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Article

Mercapto-Functionalized Porous Organosilica Monoliths Loaded with Gold Nanoparticles for Catalytic Application

by
Hongwei Li
1,†,
Junhui Pan
1,†,
Chengtao Gao
1,2,
Mengyu Ma
1,
Liangyu Lu
1,
Yuzhu Xiong
1 and
Fuping Dong
1,*
1
Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
2
National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymer Materials, Guiyang 550025, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Molecules 2019, 24(23), 4366; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24234366
Submission received: 31 October 2019 / Revised: 26 November 2019 / Accepted: 27 November 2019 / Published: 29 November 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthesis of Functional Silicon Compounds)
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Abstract

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Porous organosilica monoliths have attracted much attention from both the academic and industrial fields due to their porous structure; excellent mechanical property and easily functionalized surface. A new mercapto-functionalized silicone monolith from a precursor mixture containing methyltrimethoxysilane; 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane; and 3-mercaptopropyl(dimethoxy)methylsilane prepared via a two-step acid/base hydrolysis–polycondensation process was reported. Silane precursor ratios and surfactant type were varied to control the networks of porous monolithic gels. Gold nanoparticles were loaded onto the surface of the porous organosilica monolith (POM). Versatile characterization techniques were utilized to investigate the properties of the synthesized materials with and without gold nanoparticles. Scanning electron microscopy was used to investigate the morphology of the as-synthesized porous monolith materials. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was applied to confirm the surface chemistry. 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance was used to investigate the hydrolysis and polycondensation of organosilane precursors. Transmission electron microscopy was carried out to prove the existence of well-dispersed gold nanoparticles on the porous materials. Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy was utilized to evaluate the high catalytic performance of the as-synthesized Au/POM particles

1. Introduction

Porous monoliths materials, including silica [1], grapheme [2], carbon nanotubes [3], and cellulose [4,5,6], have attracted much attention for versatile application due to their unique properties of low density, thermal conductivity and a high adsorption capacity [7,8,9,10]. Porous organosilica monoliths (POM), as one kind of molecular level organic/inorganic hybrid materials, are a class of silica-based materials containing organic groups as integral parts of their structures [11]. These hybrid materials could offer a reactive and easily-modified surface, large pore size and higher mechanical strength than conventional silica. They have had attractive applications in the field of catalysts [12,13,14,15], drug carriers [16], oil/water separation [17], heavy metal removal [18,19], chromatographic separations [20], and reverse osmosis desalination etc. [21]. The porous structure could be obtained from the hydrolysis and condensation of difunctional or trifunctional alkoxysilanes.
In recent years, the functionalized organosilica materials with different organic groups (methyl, epoxide, amine and mercaptopropyl) on the surface have been studied [22,23,24,25,26,27]. Zhang et al. fabricated the amine-functionalized porous organosilica monoliths with rich and adjustable pore structure via a one-step emulsion-templated process [18]. This amino-POMs demonstrated excellent Cr(VI)-removal capacity with the adsorption efficiency to be 92.8% at room temperature, and good durability with the efficiency still remaining as high as 85.1% after five recycles. Kanamori et al. fabricated methyl-functionalized marshmallow-like gels derived from tri- and difunctional alkoxysilanes as co-precursors through a facile one-pot reaction [28]. The obtained methyl-functionalized gels display superhydrophobicity and could work as a sponge to remove organic compounds from water by absorbing them and releasing them upon being squeezed out. In our previous reports, the hydrolysis–condensation of methytrimethoxysilane and mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (SHTMS) silane co-precursor could form porous core–shell structures by using polystyrene as a structure-directing agent [29]. After the loading of gold nanoparticles, the porous nanocomposite materials showed excellent catalytic performance.
In this work, a new mercaptopropyl-functionalized monolith was fabricated via a facile process by using an aqueous solution containing alkoxysilane co-precursors, acetic acid (HAc), urea, and surfactant. The final monolith materials were obtained after heating at 95 °C for 12 h, washing with water, and drying under an ambient condition. The POMs were controlled by altering the starting silane precursor composition and surfactant type. The morphology, microstructure, chemical composition, and thermal stability of the resultant monolith materials were investigated by the techniques of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), and elemental analysis (EA). Gold nanoparticles were immobilized into the pores of the porous monolith materials due to the high affinity between the -SH groups and Au ions. Au/POMs nanocomposite particles showed high catalytic performance with the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) as a model reaction.

2. Results

The POMs were fabricated via a sol–gel process with methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS), mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (SHTMS) and 3-mercaptopropyl(dimethoxy)methylsilane (SHDMS) as co-precursor, acetic acid and urea as catalysts, water as a solvent, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as a surfactant. The hydrolysis-polycondensation reaction of silane co-precursors were catalyzed by the dilute acetic acid and at the same time the urea was hydrolyzed into ammonia and CO2 above 60 degrees, which raised the pH value and accelerated the condensation reaction. The final sponge-like samples were obtained as shown in the inset images in Figure 1a. The connected microspheres were observed at the cross-section surface and the porous structures were observed clearly for all samples, as the SEM images illustrated in Figure 1. The pores of the sample were formed by the accumulation of closely connected microspheres, which had high formability, a smooth surface, and uniform size.
The composition of the silane precursor played an important role in controlling the morphology of the samples. The tightly connected microspheres were observed in all samples. When the volume ratio of MTMS: SHTMS: SHDMS changed from 3:1:2 to 1:2:2, the average particle size of microspheres increased from about 3.1 to 4.4 μm. This phenomenon was due to the high hydrolysis–condensation speed of methyltrymethoxysilane and the large steric hindrance of the mercapto group. EA was performed to estimate the mercaptopropyl group content on the sample, and results showed that the S content in the sample increased from 16.3% to 21.5%.
Figure 2 shows the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra of the POMs with and without Au, as well as of the precursors of POMs (MTMS/SHTMS/SHDMS = 3:1:2). In the spectra of the POMs with and without Au, two strong absorption peaks at 1120 and 1026 cm−1 represented the Si–O–Si structure of POMs (Figure 2) [30]. These peaks did not appear in the spectrum for the precursors of POMs. In all spectra, the peaks at 1271 cm−1 for the C–H group in the SiCH3 group and 778 cm−1 for the Si–C group demonstrated that the methyl group was connected to the Si atom directly [31]. The peak at 2561 cm−1 for the SH group were observed in POMs, which proved the successful formation of mercaptopropyl-functionalized POMs [32]. The same peak at 2561 cm−1 for the SH group became weaker after loading Au nanoparticles due to the interaction between thiols and gold surfaces.
Figure 3 shows the 29Si CP-MAS NMR spectrum of the porous organosilica monoliths with a MTMS/SHTMS/SHDMS composition ratio of 3:1:2. In the spectrum both the monosubstituted silica (T) and disubstituted silica (D) species were clearly visible. Because the SH-DMS had a RSi(CH3)(OCH3)2 structure, the resultant Si-O linkage formed by hydrolysis afforded the Dn units. On the other hand, the RSi((OCH3)3) from MTMS and SHTMS formed the Tn units. The strong peaks at −30 ppm and −75 ppm represented the D2 (RSi(OSi) OSi) and T3 (SiOSi(OSi)OSi) units respectively, which demonstrated the complete condensation of silane precursors [33,34]. The relatively weak signals at −21 ppm and −66 ppm were assigned to the D1 and T2 units due to the incomplete condensed silanes, which demonstrated that almost all silane precursors had been fully condensed [35]. The cross-linked Si-O-Si framework could be confirmed in the porous organosilica monoliths due to the sol-gel hydrolysis and condensation of Si-OCH3.
As shown by the TGA data in Figure 4, the weight loss curve presented a slow decrease at <250 °C due to water adsorption [36]; showed a rapid decrease between 250 °C and 700 °C due to the decomposition of the mercaptopropyl and methyl groups on the microsphere surface, and illustrated a steady level, with the remaining weight of 56.78% at > 700 °C. These results indicated the stability of the materials due to the existence of the inorganic Si-O-Si framework [37].
The surfactant type also plays an important role in the formation of POMs and can control the morphology of the final samples. POMs with a size of 2.6 µm can be obtained with connecting microspheres when utilizing hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC) as the surfactant (Figure 5a), whereas POMs with a size of 8.0 µm can be obtained when utilizing sodium lauryl diphenyl ether disulfonate (SLD) as surfactant (Figure 5b).
The porous structure and the mercaptopropyl-functionalized surface make the materials suitable for metal ion adsorption. In this work, gold nanoparticles were loaded onto the surface of the grounded POM powders with average particle size of 3.1 μm by using HAuCl4 as the gold source and NaBH4 as the reducing agent. As shown in the HRTEM image (Figure 6), dark globular spots can be observed, which confirmed that gold nanoparticles were successfully loaded on POM particles. The estimated average diameter of the gold nanoparticles was 2.7 nm, and no distinct aggregation was observed. Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) analysis revealed that the gold content was 0.68 wt.%, which also proved that gold nanoparticles were successfully loaded onto the sample.
The catalytic performance of Au/POM nanocomposite particles were determined with the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) in the presence of NaBH4 as the model reaction. Without utilizing Au/POM nanocomposite particles as the catalyst, no significant color change, which indicated that the reduction of 4-NP would occur. When Au/POMs were used as catalysts, the characteristic absorption peak of p-nitrophenol at 400 nm gradually weakened with reaction time (Figure 7a). At the same time, a new peak appeared at approximately 300 nm, which was the amino peak of 4-AP formed by nitrophenol reduction [38]. After a 40 min reaction, the suspension became completely colorless, which indicated the complete reduction of 4-NP. Figure 7b showed the ln(C/Co) versus reaction time for the reduction of 4-NP over Au/POMs nanocomposite. The kinetic constant kapp was 0.0566 min−1, which was similar to other substrate-supported Au nanocatalysts [39,40]. The AuNPs were well dispersed in the pores of POMs, allowing effective contact with 4-NP and demonstrated a good catalytic efficiency. The cyclability of Au/POM particles was also investigated using the same catalytic reaction. A 4-NP conversion rate of > 96.3% was obtained after five runs, proving that the existence of POM particle support was enough to stabilize the catalytic nanoparticles by blocking their aggregation.

3. Materials and Methods

3.1. Chemicals

Methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS, 98%), mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane SHTMS (95%), 3-mercaptopropyl(dimethoxy)methylsilane (SHDMS, 95%), urea (99.5%), hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB, 99%), hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC, 97%), HAc (99.5%), ethanol (99.7%), HAuCl4 (≥99.9%), and 4-NP (99%) were purchased from Aladdin (Shanghai, China). NaBH4 (98%) was supplied by the Tianjin Kermel Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd. (Tianjin, China). Sodium lauryl diphenyl ether disulfonate (SLD) was obtained from Shanghai Aichun Biological Technology Co., Ltd. The water used throughout the experiment was distilled water (~17 MΩ) produced by the Milli-Q water system.

3.2. Synthesis of Porous Organosilica Monoliths (POMs)

Typically, CTAB (1 g) and urea (5 g) were added to 15 mL diluted HAc solution and stirred for 30 min. Then, the organosilane co-precursor, which contained different amounts of MTMS, SHTMS, and SHDMS (Table 1), was added into the system and stirred at room temperature for 1 h. Afterward, the vial was placed in an oven at 95 °C for 12 h. The obtained gel was cooled naturally and washed thrice with water and ethanol. To investigate the effect of surfactant on the morphology of the monoliths, CTAC and SLD were utilized to replace CTAB with the same conditions as the sample POMs-1.

3.3. Porous Organosilica Monoliths Loaded with Gold Nanoparticles

Au/POM composites were fabricated through an impregnation process with grounded POM particles as the carrier and HAuCl4 as the gold source. HAuCl4·3H2O solution (10 mL, 10 mM) was added to 10 mL POM suspension (containing 0.025 g POM solid, 5 mL water and 5 mL ethanol) and stirred at room temperature for 12 h. Then, for the system, a considerable amount of newly prepared NaBH4 solution was added and stirred for 3 h. Samples were collected by filtration and dried in a vacuum oven at 60 °C for 3 h for further use.

3.4. Catalytic Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol with Au/POMs as the Catalyst

1 mL of Au/POMs ethanol suspension (1 mg/mL) was mixed with 1.5 mL newly prepared aqueous NaBH4 solution (7 mM), and the mixture was added with 1.5 mL 4-NP (0.14 mM) and stirred until the bright yellow-colored mixture gradually became colorless. The reaction progress was monitored by obtaining the ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) absorption spectrum of the system. The particles were filtered after each reaction to study catalyst recycling. The particles were filtered, collected carefully, cleaned thoroughly with water, and dried in an oven for 6 h at 60 °C. Then, under the same reaction conditions, the catalyst was reused for subsequent reaction.

3.5. Characterizations

The morphology of the POMs was obtained by scanning electron microscopy using the FEI-SEM system (FEI Helios Nanolab 600i, FEI, Hillsboro, OR, USA) at 5 kV. The surface chemistry was determined by FTIR spectroscopy using the Perkin–Elmer Spectrum GX-spectrophotometer (Thermo, Waltham, MA, USA) with a spectral resolution of 1 cm−1 and scan number of 32. The molecular structure was confirmed by the 29Si NMR technique using the Varian Inc. 400 MHz UNITY INOVA spectrometer (Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA, USA) at room temperature and magic-angle spinning, resonance frequencies, and 90° pulse length of 5 kHz, 79.5 MHz, and 6.5 µs, respectively. The morphology of the gold nanoparticles on POMs were observed using the FEI Tecnai G2F30 electron microscope (FEI) operating at 200 kV. For the nanoparticle size gauge values, the average of ≥100 particles on the TEM images were taken. The UV–Vis spectra were obtained using the Evolution 201 (Thermo) UV–vis spectrophotometer with 1 cm quartz cuvettes. TGA was conducted using the Mettler TGA/DSC 3+ (Mettler-Toledo, Zurich, Switzerland) from natural temperature to 800 °C at a heating rate of 5 °C min−1 under N2 atmosphere. EA was performed using the Vario EL Cube (Elementar, Frankfurt, Germany) EA instrument. Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) analysis was performed using the Perkin-Elmer Nexion 300 (Perkin-Elmer, Waltham, MA, USA).

4. Conclusions

In summary, mercapto-functionalized POMs without post-synthesis functionalization were prepared via a sol–gel process. The SEM images showed that the POMs had rich highly adjustable porous structures that were connected to the microsphere structure via a simple change in the formulation of the silane precursor. The successful graft of the mercapto groups on the surface of the organosilica monolith was confirmed by FTIR spectroscopy and EA. The POM particles prepared in this work showed excellent catalytic performance after loading with gold nanoparticles. The mercapto-functionalized POMs can be produced in a large scale and has potential as a catalyst and in the adsorption field.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, H.L., J.P., C.G., Y.X. and F.D.; data curation, H.L., J.P., C.G., M.M. and L.L.; formal analysis, H.L.; funding acquisition, Y.X. and F.D.; investigation, J.P., C.G., M.M., L.L. and F.D.; methodology, H.L.; writing—original draft, H.L. and F.D.; writing—review and editing, Y.X. and F.D.

Funding

This research was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC No. 51663003) and the Science and Technology Department of Guizhou Province (2019092, 2016123, and GZU201625).

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Sample Availability: Samples of the compounds POMs-1, POMs-2, and POMs-3 are available from the authors.
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Figure 1. SEM images of the porous organosilica monoliths fabricated from silane co-precursor with different volume ratios of MTMS: SHTMS: SHDMS, which were as follows: (a) 3:1:2, (b) 2:1:2 and (c) 1:2:2.
Figure 1. SEM images of the porous organosilica monoliths fabricated from silane co-precursor with different volume ratios of MTMS: SHTMS: SHDMS, which were as follows: (a) 3:1:2, (b) 2:1:2 and (c) 1:2:2.
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Figure 2. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra of the porous organosilica monoliths with and without Au as well as the spectrum of the precursor of POMs-1 (MTMS/SHTMS/SHDMS = 3:1:2).
Figure 2. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra of the porous organosilica monoliths with and without Au as well as the spectrum of the precursor of POMs-1 (MTMS/SHTMS/SHDMS = 3:1:2).
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Figure 3. Solid 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance (29Si NMR) spectrum of porous organosilica monoliths with a MTMS/SHTMS/SHDMS = 3:1:2 composition.
Figure 3. Solid 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance (29Si NMR) spectrum of porous organosilica monoliths with a MTMS/SHTMS/SHDMS = 3:1:2 composition.
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Figure 4. Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) data of the porous organosilica monoliths with a MTMS/SHTMS/SHDMS = 3:1:2 composition.
Figure 4. Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) data of the porous organosilica monoliths with a MTMS/SHTMS/SHDMS = 3:1:2 composition.
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Figure 5. SEM images of POMs with different surfactants (a) hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC) and (b) sodium lauryl diphenyl ether disulfonate (SLD).
Figure 5. SEM images of POMs with different surfactants (a) hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC) and (b) sodium lauryl diphenyl ether disulfonate (SLD).
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Figure 6. TEM images of the organosilica monolith particles with a MTMS/SHTMS/SHDMS = 3:1:2 composition loaded with gold nanoparticles at (a) low magnification (inset is the corresponding size distribution of gold nanoparticles) and (b) high magnification.
Figure 6. TEM images of the organosilica monolith particles with a MTMS/SHTMS/SHDMS = 3:1:2 composition loaded with gold nanoparticles at (a) low magnification (inset is the corresponding size distribution of gold nanoparticles) and (b) high magnification.
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Figure 7. (a) Ultra Violet-Visible spectra of 4-nitrophenol reduction with Au/PSMs-1 as a catalyst and (b) plot of ln(C/C0) versus time using Au/POMs-1 as the catalyst.
Figure 7. (a) Ultra Violet-Visible spectra of 4-nitrophenol reduction with Au/PSMs-1 as a catalyst and (b) plot of ln(C/C0) versus time using Au/POMs-1 as the catalyst.
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Table
Table 1. Synthesis of porous organosilica monoliths with different parameters.
Table 1. Synthesis of porous organosilica monoliths with different parameters.
CodeCTAB (g)Urea (g)HAc (mL)MTMS (mL)SHTMS (mL)SHDMS (mL)
POMs-11515312
POMs-21515212
POMs-31515122

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