 AC for 3 h in a round-bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer.
The mixture was cooled, filtered, and washed with distilled water to remove residual acid.
The result was again dried at a temperature of 120 AC for 12 h, then calcined at a temperature of 650 AC for 6 h at a speed of 2 AC minOe1.
To make sodium silicate solution, rice husk silica .
and NaOH pellets .
were put into distilled water .
, then stirred to form a gel.
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gel was heated to 80 AC with stirring for 2 h, then cooled in the air to room temperature.
Synthesis of RH-MCM-41 To produce a CTAB solution.
CTAB .
was added to distilled water .
mL) at 60 AC and stirred for 30 min.
A 15-mL solution of sodium silicate was added to the above CTAB solution to form the gel.
The pH of this gel was adjusted to 11 by steadily dropping 5 M H2SO4.
After that, the gel was placed in a sealed glass bottle and exposed to ultrasonic exposure at a frequency of 40 Hz at room temperature for 180 min.
The white precipitate was collected after the ultrasonic treatment, rinsed with the necessary amount of distilled water, and dried at 110 AC for 100 min.
The sample was calcined in air at a rate of 2 AC minOe1 to 540 AC and held there for 5 h for the template to dissipate, and RH-MCM-41 was Impregnation of Fe3 into RH-MCM-41 pores Initially.
RH-MCM-41 .
was activated by heating at 120 AC for 3 h.
The sample was then placed in a 100 mL solution of various concentrations .
02, 0.
06, 0.
08, and 0.
10 M) of Fe(NO.
3A9H2O solutions that had been acidified with HNO3 until pH 2.
At 40 AC, the mixture was magnetically stirred for 8 h, then left to stand for 4 h to achieve maximal impregnation.
The solid phase was filtered out with Whatman 42 paper, washed three times with distilled water, dried at room temperature, heated at 110 AC for 3 h, and then calcined in air at 500 AC for 8 h.
The resulting materials were labeled as Fe2O3.
Fe-RH-MCM-41.
Fe2O3.
FeRH-MCM-41.
Fe2O3.
Fe-RH-MCM-41.
Fe2O3.
Fe-RH-MCM-41, and Fe2O3.
Fe-RHMCM-41.
The Fe-total content in the five samples was determined by the AAS method.
Removing of Fe2O3 from Fe2O3-Fe-RH-MCM-41 Each 0.
5 g of Fe2O3-Fe-RH-MCM-41 material acquired from the previous procedure was put into 50 mL of HCl 0.
01 M, then magnetically stirred at ambient temperature for 2 h.
The sediments were then separated by filtering with Whatman No.
42 paper, washed three times with distilled water, dried at room temperature, and then dried at 110 AC for 2 h.
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materials were labeled as .
Fe-RH-MCM-41, .
Fe-RH-MCM-41, .
Fe-RH-MCM-41, .
FeRH-MCM-41, and .
Fe-RH-MCM-41.
The content of Fe-frameworks in the five samples was determined by the AAS method, while the content of Fe-non-frameworks is the difference between Fe-total and Fe-frameworks.
n RESULTS AND DISCUSSION X-ray Diffractogram Analysis The X-ray diffractograms for RH-MCM-41 and Fe2O3-Fe-RH-MCM-41 were collected in Fig.
1(A) .
mall angl.
and 1(B) .
ide angl.
The standard XRD pattern of -Fe2O3 (ICDD No.
is included in Fig.
1(B/.
for comparison.
The small angle diffractogram for RHMCM-41 (Fig.
1(A/.
) exhibits three well-resolved bands that can be indexed as 100, 110, and 200 reflections indicated with 2D p6mm hexagonal symmetry of the All samples of Fe2O3-Fe-RH-MCM-41, which were synthesized with Fe3 concentration of less than 0.
M (Fig.
1(A/b-.
), still had three diffraction peaks with fairly high intensity.
This shows a high degree of pore symmetry even after impregnation.
However, the synthesized Fe2O3-Fe-RH-MCM-41 sample with a 0.
Fe3 concentration (Fig.
1(A/.
) only had two diffraction peaks with relatively low intensity.
This is an indication of damage to some of the pore structures .
The decrease in intensity of the small angle diffractogram on all samples after the impregnation should be attributed to the incorporation of Fe2O3 nanoparticles in the pores.
These Fe2O3 nanoparticles lessen the contrasting scatter of the mesoporous materials pores and frameworks.
Erdem et al.
and Costa et al.
stated that, in general, the scattering intensity for Bragg reflections decreased when the scattering material Fig 1.
The X-ray diffractogram of RH-MCM-41 and Fe2O3-Fe-RH-MCM-41 in the small angle (A) and wide angle (B/a-.
, and hematite (B/.
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was filled into the pores because it increased the phase cancellation between the scattering from the walls and the pore region.
The absorption widens with a peak at 2 = 23A (Fig.
1(B/a-.
), characteristic of the amorphous silica forming the pore walls (ICDD 29-0.
In addition, characteristic weak peaks for hematite (-Fe2O.
were observed at 2 30Ae75A (Fig.
1(B/b-.
), where the intensity increased with increasing Fe3 concentration in the precursor solution.
This case also indicates that the impregnation of Fe3 into the pores of MCM-41 resulted in the formation of -Fe2O3 particles outside the frameworks.
As illustrated in Fig.
2, iron oxide nanoparticles developing in RH-MCM-41's pores are thought to be triggered by hydrogen bonds developing between the silanol groups on the RH-MCM-41 surface and the hydrated Fe.
cations, such as the two-core cation Fe2(OH)2(H2O)4 , which is present in large amounts in a pH-low solution of Fe.
The concentration of Fe2(OH)2(H2O)4 increased significantly during the filtering, washing, and calcination operations, reaching a super-saturated state and precipitating iron oxide The impregnation of Fe3 also induces the reflected diffraction peaks of all samples to shift to a lower diffraction angle .
, indicating an increase in both basal spacing .
and lattice parameter .
The increase in these parameters can be attributed to isomorphic substitution, in which tetravalent silicon in the frameworks is replaced by trivalent iron.
This increase occurs because the Pauling radius of Fe .
is larger than that of Si .
As a result, the bond length of Fe-O is larger than that of Si-O, and thus the lattice parameters are increased.
Similar results have also been reported by previous researchers .
As illustrated in Fig.
3, it is believed that the isomorphic substitution mechanism of Si4 in the frameworks by Fe3 is initiated by the protonation of the two oxygen atoms of the siloxane bridge (O-Si-O), which causes the breaking of the two Si-O bonds, followed by the release of Si4 and the entry of Fe3 .
There is an excess of negative charge on Fe in the product because Si with a charge of 4 is replaced by Fe with a charge of 3 .
The positive ions, primarily H , neutralize the negative charge, leading to the formation of Brynsted acid sites, which is very useful for catalytic activity.
Fig 2.
Mechanism estimation of the formation of iron oxide nanoparticles in the pores of RH-MCM-41 Fig 3.
Estimation on the mechanism of isomorphous substitution of Si4 in the MCM-41 frameworks by Fe3 Suyanta et al.
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FTIR Spectra Analysis Fig.
4 shows the FTIR spectra of RH-MCM-41 and all of Fe2O3-Fe-RH-MCM-41.
For comparison, the Fe2O3 .
spectrum is also presented.
The absorption of the asymmetric stretching vibration of OH silanol groups and adsorbed water molecules emerged as a widened peak of about 3400 cmOe1 in all spectra.
The peak of about 940 cmOe1 is due to the symmetric and antisymmetric stretching of Si-O bonds within tetrahedral SiO4 groups .
The symmetrical strain vibration of the Si-O-Si link of the RH-MCM-41 frameworks is represented by the absorption peak of 1084 cmOe1, while the bending vibration of the adsorbed water is represented by the absorption peak of 1635 cmOe1 .
emember the hydrophilic property of the OH grou.
symmetric Si-O-Si stretching mode is connected with the band near 842 cmOe1, whereas a SiO4 bending mode is associated with the band near 461 cmOe1 .
In Fig.
Fe-O-Fe vibrations of Fe2O3 in the RHMCM-41 pore cause the weak peaks at 635 and 572 cmOe1 .
The intensity of these two peaks increased along with the increasing concentration of Fe3 in the precursor The absorption at 1084 cmOe1, which is typical of the Si-O-Si group's strain vibration, changed to 1076 cmOe1.
This shows that a part of Si in the framework has been replaced by Fe, resulting in the creation of SiO-Fe bonds with a higher reduced mass.
The band at 461 cmOe1, which is associated with SiO4's bending mode in RH-MCM-41, changed to 438 cmOe1 due to the bending vibrations of Fe.
-O-Si in the Fe2O3-Fe-RHMCM-41 frameworks.
At around 446 cmOe1, another peak linked with Fe-O bonding was found, which was Fig 4.
The FTIR Spectra of RH-MCM-41 and Fe-containing RH-MCM-41.
The spectrum of -Fe2O3 .
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related to the Fe-O strain mode .
This peak, however, coincides with the peak bend vibrations of Fe.
-O-Si, which are 438 cmOe1.
Thus, the isomorphic substitution of Si4 on the pore wall by Fe3 and the creation of iron oxide nanoparticles in the pores of RH-MCM-41 are clearly visible in the FTIR spectral analysis.
The absence of a nitrate-like peak at 1380 cmOe1 shows that the iron.
salt has entirely decomposed.
Gas Sorption Analysis The N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms of RHMCM-41 and Fe-containing RH-MCM-41 are collected in Fig.
The isotherm of RH-MCM-41 showed typical IV isotherms, indicating a typical mesoporous material with hexagonal cylindrical channels .
The rise in the isotherm curve at low pressure (P/P0 < 0.
was attributed to the adsorption of a single layer of N2 on the walls of the The step with a steep slope of about 0.
30 < P/P0 < 0.
represents capillary condensation in the pores of RHMCM-41.
The homogeneity of pores and their narrow size distribution is to blame for the acuity of this isotherm's capillary condensation stage.
The presence of relatively homogeneous pores with a restricted size distribution accounts for the steep slope of the curve during these isotherms' capillary condensation stage.
These findings are consistent with the XRD patterns (Fig.
1(A/.
), which show well-resolved secondary and tertiary diffraction above 2 = 4Ae6A (.
and indicate a very long-range order of these materials.
The H1-type hysteresis loop in this range is caused by the capillary condensation that is typical for mesoporous materials.
The almost flat curve at the end was attributed to the multilayer adsorption on the surface of mesopores.
The H4-type hysteresis loop that appears at P/P0 > 0.
40 indicates the narrow pore size distribution contained in the material.
The isotherms of Fe2O3-.
-Fe-RH-MCM-41.
Fe2O3-.
-Fe-RH-MCM-41, and Fe2O3-.
-Fe-RHMCM-41, which were of type IV and almost identical to the parent RH-MCM-41, indicated that the pore dimension of the host materials still remained.
This case shows that the resulting Fe2O3-Fe-MCM-41 material still has a mesoporous structure, and iron oxide nanoparticles only fill a small part of the RH-MCM-41 pores.
However.
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Fig 5.
The N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms of RHMCM-41 and Fe2O3-Fe-RH-MCM-41 the starting point of the inflection shifts further left .
oward a smaller P/P.
, which marks the reduction of pore size.
Additionally, the height of the curve reduces, which indicates a reduced specific surface area.
This was caused by the increasing amount of material .
ron oxid.
that filled the mesoporous channels as a result of the greater concentration of Fe3 in the precursor solution.
In contrast, samples of Fe2O3-.
-Fe-RHMCM-41 and Fe2O3-.
-Fe-RH-MCM-41 showed an isotherm that is markedly different from the parent RHMCM-41 silica.
The characteristic pore-filling step of the isotherm disappears for the two samples.
This feature is thought to be due to the significant narrowing of the RH-MCM-41 pore, as it is partially blocked by iron oxide particles .
According to this explanation.
Table 1 shows a systematic decrease in surface area, specific pore volume, and pore diameter as the impregnated Fe3 concentration increases, where a significant decrease occurs in the fifth and sixth samples.
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Analysis of TEM The TEM images of RH-MCM-41 and Fe2O3-.
Fe-RH-MCM-41 samples are presented in Fig.
The TEM image of the RH-MCM-41 sample (Fig.
) shows that the pores are regularly arranged in a hexagonal shape, related to the p6mm 2D hexagonal symmetry.
This is in agreement with the analytical results of the XRD data.
Fig.
reveals a significant degree of pore regularity with a pore diameter of 2.
9 nm.
For Fe2O3.
-Fe-RH-MCM-41 (Fig.
TEM images show a pore diameter of 2.
5 nm.
This is also close to the results obtained from GSA data, which are 2.
861 nm.
This result matches those found by GSA data, showing that the average pore diameter of this material was 3.
241 nm.
The decrease in pore diameter can be attributed to the presence of iron oxide nanoparticles, which form and fill some of the pores.
In addition.
Fig.
also shows the reduced pore regularity caused by the isomorphic substitution of Si4 by Fe3 that occurs in the frameworks, indicated by the shift of the 100-plane peak to the left side, as discussed previously.
Table 1.
The porosity of RH-MCM-41 and Fe2O3-Fe-RH-MCM-41 samples Sample RH-MCM-41 Fe2O3-.
-Fe-RH-MCM-41 Fe2O3-.
-Fe-RH-MCM-41 Fe2O3-.
-Fe-RH-MCM-41 Fe2O3-.
-Fe-RH-MCM-41 Fe2O3-.
-Fe-RH-MCM-41 SBET.
VP.
L/.
DBJH.
Note: .
Using adsorption data with a P/P0 range of 0.
05 to 0.
30, the multipoint BET technique was used to determine BET surface area.
The specific pore volume is calculated using P/P0 = 0.
The BJH approach was used to determine the sizes of the pores from the nitrogen isotherm's adsorption branch Fig 6.
The TEM image of RH-MCM-41 and Fe2O3-.
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The Content of Fe The interpretation of the XRD diffractogram indicated that the Fe3 impregnation of the MCM-41 pores led to the isomorphous substitution of Si4 by Fe3 as well as the formation of iron oxide at the out of frameworks.
Table 2 shows the Fe content in the materials before and after the HCl treatment.
The content of Fe increases with the increase in Fe3 concentration in the precursor The maximum Fe3 concentration that can be used without causing damage to the pore structure of RHMCM-41 is 0.
08 M, which produces a material with a Fe content of 2.
Several researchers have previously reported comparable Fe contents.
He et al.
reported a maximum Fe content of 1% by weight in Fe-MCM-41 material produced in situ without harming the silica host.
Pasqua et al.
modified the process to manage the incorporation of Fe to the point where the content reaches 5% by weight without harming the silica host.
As shown in Table 2, the treatment using a solution 01 M HCl caused a decrease in the amount of Fe The reaction associated with the decrease in Fe content is .
F e 2 O 3 .
) A 6 H C l .
q ) C 2 F e C l 3 ( a q ) A 3 H 2 O ( l ) In this case.
Fe2O3 was iron oxide particles dispersed on the outer surface of the silica frameworks, both inside and outside of the pores .
enoted as Fe-nonframework.
The HCl treatment was assumed to dissolve all of the Fe-non-frameworks but not for Fe isomorphic substituted in the frameworks .
enoted as Fe-framework.
Based on this assumption, the composition of Fe in the initial sample .
efore treatmen.
can be deduced, as shown in Table 3.
By using the bar curve (Fig.
, the difference in Fe content between Fe-frameworks and Fe-nonframeworks of each sample can be clearly seen.
The content of Fe-frameworks in the five samples is almost the same, while that of Fe-non-frameworks is significantly increased when a higher concentration of Fe3 in the precursor solution is used.
This trend indicates that Fe-framework content reaches its maximum faster than Fe-non-framework content.
Therefore, when a precursor with a higher concentration of Fe3 is used, only a small amount of Fe3 displaces Si4 in the frameworks, whereas most of them form iron oxide particles outside the frameworks.
This is not surprising because, based on our calculations, the isomorphic substitution of Si4 by Fe3 in the silica frameworks is endothermic .
H = 1,650 kJ molOe.
, while the formation of Fe2O3 outside the frameworks is exothermic .
H = Oe16,484 kJ molOe.
Table 2.
The content of Fe in the sample before and after the HCl treatment Sample MCM-41 Fe2O3.
Fe-RH-MCM-41 Fe2O3.
Fe-RH-MCM-41 Fe2O3.
Fe-RH-MCM-41 Fe2O3.
Fe-RH-MCM-41 Fe2O3.
Fe-RH-MCM-41 Fe content .
Before HCl treatment After HCl treatment Table 3.
Composition of Fe in samples before treatment with 0.
01 M HCl Sample RH-MCM-41 Fe2O3.
Fe-RH-MCM-41 Fe2O3.
Fe-RH-MCM-41 Fe2O3.
Fe-RH-MCM-41 Fe2O3.
Fe-RH-MCM-41 Fe2O3.
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%) Fe-frameworks .
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Fig 7.
Content of Fe in the samples before treatment with 0.
01 M HCl n CONCLUSION According to XRD patterns.
N2 adsorptiondesorption isotherms, and a TEM image, rice husk silica can be employed as the starting material for the sonication synthesis of RH-MCM-41, which displays a p6mm hexagonal mesostructure with a high specific surface area and narrow porosity size distribution.
Impregnation of Fe3 .
02, 0.
04, 0.
06, 0.
08, and 0.
10 M) into the pores of RH-MCM-41 resulted in iron oxide outside the frameworks as well as isomorphic substitution in the frameworks, in which Fe3 replaced Si4 .
The tendency of iron oxide formation is greater than the isomorphic substitution, as shown by the weight percents of Fe-nonframeworks of 0.
64, 1.
16, 1.
67, 2.
08, and 2.
28% for each sample and the weight percents of Fe-frameworks of 0.
73, 0.
86, 0.
89, and 0.
91% for each sample.
This is due to the fact that isomorphic substitution of Si4 by Fe3 in the silica frameworks is endothermic .
H = 1,650 kJ molOe.
, while the formation of Fe2O3 outside the frameworks is exothermic .
H = Oe16,484 kJ molOe.
Based on these findings, the mass percentage of Fe-non-frameworks to Fe-frameworks in RH-MCM-41 can be controlled by adjusting the concentration of Fe3 used in the impregnation process.
This is very important if the material is going to be applied as a catalyst, because the presence of iron oxide nanoparticles to a certain degree can increase the catalytic activity, but in contrast, excessive addition may also block the active site of Brynsted acid and therefore reduce the catalytic activity.
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n ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors acknowledge financial support from a research grant administered by Universitas Gadjah Mada under the funding contract number 0127/J01.
28/PL.
02/2015 from the Directorate General of Higher Education (DGHE).
Ministry of Education.
Culture.
Research, and Technology.
The Republic of Indonesia.
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