Journal
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 483, Issue 1-2, Pages 425-428Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.08.094
Keywords
Nanostructured materials; Oxide materials; Sol-gel processes; Crystal growth; Crystal structure
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In this work the preparation and characterization of the materials such as zirconia (ZrO2) and zirconia promoted with phosphate ion (ZrO2-PO43-) is presented. Pure zirconium hydroxide [Zr(OH)(4)] was synthesized by the sol-gel method using precursors such as zirconium n-butoxide and 1-butanol maintaining a pH 8 during the synthesis. Zr(OH)(4) was impregnated with 15 wt.% of the acid agent. Both were calcined in a dynamic air atmosphere for 3 h at 400, 500 and 600 degrees C. The supports were characterized by thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, nitrogen physisorption as well as infrared spectroscopy. The results showed a positive effect on the physicochemical properties of the catalytic supports after Zr(OH)(4) impregnation with the clopping agent (H3PO4). Phosphate zirconium oxides remained thermically stable after calcination. It was observed that the dopping agent remained firmly attached to the zirconium oxide surface, inhibiting the particle growth and delaying the syntherization of the material and the apparition of the monoclinic phase, obtaining mesoporous and nano-crystalline materials (crystallite size 1.0-6.5 nm) with high surface areas (210-329 m(2)/g) and tetragonal structure defined for the calcination temperature of 600 degrees C. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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