Journal
NANOMATERIALS
Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano11020310
Keywords
boehmite; alumina; morphology control; hydrothermal synthesis; core– shell structure; heterogeneous catalysts
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- Basic Study and Interdisciplinary R&D Foundation Fund of the University of Seoul
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Fine control of morphology and crystal facets of porous gamma-Al2O3 is achieved through in situ synthesis of Al@Al2O3 core-shell architecture, enhancing catalytic properties.
Fine control of morphology and exposed crystal facets of porous gamma-Al2O3 is of significant importance in many application areas such as functional nanomaterials and heterogeneous catalysts. Herein, a morphology controlled in situ synthesis of Al@Al2O3 core-shell architecture consisting of an Al metal core and a porous gamma-Al2O3 shell is explored based on interfacial hydrothermal reactions of an Al metal substrate in aqueous solutions of inorganic anions. It was found that the morphology and structure of boehmite (gamma-AlOOH) nano-crystallites grown at the Al-metal/solution interface exhibit significant dependence on temperature, type of inorganic anions (Cl-, NO3-, and SO42-), and acid-base environment of the synthesis solution. Different extents of the electrostatic interactions between the protonated hydroxyl groups on (010) and (001) facets of gamma-AlOOH and the inorganic anions (Cl-, NO3-, SO42-) appear to result in the preferential growth of gamma-AlOOH toward specific crystallographic directions due to the selective capping of the facets by adsorption of the anions. It is hypothesized that the unique Al@Al2O3 core-shell architecture with controlled morphology and exposed crystal-facets of the gamma-Al2O3 shell can provide significant intrinsic catalytic properties with enhanced heat and mass transport to heterogeneous catalysts for applications in many thermochemical reaction processes. The direct fabrication of gamma-Al2O3 nano-crystallites from Al metal substrate with in-situ modulation of their morphologies and structures into 1D, 2D, and 3D nano-architectures explored in this work is unique and can offer significant opportunities over the conventional methods.
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