Thiol-Functionalized Mesoporous Silica for Effective Trap of Mercury in Rats

Table 1

Incorporated thiol contents calculated from elementary analysis.

Materials	S content (%)	Amount of thiol group (mmol·g^−1)	Percentage of functional  precursor
			Used	Integrated
SBA15-SH-0	—	—	—	—
SBA15-SH-5	1.88%	0.59	5%	2.9%
SBA15-SH-10	3.03%	0.94	10%	5.1%
SBA15-SH-20	7.20%	2.25	20%	17.1%
SBA15-SH-30	9.65%	3.01	30%	28.7%

Molar ratio of MPTES/(TEOS + MPTES) as added. Molar ratio of -SH/SiO₂ calculated using the S content from elemental analysis.