Synthesis of mesoporous silica from geothermal water

Abstract Mesoporous silica was successfully synthesized for the first time using geothermal water from the Onuma Geothermal Power Plant, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) was used as an organic template for the synthesis. CTAB with a concentration of 2.4 × 10–4 mol/L was...

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Main Authors: Yujiro Watanabe, Naoki Amitani, Takushi Yokoyama, Akira Ueda, Minoru Kusakabe, Shigeko Unami, Yoshiji Odashima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03133-x