Preparation of α-Al2O3 Platelets from Aluminum Hydroxides Gel

For preparation $\alpha$-Al$_2$O$_3$ platelets having 20 $\mu$m in average diameter and 0.2∼0.3 $\mu$m in thickness, we have prepared aluminum hydroxides gel by using aluminum sulfate and sodium sulfate as starting materials. In this study, we investigated the effect of the amount of sodium phosphate on particle size, morphology and thickness of $\alpha$-Al$_2$O$_3$ platelets. When sodium phosphate was not added to aluminum hydroxides gel, most of $\alpha$-Al$_2$O$_3$ platelets had hexagonal shape but the thickness was over 1.0 $\mu$m, and this sample was not adequate for pearlescent pigment. On the other hand, introduction of sodium phosphate caused an increase of aspect ratio (particle diameter/thickness) with a decrease in $\alpha$-Al$_2$O$_3$ platelet thickness.

Aluminium Hydroxides Gel을 이용한 α-Al2O3 판상체의 제조

평균입자크기가 20 ${\mu}$이고, 두께가 0.2∼0.3 ${\mu}m$인 ${\alpha}-Al_2O_3$ 판상체를 제조하기 위하여 전구물질로써 황산알루미늄과 황산나트륨을 사용하여 수산화알루미늄을 제조하였다. 이때 첨가되는 인산나트륨의 양이 ${\alpha}Al_2O_3$ 판상체의 입자크기, 형상, 그리고 두께에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대하여 관찰하였다. 인산나트륨을 첨가하지 않았을 경우, 대부분의 ${\alpha}-Al_2O_3$ 판 상체가 육각판상모양을 띠고 있었으나 그 두께가 1.0 ${\mu}m$ 이상으로 진주안료 기질로는 적합하지 않았다. 반면, 인산나트륨이 첨가되었을 경우, ${\alpha}-Al_2O_3$ 판상체의 두께를 감소시켜 각형비를 증가시키는 현상을 초래하였다.