PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TITANIA-PILLARED MONTMORILLONITE

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (03) ◽  
pp. 329-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
YIMIN ZHANG ◽  
SHAOXIAN SONG ◽  
MIN ZHANG ◽  
BIYANG TUO

In this work, a Ti -pillared montmorillonite with high thermal stability has been prepared by using a Na -montmorillonite as the host clay and polyhydroxy-titania ions as the pillaring precursor. The formation of Ti -pillared montmorillonite has been confirmed from the characterizations through X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric–differential scanning calorimeter, and specific surface area analyses. In the preparation of Ti -pillared montmorillonite several parameters, such as the type of solvent in which the synthesis is realized, the ratio of polyhydroxy-titania ions and montmorillonite, the intercalation time, the calcining temperature, and calcining time, were tested to understand their effects on the basal spacing. It was shown that this method could produce a Ti -pillared montmorillonite with the basal spacing of 3.74 nm, specific surface area of 409 m2/g, and mean pore size of 2.94 nm, as well as a high thermal stability up to 900°C.

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (03) ◽  
pp. 251-255
Author(s):  
Zeng Li ◽  
◽  
Wang Chun-Ming ◽  
Wei Ji-Ying ◽  
Zhu Yue-Xiang ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 121-126 ◽  
pp. 1044-1048
Author(s):  
Chang Yu Li ◽  
Shou Xin Liu ◽  
Li Li Liu

Flowerlike nickel oxide was synthesized by a simple liquid-phase process to obtain the hydroxide precursor and then calcined to form the nickel oxide. The precursor and the nickel oxide were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TG) , the scanning electron microscope(SEM) and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller-specific surface area measurement. The results indicated α-Nickel hydroxide was transferred to NiO with a cubic crystalline structure after being calcined at 450 °C; the NiO still kept the morphology of the precursors and the specific surface area of the NiO was 125.2m2/g.


2011 ◽  
Vol 403-408 ◽  
pp. 1205-1210
Author(s):  
Jaleh Babak ◽  
Ashrafi Ghazaleh ◽  
Gholami Nasim ◽  
Azizian Saeid ◽  
Golbedaghi Reza ◽  
...  

In this work ZnO nanocrystal powders have been synthesized by using Zinc acetate dehydrate as a precursor and sol-gel method. Then the products have been annealed at temperature of 200-1050°C, for 2 hours. The powders were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-vis absorption and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The morphology of refrence ZnO nanoparticles have been studied using Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). During the annealing process, increase in nanocrystal size, defects and energy gap quantitative, and decrease in specific surface area have been observed.


2019 ◽  
Vol 391 ◽  
pp. 114-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeon Bin Choi ◽  
Jeong Hun Son ◽  
Dong Sik Bae

Cu doped CeO2 nanopowder was synthesized by hydrothermal process at 180°C for 2~10h. The average size and distribution of the synthesized Cu doped CeO2 nanopowder was controlled by reaction times. The crystallinity of the synthesized Cu doped CeO2 nanoparticles was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The morphology of the synthesized Cu doped CeO2 nanoparticles was observed by FE-SEM. The specific surface area of the synthesized Cu doped CeO2 nanoparticles was measured by BET. The crystal size of the synthesized Cu doped CeO2 nanoparticles decreased with decreasing reaction times. The average size of the synthesized Cu doped CeO2 nanoparticles was below 10nm and narrow, respectively. The shape of the synthesized Cu doped CeO2 nanoparticles was spherical type. The specific surface area of the synthesized Cu doped CeO2 nanoparticles increased with decreasing reaction times. Antibacterial properties of Cu doped CeO2 were analyzed by MIC method. The synthesized Cu doped CeO2 nanopowders showed antibacterial properties against E.coli and B.sub bacteria.


2014 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 54-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.H. Munhoz ◽  
H. de Paiva ◽  
L. Figueiredo de Miranda ◽  
E.C. de Oliveira ◽  
Raphael Cons Andrades ◽  
...  

Different samples of pseudoboehmite (PB) were synthesized through the sol-gel process, using aluminum nitrate as precursor. The influence of variables on the synthesis and calcinations of the PB on the specific area of the obtained gamma-Alumina were studied. The variables were the ageing temperature (25 and 130o C), addition or not of polyvinyl alcohol to the precursor solution and the ageing time of the PB. The pH adjustment of the precursor solution was made by using ammonium carbonate. The products, which were obtained on different conditions, were then characterized by x-ray diffraction, specific area measurements through the BET process, and by thermal analysis (DTA and TG). After characterization, the synthesis products were calcined at 500°C; during this process the gamma-Alumina transformation was observed. The calcination products were characterized by the same methods (x-ray diffraction, BET, DTA and TG) and the desorption-absorption curves were obtained as well, in order to measure the pore volume of the samples. Finally, the results were analyzed through an experimental factorial planning, which showed that high specific surface area gamma-Al2O3 (around 330m²/g) can be obtained through this process.


2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marija Milanovic ◽  
Ivan Stijepovic ◽  
Ljubica Nikolic

Titanate structures were synthesized in highly alkaline solution using hydrothermal procedure. As-prepared powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A specific surface area of the powders was measured by BET method. Results confirmed formation of layered trititanates, already after one hour of hydrothermal synthesis. To examine the photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared layered titanates, methylene blue (MB) was employed as a target compound in response to visible light at ambient temperature. It was observed that the specific surface area, size distribution and crystallinity are important factors to get high photocatalytic activity for the decomposition of MB. .


Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (13) ◽  
pp. 836
Author(s):  
Ambra Fioravanti ◽  
Sara Morandi ◽  
Alessia Amodio ◽  
Mauro Mazzocchi ◽  
Michele Sacerdoti ◽  
...  

Thick films of zinc oxide (ZnO) in form of nanospheres or hexagonal prisms and of tungsten-tin (W-Sn) mixed oxides at nominal Sn molar fraction (0.1, 0.3 and 0.5) were prepared. The functional materials were synthesized and characterized by SEM and TEM, X-ray diffraction, specific surface area measurements, UV-Vis-NIR and IR spectroscopies. The gas sensing measurements highlighted that ZnO is more performant in form of nanoprisms, while W-Sn sensors offer a better response towards NOx and ozone with respect to pure WO3.


Clay Minerals ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Pérez-Rodríguez ◽  
L. Madrid Sánchez del Villar ◽  
P.J. Sánchez-Soto

AbstractDry grinding of pyrophyllite (Hillsboro, USA) has been studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), specific surface area measurements (BET) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). At the beginning of the grinding process, some effects such as delamination, gliding and folding of the layers, and decrease in particle size were detected by SEM and XRD, resulting in a large increase in specific surface area, up to a maximum of ∼60 m2·g−1. Marked changes in the structure take place between 30 and 32 mins grinding. Longer grinding times increase the degree of disorder and SEM and specific surface area data suggest that aggregation occurs. XRD results indicate that some residual order persists in the degraded structure.


2012 ◽  
Vol 557-559 ◽  
pp. 1629-1632
Author(s):  
Xing Shun Cong ◽  
Min Li

A set of pillared montmorillonite (PILM) catalysts were prepared by exchanging Na+ with iron pillars, chromium pillars, complexes pillars of iron and chromium with different proportion, as well as complexes pillar of silica sol and iron and chromium, respectively. X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), thermogravimetry (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) were used to characterize the catalysts. The XRD results reveal that Fe-Cr complexes pillared montmorillonites (Fe/Cr-PILM) have the basal spacing of about 2.04 nm after calcination at 300 °C for 2 h, while sole metal PILM have that of about 1.0 nm; in particular, the basal spacing of silica sol complexes pillared montmorillonite (Fe-Cr-Si-PILM) are expanded up to 4.33 nm. The TG-DTA results show that both Fe-Cr-PILM and Fe-Cr-Si-PILM have high thermal stability up to 640 °C. Catalytic activity of Fe/Cr-Si-PILM in Longkou lignite (LL) and ShengLi coal residue (SCR) liquefaction was studied, which showed that PILM had a good catalytic performance in coal conversion field.


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