The invention discloses a
cholesterol derivative, an O / W / O multi-phase gel
emulsion prepared from the
cholesterol derivative, and a method for preparing a
porous silicon dioxide bulk material from the
emulsion. The
structural formula of the
cholesterol derivative is as shown in the description, wherein n is an integer of 6 to 12, and R represents a C1-C4
alkyl group. The O / W / O multi-phase gel
emulsion is prepared according to a one-
step method by taking the
cholesterol derivative as a sing surfactant and taking a
silanization reagent as an oil-phase material, and is high in stability, stable to acid and alkali, uniform in droplet distribution, and high in water-phase content which is 80 to 97 percent of the total volume. The
porous silicon dioxide bulk material is prepared by taking the O / W / O multi-phase gel emulsion as a template at an
ammonia gas
atmosphere. The method is simple and low in cost; the prepared
silicon dioxide bulk material is low in density, and has rich
hierarchical porous structures which are regular and high in permeability; moreover, the
porous silicon dioxide bulk material is large in surface area, high in
heat stability, adjustable in hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity, and excellent in water or oil adsorption property.