Effect of synthesis conditions on particle size of HMS

HMS mesoporous molecular sieve was synthesized hydrothermally by using dodecylamine (DDA) as template and tetethylorthosilicalite (TEOS) as silicon source. The influence of the hydrothermal synthesis conditions on HMS particle size was studied systematically. The results showed that the smaller particle was obtained under the condition of DDA/SiO 2 =0.27, H 2 O/SiO 2 =66.7, EtOH/SiO 2 =6.5 mol and synthesis time of 18 h. The presences of additives (TW20, TW60, SP60 and Neopelex) also helped to the reduction of particle size. The HMS mesoporous molecular sieve with particle size around 60∼100 nm was obtained by using TW20 or TW60 as an additive. In addition, TEM image showed that HMS mesoporous molecular sieve with pariticle size about 20∼100 nm was synthesized in microemulsion.