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Effect of Ethanol as a Dispersant and pH on the Particle Size and Phase Formation in the Synthesis of K+-β"-Al2O3 by Solution State Reaction  

Cho, Do-Hyung (Department of Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Konkuk University)
Kim, Woo-Sung (Department of Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Konkuk University)
Shin, Jae-Ho (Department of Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Konkuk University)
Lim, Sung-Ki (Department of Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Konkuk University)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.16, no.1, 2005 , pp. 45-51 More about this Journal
Abstract
$K^+-{\beta}^{{\prime}{\prime}}-Al_2O_3$ in the $K_2O-Li_2O-Al_2O_3$ ternary system was synthesized using aluminum nitrate solution as a starting material. For the synthesis of pure $K^+-{\beta}^{{\prime}{\prime}}-Al_2O_3$, raw materials with chemical composition of $0.84K_2O{\cdot}0.082Li_2O{\cdot}5.2Al_2O_3$ were mixed in solution state. The effects of dispersant and solution-pH were investigated in minimizing the particle size and on the synthesis of pure $K^+-{\beta}^{{\prime}{\prime}}-Al_2O_3$. Ethanol was used for a dispersant, and $NH_4OH$ solution and nitric acid were added for pH adjustment. The solution pH was increased from 1.0 to 7.5 by 0.5 increments. Each sample was calcined at $1200^{\circ}C$ for 2 h and characterized with X-ray diffraction and particle size analyzer. The pH of solution significantly effected both particle size and phase formation, while the addition of ethanol only effected particle size. The synthesis of pure $K^+-{\beta}^{{\prime}{\prime}}-Al_2O_3$ was favored by addition of nitric acid (for pH control).
Keywords
$K^+-{\beta}^{{\prime}{\prime}}-Al_2O_3$; $Al(NO_3)_3{\cdot}9H_2O$; nano-sized particles; protonic conductor; SOFC;
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