Sample SBET(m2/g) Pore Volume a(cm3/g) Pore Size b(nm) Amount of aminopropyl groupsc(wt.%) Nitrogen Contentd (wt.%) Quer Content
e (wt.%)
Quer Loading Efficiency f(wt.%)
MCM-Calcined 963 0.868 2.43 - - - -
KCC-Calcined 585 0.91 3.36 - - - -
MCM-NH2 500 0.75 1.87 5.49 2.91 - -
KCC-NH2 172 0.385 2.88 8.92 3.42 - -
MCM-NH2-Quer 71 0.292 1.38 - 2.68 29.11 87.41
KCC-NH2-Quer 77 0.493 2.62 - 3.06 26.49 79.54
a Pore volume obtained from DFT theory method
b Pore size calculated by DFT theory method.
cCalculated from TGA analysis.
d Obtained from EDS analysis
e and fCalculated from TGA analysis.
Table 1: Physicochemical properties of the calcined, functionalized and quercetin-loaded materials.