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Silica gel Inorganic Sorbent
high-purity grade (Davisil Grade 636), 35-60 mesh
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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352309
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
SB.52
EC Number:
231-545-4
MDL number:
Product Name
Silica gel, high-purity grade (Davisil Grade 636), pore size 60 Å, 35-60 mesh particle size
grade
high-purity grade (Davisil Grade 636)
Quality Level
agency
suitable for EPA 601
assay
≥99%
form
powder
manufacturer/tradename
Davisil®
technique(s)
LPLC: suitable
surface area
480 m2/g
matrix
Silica
matrix active group
silica
particle size
250-500 μm, 35-60 mesh
pore size
0.75 cm3/g pore volume, 60 Å
pH
6.5 (5% in slurry)
bp
2230 °C
mp
>1600 °C
separation technique
hydrophilic interaction (HILIC)
SMILES string
O=[Si]=O
InChI
1S/O2Si/c1-3-2
InChI key
VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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.
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
- Chromatographic Separation: Silica gel is widely used as a stationary phase in chromatography for the separation of various chemical compounds. Innovations in silica gel modification, such as pentabromobenzyl group-modified silica gel, have enhanced the separation efficiency for metabolites like nicotinamide. This application is critical for pharmaceutical analysis and metabolomics studies, providing high precision and accuracy in the quantification of biologically relevant molecules (Ozaki et al., Analytical Biochemistry, 2022).
- Environmental Pollutant Detection: Silica gel is used to create molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) that selectively recognize and bind environmental pollutants. A notable application involves the embedding of quantum dots in molecularly imprinted silica gel to detect aminoimidazo-azaarenes (AIAs) in food samples. This method offers high selectivity and sensitivity, making it a powerful tool for food safety and environmental monitoring (Qiao et al., Current Analytical Chemistry, 2021).
Legal Information
Davisil is a registered trademark of W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
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Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
nwg
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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