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Growth and aging phenomena in silica gels

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Growth and aging of silica aggregates are influenced both by temperature and by catalyzing fluorine ions as shown by SAXS and BET. It was found that both fluorine and increased temperature slightly increased the fractal dimension Df during aging, but the fluorine catalyzed system showed a lower BET surface area.

To understand the effect of fluorine and increased temperature on the aggregates, 2D aggregations and SAXS simulations were carried out using two new programs GRASP and DALAI. In agreement with experiments it was found that binary RLCCA aggregates have a slightly higher Df value compared to DLCCA aggregates and that branch-flexibility during aging increases Df even further.

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  1. SERC, Daresbury Laboratory, WA4 4AD, Warrington, Cheshire, U.K.

    E. Pantos & J. B. West

  2. Schuit Institute of Catalysis, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    W. H. Dokter, H. F. Van Garderen, T. P. M. Beelen & R. A. Van Santen

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Pantos, E., West, J.B., Dokter, W.H. et al. Growth and aging phenomena in silica gels. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 2, 273–276 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00486255

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