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Table 1 Degree of alkylation and initial amount of glycerol used in the preparation of the silica and methylsilica microspheres investigated a

From: Thermogravimetric investigation of sol–gel microspheres doped with aqueous glycerol

Sample

Degree of methylation/mol%

Glycerol/g

CGB

0

0

CG7

0

15

CG8

5

15

CG14

10

5

  1. aFrom a W/O microemulsion comprising TEOS or TEOS + MTEOS precursors with Span80 as surfactant and decalin as oil phase.