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Macroporous Morphology Control by Phase Separation

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Polymerization-induced phase separation has been utilized to control the macroporous morphology of sol-gel derived materials in a variety of compositions including oxides and phosphates. Monolithic gels with well-defined co-continuous macropores and solid skeletons can be prepared from precursors such as metal alkoxides, organically modified organosilanes, and salts of various metals. The volume and size of macropores can be precisely controlled with sharp distributions by the starting compositions and reaction conditions. Additional tailoring of the micro-mesopores within micrometer-sized gel skeletons is possible either by supramolecular templating or appropriate post-gelation treatments represented by a solvothermal aging. The hierarchically porous monoliths thus obtained can be applied to various liquid-solid contact devices such as separation media for liquid chromatography.

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Contributions of Prof. Koji Fujita, Dr. Shunsuke Murai, Dr. Kazuyoshi Kanamori, Dr. Yang Zhu, Kyoto University, Prof. Yasuaki Tokudome, Osaka Prefecture University, and Dr. George Hasegawa, Osaka University, are warmly acknowledged. All the research would have been impossible without full support of Emeritus Profs. Naohiro Soga and Teiichi Hanada, Kyoto University. Hearty thanks also go to all the students, postdocs, and researchers from companies for their indispensable inputs throughout the research. Continuous financial supports from Kakenhi, MEXT, Japan and ALCA project, JST, Japan are especially acknowledged.

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Nakanishi, K. (2016). Macroporous Morphology Control by Phase Separation. In: Klein, L., Aparicio, M., Jitianu, A. (eds) Handbook of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19454-7_25-1

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