CTAB-directed synthesis of mesoporous γ-alumina promoted by hydroxy polyacids

  • Ming Bo Yue
  • , Wen Qian Jiao
  • , Yi Meng Wang*
  • , Ming Yuan He
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A new strategy was introduced to synthesize mesoporous γ-Al2O3 by double hydrolysis method using hydroxyl polyacids and CTAB (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide) as co-templates. The intermediate aluminum hydroxides were characterized by IR, XRD and TG. A formation mechanism of the meso-structure is suggested, where hydroxyl polyacids interact with aluminum species and CTAB simultaneously and bridge the interaction between aluminum and CTAB micelle in favor of the genesis of ordered meso-structure. Characterizations by XRD and N2 sorption measurements showed that the resulted mesoporous alumina with γ-Al2O3 phase possessed high surface area (398 m2 g-1), large pore volume (0.59 cm3 g-1) and exhibited good catalytic activity for cyclohexene epoxidation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)226-231
Number of pages6
JournalMicroporous and Mesoporous Materials
Volume132
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2010

Keywords

  • CTAB
  • Cyclohexene epoxidation
  • Double hydrolysis
  • Hydroxyl polyacids
  • Mesoporous γ-AlO

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