Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word ORTHOSILICATE

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Definitions of ORTHOSILICATE

1. (inorganic chemistry) Any salt or ester of orthosilicic acid, (M⁺)₄SiO₄⁴⁻ or Si(OR)₄.
2. (mineral) Any silicate mineral, such as garnet or olivine, in which the SiO₄ tetrahedra do not share oxygen atoms with each other.

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Examples of Using ORTHOSILICATE in a Sentence

• The name is also used for any salt of such anions, such as sodium metasilicate; or any ester containing the corresponding chemical group, such as tetramethyl orthosilicate.
• Many metal alkoxides contain methoxy groups, such as tetramethyl orthosilicate and titanium methoxide.
• There are also purely inorganic luminophores, such as zinc sulfide doped with rare-earth metal ions, rare-earth metal oxysulfides doped with other rare-earth metal ions, yttrium oxide doped with rare-earth metal ions, zinc orthosilicate doped with manganese ions, etc.
• Prior to the development of halophosphor in 1942, the first generation willemite latticed, manganese-II activated zinc orthosilicate and zinc beryllium orthosilicate phosphors were used in fluorescent tubes.
• Mesoporous silica nanoparticles are synthesized by reacting tetraethyl orthosilicate with a template made of micellar rods.
• Submicron-sized SSZ-13 can be prepared in 6 hours through a rapid steam-assisted crystallization method using tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as the silica source.
• Typical precursors for bioactive glass synthesis include tetraethyl orthosilicate, calcium nitrate and triethyl phosphate.
• The nanofibers were created by applying a high voltage between a rotating drum and a nozzle emitting a solution of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS).
• Two silicate compounds, however, are used in organic synthesis: tetraethyl orthosilicate or TEOS is used to link polymers, and is especially important in the manufacture of aerogels.
• Sodium orthosilicate has been found to stabilize ferrate films as an anticorrosion treatment of iron and steel surfaces.
• In a study conducted by the Kong Lab at Deakin University in Australia, the researchers generated MSN's by adding tetraethyl orthosilicate to aqueous cetyltrimethylammonium bromide.

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