The new macroscopic-scale SBA-15 spheres with diameter of 0.2-0.5 mm are prepared by a sol-gel method, in which the tetrabutylorthosilicate （TBOS） is used as silicon source and triblock copolymer （P123） and polyoxyethylene octylphenol ether （OP- 10） are used as templates. The resulting spherical samples are characterized by XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption, TEM and SEM methods. The results show that the inner structure of SBA-15 macrospheres has macroporous channels （0.5 um） and mesoporous skeleton （4-5 nm）. These SBA-15 macrospheres with the hierarchical pore structure demonstrate high absorption capacity for Emodin molecules.
Dong Liang Yan Wang Jing Hong Ma Jian Hong Liu Shu Wei Chen Rui Feng Li
