Showing 1 results for Mechanochemical Synthesis; Alcl3; Cao;al2o3; Nanoparticle; Heat Treatment; Phase Development
M. Ebrahimi-Basabi,, J. Javadpour,, H. Rezaie, M. Goodarzi,
Volume 6, Issue 1 (3-2009)
Abstract
Abstract: Nano- size alumina particles have been synthesized by mechanical activation of a dry powder mixture of
AlCl3 and CaO. Mechanical milling of the above raw materials with the conditions adopted in this study resulted in
the formation of a mixture consisting of crystalline CaO and amorphous aluminum chlorides phases. There was no
sign of chemical reaction occurring during milling stage as evidenced by x-ray diffraction studies. Subsequent heat
treatment of the milled powder at 350ºC resulted in the occurrence of displacement reaction and the formation of
Al2O3 particles within a water soluble CaCl2 matrix. The effect of higher temperature calcinations on the phase
development in this powder mixture was followed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and scanning electron
microscope ( SEM). Differential thermal analysis (DTA) was used to compare the thermal behavior between the
milled and unmilled powders. Perhaps the most important result in this study was the observation of á-Al2O3 phase
at a very low temperature of 500ºC.
