Cerium-Doped Microporous-Mesoporous Silica Composite: Synthesis, Characterization, and Ammonia Adsorption

Cerium-doped microporous-mesoporous composite material (Ce-M-M) was synthesized by the hydrothermal method. Ce-M-M was characterized by N2 adsorption-desorption and FT-IR. The results showed that the Ce-M-M has composite pore structure combining both micropores and mesopores, and the pore sizes are mainly located at 1.7 nm, 2.3nm and 2.7nm. The specific surface area of the Ce-M-M was 1288 m2g-1 with a pore volume of 0.66 cc/g. In addition, NH3, a harmful component in cigarette mainstream smoke could be effectively reduced 66.9% by using Ce-M-M as an adsorbent.