Porous Quartz for Research and Production

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Porous Quartz

A PhD candidate requested a quote for the following.

Do you have any porous quartz or glass substrates? We need flat surface wafer, better if DSP or at least SSP, thickness 0.5-1 mm, may be round or square 0.5-1” size or larger.

Reference #90187 for specs and pricing.

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What is Porous Quartz?

Porous quartz refers to a type of quartz material that has been engineered or naturally formed with a network of interconnected pores or voids. These pores can vary in size, typically ranging from nanometers to micrometers. The porous structure gives the material a larger surface area, making it useful for various applications.

Key Features of Porous Quartz:

  1. Pores and Surface Area: The presence of pores greatly increases the surface area of the quartz, which is beneficial in applications like catalysis, adsorption, and filtration.
  2. Thermal Stability: Like dense quartz, porous quartz has excellent thermal stability and can withstand high temperatures, making it useful in environments where both porosity and heat resistance are required.
  3. Chemical Inertness: Quartz is chemically inert to most substances, and this characteristic carries over to its porous form, allowing it to be used in corrosive environments.
  4. Optical Properties: Although the porous structure may alter its optical properties compared to dense quartz, porous quartz can still be used in optical applications, particularly when transparency is not critical.

Applications of Porous Quartz:

  • Catalysis: Its large surface area makes porous quartz a good candidate for supporting catalysts in chemical reactions.
  • Filtration: The pores can filter particles or chemicals, making it useful in environmental and industrial filtration systems.
  • Gas Sensors: The porous structure can be used to trap gas molecules, enhancing sensitivity in gas detection sensors.
  • Insulation: The air pockets in porous quartz contribute to thermal insulation properties in high-temperature environments.

In some cases, porous quartz may also be synthesized for use in specialized scientific applications, including chromatography and as substrates for biological or chemical experiments where high surface area and chemical inertness are important.

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