Characterization and Chemical Modification of the Silica Surface

Part 1 The silica surface: silica - preparation and properties; physical characterization of the silica surface; the surface chemistry of silica; quantification of the silanol number; the distribution of the silanol types and their desorption energies; the effect of surface morphology on the dehydroxylation behaviour; related materials - silicates. Part 2 Chemical modification of the silica surface: chemical modification of silica - applications and procedures; modification with silicon compounds; mechanistic studies; modification with boron compounds; modification with other compounds; ammoniation of modified silica - introduction of functional groups. Part 3 Chemical surface coating: coating techniques; chemical surface coating. Appendices - surface analysis techniques: FTIR-PAS, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy with photoacoustic detection; XPS, X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy; 29Si CP MAS NMR, Cross polarization magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance; surface science techniques.