S. Music et al., MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF BOEHMITE FORMED UNDER HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS, Materials science & engineering. B, Solid-state materials for advanced technology, 52(2-3), 1998, pp. 145-153
The microstructural properties of boehmite formed in an alkaline mediu
m under hydrothermal conditions were investigated using X-ray diffract
ion (XRD), Fourier transform IR (FT-IR) spectroscopy, transmission ele
ctron microscopy (TEM) and microelectrophoresis. The bayerite formed a
t the beginning of the precipitation process converted to boehmite by
the dissolution/ reprecipitation mechanism. Boehmite crystallites were
in the nanosize range and of anisotropic shape, as determined by XRD.
A tendency toward an increase in the crystallite size with prolonged
duration of autoclaving was evident both at 160 and 120 degrees C. The
boehmite particles produced by autoclaving at 160 degrees C for 10 h
looked like thin microfoils, i.e. different from the boehmite morpholo
gy usually obtained (rods, fibrils and very small plates). The factors
that influence the pH(iep) of boehmite particles are discussed. The F
T-IR spectra of bayerite and boehmite are interpreted. (C) 1998 Elsevi
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