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S5505

Silica, fumed

powder, 0.2-0.3 μm avg. part. size (aggregate)

Synonym(s):

Silica, Silicic anhydride, Silicon dioxide, Silicon dioxide amorphous

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Linear Formula:
SiO2
CAS Number:
112945-52-5
Molecular Weight:
60.08
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24899656
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
MDL number:
MFCD00011232

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Product Name

Silica, fumed, powder, 0.2-0.3 μm avg. part. size (aggregate)

InChI

1S/O2Si/c1-3-2

SMILES string

O=[Si]=O

InChI key

VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

form

powder

surface area

200 m2/g (±25 m2/g)

refractive index

n20/D 1.46 (lit.)

avg. part. size

0.2-0.3 μm (aggregate)

density

2.3 lb/cu.ft at 25 °C (bulk density)(lit.)

Quality Level

200

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Application

Fumed Silica (SiO2) has been used as a precursor to synthesize:
  • Chlorosilanes via silanization, which are used to prepare silica/polydimethylsiloxane membranes to study permeation performance.
  • Silicon carbide (SiC) nanoparticles by sol-gel method.
  • Calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) by treating with CaO and water via hydrothermal reaction.
  • Si/PtO2 catalyst for the selective conversion of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamic acid by aerobic oxidation.


It can be also used in the preparation of:
  • Silica sulfuric acid catalyst used in the synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones via one-pot three-component Biginelli reaction.
  • HClO4-SiO2 heterogeneous catalyst used in the synthesis of tetrasubstituted imidazoles.

Features and Benefits

Has interesting thickening and thixotropic properties, and an enormous external surface area.

Other Notes

Particle sizes are for primary particles, which form branched, chain-like aggregates a few tenths of a micron long.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Synthesis of nano-structured 3C-SiC by carbothermal reduction of silicon bearing gel and carbon soot
Sharma M, et al.
Materials Letters, 65(14), 2161-2164 (2011)
Platinum catalysed aerobic selective oxidation of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamic acid
Durndell LJ, et al.
Catalysis Today, 333(4), 161-168 (2019)
Effect of C/S ratio on morphology and structure of hydrothermally synthesized calcium silicate hydrate
He Y, et al.
Journal of Wuhan University of Technology-Materials Science Edition, 26(4), 770-773 (2011)
Silica sulfuric acid: an efficient and reusable catalyst for the one-pot synthesis of 3, 4-dihydropyrimidin-2 (1H)-ones
Salehi P, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 44(14), 2889-2891 (2003)
Organosilane modified silica/polydimethylsiloxane mixed matrix membranes for enhanced propylene/nitrogen separation
Beltran AB, et al.
Applied Surface Science, 258(1), 337-345 (2011)
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