Fabrication of boehmite AlOOH and γ-Al2O3 nanotubes via a soft solution route

Abstract

The tubular form of crystalline boehmite AlOOH was fabricated using AlCl₃·6H₂O as the alumina precursor in the presence of N-cetyl-N,N,N-trimethylammonium bromide surfactant, and tubular γ-Al₂O₃ was obtained by calcination of boehmite AlOOH at 520 °C.