Condensation-Enhanced Self-Assembly as a Route to High Surface Area α‑Aluminas
Condensation-Enhanced Self-Assembly as a Route to High Surface Area α‑Aluminas
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DOI:
10.1021/cm401443b
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发表时间:
2013-10
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
L. Pérez;V. Zarubina;H. J. Heeres;I. Melián-Cabrera
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作者:
L. Pérez;V. Zarubina;H. J. Heeres;I. Melián-Cabrera
High surface area nanosized α-alumina has been obtained by thermally treating a sol–gel-derived mesophase at 1200 °C; the mesophase was synthesized by a sol–gel route involving evaporation induced self-assembly (EISA) of a hydrolyzed gel from Al-tri-sec-butoxide in s-BuOH in the presence of a nonionic surfactant (EO20PO70EO20), HCl as catalyst, and water (H2O/Al = 6). The activated material renders moderate surface areas of about 8.4–10 m2 g–1, associated with significant crystallite coarsening. The key aspect to produce smaller crystallites is making the mesophase more resistant to coarsening. This was achieved by enhancing the condensation step by treating the hydrolyzed gel with tetrabutyl ammonium hydroxide (TBAOH) before evaporation. The characteristics of the mesophase indicate condensation of the primary particles with less AlO5 unsaturated sites, at the expense of a lower solid yield due to small crystallites dissolution. The activated TBAOH condensed EISA material is composed of α-alumina aggrega...