Nippon Kasei Chemical Company Limited
Across Shinkawa Bldg.
1-8-8 Shinkawa,Chuo-ku,Tokyo, 104-0033 Japan |
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Characteristics of Mesoporous silica (Mesopure®)
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| ● Chemical Substance:Silica,Mesoporous Silica |
| ● Composition:Silicon Dioxide |
| ● Chemical Formula:SiO2 |
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Characteristics
- Our silica has high surface area and high mesopore volume per mass.
- An inorganic material (Silica) with precisely controlled pores in nanometer range.
Safety
- Silica is widely accepted as safe material for various usages in our daily life, such as cosmetics, detergent etc.
Potential Applications
Mesoporous silica is suitable for these uses ; Catalyst support, Humidity control, Separation, Release control, Optical element, VOC Absorbent.
| Humidity Control |
Humidifier/Dehumidifier, Desiccant type air conditioner, Anti-condensation, etc. |
| Catalyst support |
Fine chemicals, Polymerization |
| Separation |
Chromatography, |
| Release control |
Deodorant, Perfume, Drug |
| Optical element |
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| VOC Adsorbent |
For PSA* system (Recovery from off gas, vent gas of Plants and Tanks)
*Pressure Swing Adsorption System
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What does Mesoporous mean?
- A porous material with pore size from 2 to 50nm is categorized as a mesoporous material.
- As the material is silica, it's called mesoporous silica.
Particle Size & Shape by SEM Images
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Standard Particle Size distribution;
Ave. Size*; 200 microns, 5 microns
* Rough estimate
* * Morphology; Crushed
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Nano Technologies for Mesopure®
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Applied patents: 50 (Japan),3 (Overseas) |
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Pore size is precisely controlled in nanometer range. |
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Narrow pore size distribution. |
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Peak top of the pore size can be controlled with 1nm increments from 4nm to 25nm on customers’ request. |
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Pore size distribution
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Metal Impurity Level
- Significantly low impurity level compared to other silica.
- Especially suitable for use of catalyst support.
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Metal impurity (Unit:ppm)
| Metal |
Reference |
Mesopure® |
| Na |
170 |
0.2 |
| K |
23 |
0.1 |
| Ca |
160 |
0.2 |
| Al |
15 |
<0.1 |
| Ti |
260 |
<0.1 |
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