Synthesis of γ-Al₂O₃ with high surface area and large pore volume by reverse precipitation-azeotropic distillation method

Abstract

γ-Al₂O₃ with high surface area and large pore volume combined with high thermal stability was synthesized by a reverse precipitation-azeotropic distillation method. The effects of azeotropic distillation on the characteristics of γ-Al₂O₃ were studied by means of X-ray diffraction(XRD), Fourier transform infrared(FTIR) spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and N2 adsorption-desorption. The results show that γ-Al₂O₃ dried by azeotropic distillation has excellent structure characteristics with a high surface area of 426 m²/g and a large pore volume of 2.56 cm³/g. After calcination at 1100 °C, the surface area of γ-Al₂O₃ was still 92 m²/g with a large pore volume of 1.00 cm³/g, indicating the potential application in catalyst and petroleum industry.

Keywords

Reverse precipitation / Azeotropic distillation / γ-Alumina / n-Butyl alcohol / Thermal stability

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