Synthesis of Nanosized Pseudoboehmite and γ-Al2O3 by Control Precipitation Method
2013 ◽
Vol 684
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pp. 46-52
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Nanosized pseudoboehmite particles were synthesized by the precipitation of sodium sulfate and ammonia in aqueous solution at 70°C. After calcinations, the pseudoboehmite could successfully transfer to γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles while retaining their previous morphology. The influence of the reaction conditions on formation of pseudoboehmite and γ-Al2O3 had been researched in detail. The X-ray diffraction analysis showed that nanosized crystalline pseudoboehmite was formed at pH 8-8.5 after ageing 2 hours. Utilization of surfactant(PEG1000) would produce finer nanoparticles with well-dispersion. With the ageing time or the surfactant amount increasing, the morphology of the resulting particles transformed from spherical to fibrous