Silica-Based Materials for Advanced Chemical Applications

Book by Mario Pagliaro
RSC Publishing, Cambridge
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 9781847558985
Extent: 130
Format: Hardback
Price: Ł 70.00

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Synopsis

The book addresses one of the hottest topic in chemistry, namely functionalized silica gels.

Originally used in chromatography, specialized silica gels have evolved into crucially important functional nanomaterials suitable for application to chemical synthesis, analysis, purification, surface protection, drug release and many other advanced applications.

Readers will benefit from the use of aclear, coincise style resulting in a consistent treatment of the topic, in which the physical and chemical properties of silica gels are shown to originate the numerous applications.

An updated outlook on new commercial products and the companies which make them greatly adds further value to the text.

The world’s 5 billion $ market for sol-gels (mostly silica-based) was estimated to grow at >5% per year in 2006. Actually, the prediction was too conservative as market has grown at a much faster pace.

This book shows why the forecast was wrong and what are the origins of the extraordinary performance of these materials in such a wide variety of fields.

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Book Table of Contents

Preface
Functionalized Silicas: The Principles
- Functionalized Silicas
- The Nature of the Sol-Gel Entrapment
- The Nature of the Sol-Gel Cage
- Tuning Dopant’s Chemical Reactivity
- Tailored Structures through Control of the Sol-Gel Process
- From Disordered to Ordered Structures
- Electrochemistry at the Silica Sol-Gel Cage
- Imprinting the Sol-Gel Cage
- References
Controlled Release
- Sol-Gel Microencapsulation
- Soluble Silica for Enhanced Release of APIs
- Silica Microoparticles for Controlled Release
- Therapeutic Films
- Controlled Release of Enzymes
- Controlled DNA Delivery
- References
Purification and Synthesis
- Size Control, Shape and Purity for Enhanced Separation
- Scavenging with Functionalized Silicas
- Silica-Entrapped Reactants
- References
Coatings
- ORMOSIL-Based Coatings
- Sol-Gel Optical Coatings
- Antifouling Coatings
- Anticorrosion Coatings
- Scratch-Resistant and Antiaging Coatings
- Decorative Coatings and Barrier Systems
- References
Catalysis
- Catalysis by Sol-Gels: An Advanced Technology for Organic Chemistry
- Sol-Gel Entrapped Catalysts: Tailored Catalytic Materials
- Physically Entrapped Catalysts
- Chemically Entrapped Catalysts
- Biocatalysis
- Commercial Catalysts and Forthcoming Applications
- References
Sensing
- Optical Sol-Gel Sensors: Analytical Technology of the Future
- Array Sensors
- Templated Xerogels as Selective Chemical Sensors
- Forthcoming Sensors
- References
Hybrid Silica-Based Composites
- Hybrid Polymer/Silica Composites
- New Aqueous Sol–Gel Route to Hybrid Silicas
- Hybrid Silica/Polymer Aerogels
- Polyethylene@Silica
- References
Strategic Aspects of Sol-Gel Functional Silicas
- On the Value of Sol-Gel Hybrid Materials
- Market Trends
- Insight into Sol-Gel Nanotechnology
- Sustainability Aspects of Sol-Gel Materials
- References
Index

Companies Mentioned in the Book (Selection of)

Avecia
Safe Marine Nanotechnologies
Evonik
Basf
Sol-Gel Technologies
Johnson Matthey
SiliCycle
TheraSyn
Reaxa
DeSilTech
CeramiSphere

IRB
Indena
Dow
Solidus Biosciences
Ocean Optics
Bayer
Waters
Hybrid Glass Technologies
P&G
Boeing
Intel

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