Biosilica, synthesized annually only by diatoms, is almost 1000 times more abundant than
industrial silica. Biosilicification occurs at a high rate, although the concentration of silicic …

Room-temperature preparation of polymer-based covalent hybrids, which with multiple
functional characteristics, is instrumental to overcome the performance shortcomings of …

Silica–organic composites are receiving renewed attention for their versatility and
environmentally benign compositions. Of particular interest is how macromolecules interact …

A gentle bio-inspired approach to the biosilicification occurring in diatom frustule is
proposed to develop, at room temperature and without addition of a co-solvent, self …

The breadth of utility of a commercially available and stable strong Lewis acid catalyst, tris
(pentafluorophenyl) borane, has been explored, highlighting its use towards a wide range of …

Stone consolidants have been widely used to protect historical monuments. Consolidants
and hydrophobic formulations based on the use of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and …

Two solid adsorbents were synthesized: silica nanoparticles (SNp) and chitosan coated-
silica nanoparticles (CSNp) as a novel composite based on Oman's white sand for the …

Stone consolidants have been widely used in order to protect historical monuments.
Consolidants and hydrophobic formulations based on alkoxysilanes have been an …

Desde la antigüedad, se han desarrollado muchos consolidantes para materiales pétreos,
incluidos los alcoxisilanos siendo el tetraetoxisilano (TEOS) uno de los más utilizados …

En este estudio, se han sintetizado híbridos alcoxisilanos-quitosano, empleando como
silanos el THEOS (tetrakis (2-hidroxietoxi) silano) y del MeTHEOS (tris (3-hidroxietoxi) metil …