Mitigation of silica-rich wastes: An alternative to the synthesis eco-friendly silica-based mesoporous materials

Author(s)

Costa, Jose Arnaldo S. ; Paranhos, Caio M.

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials; v. 309, p. 16-pg., 2020-12-15.

Abstract

The synthesis of nano-architectured mesoporous materials is of great importance for the sciences of multifunctional materials, since the textural and structural features of mesoporous silicas allows its application in the most different areas of technological knowledge. In view of growing interest of the scientific community in the use of silica-based mesoporous materials, as well as the environmental concern of obtaining advanced materials through increasingly cleaner, low-cost, and eco-friendly processes, this review aims to give an overview in the literature of main alternative silica sources that have been used to synthetize the silica-based mesopomus arrays. Also, we present what are the main applications of these mesoparticles. We can highlight that the main mesoporous materials studied in the literature are those of the M41S, SBA-n, FDU-n, and KIT-n families, which presented well-structured silica-based mesoporous materials with different pore geometries and architectures. Thus, allowing the application of these architectured materials in different scientific areas. The synthesis of silicon-based mesopomus materials has been increasingly sought from the use of low-cost and eco-friendly silica sources from the reuse of industrial wastes, in an attempt to minimize the possible impacts on the environment and human health of inadequate disposal of these wastes. Based on our literature review, the main alternative silica sources that are being used for the synthesis of silica-based mesoporous materials are rice hush ash, wheat husk ash, palm oil fuel ash, Miscanthus ash, e-waste, coal ash, reed ash, sedge ash, Carex riparia, sugarcane ash, bamboo leaf ash, natural clay, ore tailing, and others. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/18894-1 - Synthesis of mesoporous bioactive materials for use in regenerative biomedicine
• Grantee: José Arnaldo Santana Costa
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• FAPESP's process: 14/05679-4 - Development of silica-based mesoporous materials from biomass for use as remediation system for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH's)
• Grantee: José Arnaldo Santana Costa
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 13/07296-2 - CDMF - Center for the Development of Functional Materials
• Grantee: Elson Longo da Silva
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC
• FAPESP's process: 17/06775-5 - Development of tunable hybrid polymeric membranes for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) remediation from petroleum
• Grantee: José Arnaldo Santana Costa
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral