Description
General description
Silica gel is a rigid 3D network of colloidal silica. It is exclusively used as a support material for the active titanium (III) centers in Ziegler-Natta catalysts. Silica gel allows a controlled fragmentation leading to form uniform polymer particles with narrow particle size distribution and high bulk density. Silica gel is classified as below:
a. Aquagel - pores are filled with water
b. Xerogel - by the process of evaporation, aqueous phase in the pores are removed
c. Aerogel - solvent removed by supercritical extraction
Application
Silica gel may be used in separation of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) by simple filtration.
Specifications

General

UNSPSC Code23201100
PubChem Substance ID329759203
NACRESSB.52
Web Name OverrideSilica gel Inorganic Sorbent
EC Number231-545-4
Web Name Suffix Overridehigh-purity grade (w/ Ca, ~0.1%), 230-400 mesh
MDL numberMFCD00011232
SMILES stringO=[Si]=O
InChI1S/O2Si/c1-3-2
InChI keyVYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
gradehigh-purity grade (w/ Ca, ~0.1%)
descriptionactivity acc. to Brockmann and Schodder 2 - 3
formpowder
manufacturer/tradenameSigma-Aldrich
technique(s)LPLC: suitable
surface area500 m2/g
matrixSilica
matrix active groupsilica
particle size230-400 mesh
pore size0.8 cm3/g pore volume
bp2230 °C
mp>1600 °C
separation techniquehydrophilic interaction (HILIC)
Quality Level200