Silica polymerization in a supersaturated aqueous solution of sodium silicate is a
fundamental mineralization process with broad relevance for technical applications as well …

The early stages of silica polymerization in aqueous solution proceed according to a
mechanism based on three steps: nucleation, particle growth, and agglomeration of the …

The formation of colloidal silica particles from tetraethyl orthosilicate in several low
molecular weight alcohols under base-catalyzed conditions is investigated by small-angle X …

The mechanisms behind the formation and growth of silica particles prepared from
tetraalkoxysilanes in alcoholic solutions of water and ammonia were investigated. By …

Amorphous silica precipitation from aqueous solutions at low temperatures (< 100° C)
involves the initial nucleation and growth of silica polymers followed by aggregation …

The possibility to understand natural strategies to build‐up silica SiO 2 networks relies on
the investigations of the kinetics of silica precursors polymerization in the presence of …

Nucleation and growth of SBA-15 silica nanostructured particles with well-defined
morphologies has been followed with time by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and …

The first stages of the nucleation and growth of silica nanoparticles are followed in situ using
both SAXS and Raman spectroscopy. Coupling these two techniques allows the …

The very first stages of the incorporation of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) into aqueous
tetrapropylammonium hydroxide (TPAOH) by hydrolysis are investigated to clarify the …

The initial steps of silica polymerization and silica nanoparticle formation have been studied
in-situ and in real-time. The experiments were carried out in near neutral pH (7–8) solutions …