Rapid calcination of nanostructured silicate composites by microwave irradiation

Authors
Gallis, KW Landry, CC
Citation
Kw. Gallis et Cc. Landry, Rapid calcination of nanostructured silicate composites by microwave irradiation, ADVAN MATER, 13(1), 2001, pp. 23
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary,"Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
ADVANCED MATERIALS
ISSN journal
09359648 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0935-9648(20010105)13:1<23:RCONSC>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The use of microwave radiation for the calcination of nanocomposite materia ls is shown here to provide a rapid and inexpensive method of preparing nan oporous materials. The intense heat produced by microwave radiation gives p roducts of the same quality as those produced by furnace methods in a fract ion of the time. The upper image shows MCM-48 after 10 min in the microwave , the lower sample after 135 min in a furnace.