Gel Structures Containing Al(III)
- 13 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Langmuir
- Vol. 15 (20), 6631-6636
- https://doi.org/10.1021/la980686x
Abstract
Monolithic optically clear aluminosilicate and alumina gels can be prepared directly from aluminum nitrate (and tetraethoxysilane) dissolved in 1-propanol. The role of aluminum atoms in the formation of the gel networks has been investigated by 27Al magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy, and small-angle X-ray scattering measurements. In the presence of a cross-linking agent, the Al atoms incorporate in the gel network formed by the agent. The structure of aluminosilicate gels is dominated by the silica network; the bonded Al atoms only modify that. Without a cross-linking agent, the Al atoms are able to form a continuous gel network by itself in one step, directly from a solution. Most of the aluminum atoms bonded in the gel networks are octahedrally coordinated in both aluminosilicate and in alumina wet gels. In aluminosilicate gels the network is shown to have a fractal structure, whereas in the alumina gels a nonfractal network is built up from aggregates.Keywords
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