Single layered polysilicate kanemite (NaHSi2O5·3H2O) was allowed to react with alkyltrimethylammonium chloride solutions to form alkyltrimethylammonium–kanemite complexes. During the organic intercalation, the SiO2 layers in the complexes were condensed to form three-dimensional SiO2 networks. The calcined products of the complexes had micro pores 2–4 nm in diameter, and the surface areas were ca. 900 m2g−1. The pore size of the calcined products was altered with the variation in the alkyl-chain length of the alkyltrimethylammonium ions employed.
Alkyltrimethylammonium–kanemite complexes, having three dimensional SiO2 networks, were allowed to react with a trimethylsilylating reagent to form the trimethylsilylated derivatives. The three dimensional SiO2 networks were retained after trimethylsilylation. The calcined products obtained from the trimethylsilylated products had about 840–880 m2 g−1 in specific surface areas and micro pores with 22–33 Å in average pore diameter. These values were slightly smaller than those of the calcined products obtained from alkyltrimethylammonium–kanemite complexes, which indicated the effect of the trimethylsilyl groups.
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