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    • Microstructure evolution in chelated partially hydrolysed alumina sols during sonogelling

      Manoj M Hardias Jayesh R Bellare

      Volume 20 Issue 1 February 1997 pp 49-66

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    • Keywords

       

      Sol-gel; microstructure; alkoxide; chelate; cryo-SEM; agglomerate; nanoalumina; evolution; viscosity; QELS

    • Abstract

       

      Optically transparent alumina sonogels with optical transmittance of over 90% have been prepared by chemically modifying a partially hydrolysed aluminium sec-butoxide precursor with ethyl acetoacetate. Chelating the alkoxide in a 1:2 molar ratio has permitted an enhanced control over microstructural changes during the sol to sonogel synthesis. Particle size and morphology changes during controlled sonogelling indicate that the sol to sonogel evolution in chelated alkoxides occurs by a dissolution-nucleation process in which the chelated species dissolves and aluminium hydroxide nucleates. The chelated agglomerates break down with increasing amount of water, and finally dissolve into the alcohol rich medium. The breakdown of chelated agglomerates is accompanied by the formation of nanosized aluminium hydroxide particles which grow with water addition into aggregated micron sized, spherical species. The chelated agglomerates evolve from a spherical geometry to a cylindrical morphology to a tapelike structure with a preferred orientation, and finally to a wavy sheet-like matrix. The nano-aluminium hydroxide particles increase in size at every water addition and grow to about 1 μm at the sonogel point.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      Manoj M Hardias1 Jayesh R Bellare1

      1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Bombay - 400 076, India

    • Dates

       
      Published
      February 1997
      Manuscript received
      10 January 1996
      Manuscript revised
      3 October 1996

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