Effect of Magnesium Coating Prior to Lithium Loading over SBA-15 for Stabilization of its Mesostructure

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Mesoporous material SBA-15 was synthesized using P123 and TEMOS as the templates. Lithium in the form of LiOH was loaded over a previously prepared SBA-15. The basic strength of the prepared samples of SBA-15 was found to increase but the mesoporous structure was severely destroyed. The mesoporous structure of the prepared SBA-15 was retained after coating it with 30 wt. % magnesium prior to LiOH loading. The stability of mesoporous structure was strongly influenced by the extent of magnesium coating. It was also noted that this structure was also affected by LiOH loading and significantly destroyed structure when magnesium coating value exceeded 20 %. These samples were thoroughly characterized for their surface area, pore volume, pore size, basic strength, SAXRD patterns and transmission electron microscopic (TEM) analysis.

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