Fractal Geometry Approach to Describe Mesostructured Boehmite and Gamma-Alumina Nanorods

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作者
Rashidi, Fereshteh [1 ,2 ]
Kharat, Ali Nemati [1 ]
Rashidi, Ali Morad [3 ]
Lima, Enrique [4 ]
Lara, Victor [5 ]
Valente, Jaime S. [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tehran, Univ Coll Sci, Sch Chem, Tehran, Iran
[2] Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Frontier Sci, Dept Complex Sci & Engn, Chiba 2778561, Japan
[3] RIPI, Nanotechnol Res Ctr, Tehran, Iran
[4] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Mat, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
[5] Univ Autonoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Mexico City 09340, DF, Mexico
[6] Inst Mexicano Petr, Mexico City 07730, DF, Mexico
关键词
Boehmite; Alumina; Nanostructures; Fractals; Sol-gel processes; Mesoporous materials; Aluminum; SMALL-ANGLE SCATTERING; MESOPOROUS METAL-OXIDES; SURFACE-AREA; HYDROTHERMAL PREPARATION; GEL SYNTHESIS; POROSITY; LENGTHS; SPACE; ACID;
D O I
10.1002/ejic.200901103
中图分类号
O61 [无机化学];
学科分类号
070301 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Mesoporous boehmite and gamma-alumina with nanorod-like morphology, exhibiting a high surface area and large pore volume, have been prepared by a nonsurfactant-templating sol-gel technique with a simple precursor system, aluminum isopropoxide, ethanol, 2-propanol, or 2-butanol as solvents, and sulfuric or hydrochloric acid as peptizing agents. The effect of the solvent-type and the peptizing agent were studied, and optimum conditions were determined. A fractal geometry approach was adopted to describe the subtle alterations in the smoothness of the surface as a function of the synthesis conditions. Boehmite and gamma-alumina nanorods were characterized by nitrogen physisorption, wide- and small-angle XRD, SAXS, Al-27 MAS NMR spectroscopy, TEM, and TGA-DTA. Both boehmite and gamma-alumina nanorods have a large surface area, pore volume, and pore size.
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页码:1544 / 1551
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