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Ultraporous monoliths of alumina prepared at room temperature by aluminium oxidation

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The oxidation of aluminium through a mercury film usually leads to unorganized filaments or fibrous powders of hydrated alumina. Here, we show that the addition of a small amount of silver in the mercury considerably modifies the growth process, and that large sized monoliths can be obtained through a new process. Regular growth can be maintained at a typical rate of 2.1 μm s−1 (∼0.75 cm/h) for several hours. The samples consist of tangled nanometric fibres and have an open porosity of 99%. The influence of various parameters has been studied and optimal conditions for regular growth have been determined. Anhydrous alumina monoliths with a nanometric microstructure and a high-specific area are obtained after thermal treatments that remove water.

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The authors are grateful to Mr. Dubos and Mr. Leroy from the Centre de Recherche Pechiney-Alcan (Voreppe, France) and Mr. Fernandez (Alcan, Mercus, France) for supplying us with high-purity and doped aluminium samples.

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  1. Laboratoire d’Ingénierie des Matériaux et des Hautes Pressions, UPR 1311 du CNRS et Université Paris 13, 99 Av J-B Clément, Villetaneuse, 93430, France

    Jean-Louis Vignes

  2. Centre d’Etudes de Chimie Métallurgique, UPR 2801 du CNRS, 15 rue G. Urbain, Vitry-sur-Seine Cedex, 94407, France

    Claude Frappart, Thomas Di Costanzo, Jean-Claude Rouchaud, Leo Mazerolles & Daniel Michel

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Vignes, JL., Frappart, C., Di Costanzo, T. et al. Ultraporous monoliths of alumina prepared at room temperature by aluminium oxidation. J Mater Sci 43, 1234–1240 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-007-2260-z

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