Oil Column Method for Magnetic Microspheres with Core-Shell Structure
Spherical alumina catalysts have been widely used in fluidized bed and slurry-bed or catalyst carrier due to their excellent pore structure, large surface area, good physical strength and resistance to acids and stability. Magnetic microspheres of γ-Fe2O3 @ Al2O3 with core-shell structure were obtained by γ-Fe2O3 magnetic core coating with aluminum sol. After aging, drying and calcinations process, microspheres with certain hardness and magnetic properties can be obtained. During the preparation of core-shell structure microspheres, effect of both the content of aluminum sol, hexamethylenetetramine(HMT), magnetic core γ-Fe2O3 and process parameters of shaping time, aging temperature, calcination temperature on the properties of the spherical carrier was investigated. The optimum properties of microsphere carrier for hardness of 36.32 N/mm, specific surface area of 89.016 m2/g, pore volume of 0.874 cm3/g and average pore diameter 18.51 nm were synthesized, respectively.