Reactivity of amorphous aluminas prepared by the thermal decomposition of aluminum chloride and nitrate

The physicochemical properties and reactivity of amorphous aluminas, Al₂O₃(C1) and Al₂O₃(N), which were prepared by the thermal decomposition of AlCl₃ · 6 H₂O and Al(NO₃)₃ · 9 H₂O at 600°C for 2–300 h, were investigated by means of TG, DTA, X-ray diffraction, SEM and IR. The reactivity of Al₂O₃(Cl) for ZnAl₂O₄ formation was, in general, higher than that of Al₂O₃(N) and was influenced by the content of residual chlorine in Al₂O₃(Cl). The rate of ZnAl₂O₄ formation followed the Avrami—Erofeev equation in the ZnOAl₂O₃(Cl) system and the Jander equation ZnOAl₂O₃(N) system, respectively.     

Zur Koordination des Aluminiums in den Calciumaluminathydraten 2 CaO · Al2O3 · 8 H2O und CaO · Al2O3 · 10 H2O

On the Coordination of Al in the Calcium Aluminate Hydrates 2 CaO · Al₂O₃ · 8 H₂O and CaO · Al₂O₃ · 10 H₂O By investigations with high-resolution ²⁷Al-NMR in solids it is shown that in the compound 2 CaO · Al₂O₃ · 8 H₂O the Al merely exist in octahedral coordination. According to this and considering its structural relationship with 4 CaO · Al₂O₃ · 19 H₂O the dicalcium aluminate hydrate is proposed to be formulated as [Ca₂Al(OH)₆][Al(OH)₃ (H₂O)₃]OH. Likewise for the compound CaO · Al₂O₃ · 10 H₂O the octahedral coordination of the Al is proved by ²⁷Al-NMR. This result corresponds with literature according to which a constitution as cyclohexaaluminate Ca₃[Al₆(OH)₂₄] · 18 H₂O is proposed.     

Zur Kenntnis der Phase BaO · Al2O3 · 7 H2O

On the Compound BaO · Al₂O₃ · 7 H₂O On the basis of investigations using ²⁷Al, ¹H NMR, IR and thermoanalytical methods for the compound BaO · Al₂O₃ · 7 H₂O a constitution as Ba_n[Al₂(OH)₈]_n · 3n H₂O with condensed AlO₆ groups, sharing edges, is proposed. Relations between the Ba/Al ratio and the constitution of anions of barium aluminate hydrates are discussed.     

Magnetic properties of nanocrystalline CuFe2O4 and kinetics of thermal decomposition of precursor

CuFe₂(C₂O₄)₃·4.5H₂O was synthesized by solid-state reaction at low heat using CuSO₄·5H₂O, FeSO₄·7H₂O, and Na₂C₂O₄ as raw materials. The spinel CuFe₂O₄ was obtained via calcining CuFe₂(C₂O₄)₃·4.5H₂O above 400 °C in air. The CuFe₂(C₂O₄)₃·4.5H₂O and its calcined products were characterized by thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry, Fourier transform FT-IR, X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer, and vibrating sample magnetometer. The result showed that CuFe₂O₄ obtained at 400 °C had a saturation magnetization of 33.5 emu g^?1. The thermal process of CuFe₂(C₂O₄)₃·4.5H₂O experienced three steps, which involved the dehydration of four and a half crystal water molecules at first, then decomposition of CuFe₂(C₂O₄)₃ into CuFe₂O₄ in air, and at last crystallization of CuFe₂O₄. Based on KAS equation, OFW equation, and their iterative equations, the values of the activation energy for the thermal process of CuFe₂(C₂O₄)₃·4.5H₂O were determined to be 85 ± 23 and 107 ± 7 kJ mol^?1 for the first and second thermal process steps, respectively. Dehydration of CuFe₂(C₂O₄)₃·4.5H₂O is multistep reaction mechanisms. Decomposition of CuFe₂(C₂O₄)₃ into CuFe₂O₄ could be simple reaction mechanism, probable mechanism function integral form of thermal decomposition of CuFe₂(C₂O₄)₃ is determined to be 1 ? (1 ? α)^1/4.     

Glass formation in the Al(IO3)3-Al2(SO4)3-H2O system

Glass-formation boundaries in the Al(IO₃)₃-Al₂(SO₄)₃-H₂O system are determined. The IR spectra of glassy and crystalline Al(IO₃)₃ · 8H₂O samples are measured. The structure and properties of glassy Al(IO₃)₃ · 10H₂O are compared to those of glassy Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 10H₂O.     

Monolithic FeO<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>/Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> catalysts for ammonia oxidation and nitrous oxide decomposition

(1.2–8.3)%FeO_х/Al₂O₃ monolith catalysts have been prepared by impregnating alumina with aqueous solutions of iron(III) nitrate and oxalate and have been tested in NH₃ oxidation and in the selective decomposition of N₂O in mixtures resulting from ammonia oxidation over a Pt–Rh gauze pack under conditions of nitric acid synthesis (800–900°C). In the case of the support calcined at 1200°C, the catalyst is dominated by bulk Fe₂O₃ particles localized on the Al₂O₃ surface. The activity of these samples in both reactions decreases with a decreasing active component content, thus limiting the potential of Fe₂(C₂O₄)₃ · 5H₂O, an environmentally friendlier but poorly soluble compound, as a substitute for Fe(NO₃)₃ · 9H₂O. Decreasing the support calcination temperature to 1000°C or below leads to the formation of a highly defective Fe–Al–O solid solution in the (1.2–2.7)%FeO_х/Al₂O₃ catalysts. The surface layers of the solid solution are enriched with iron ions or stabilize ultrafine FeO_х particles. The catalytic activity of these samples in both reactions is close to the activities measured for ~8%FeO_х/Al₂O₃ samples prepared using iron nitrate.     

Synthesis,Characterization and Thermal Decompositions Studies of Some Malates Coordination CompoundsI. iron nickel compounds

The thermal behaviour of three coordination compounds, potential precursors of nickel ferrite [Fe₂Ni(C₄H₄O₅)_2.5(OH)₂]NO₃·5H₂O,[Fe₂Ni(C₄H₈O₃N₂)₄](NO₃)₈·24H₂O and (NH₄)[Fe₂Ni(C₄H₄O₅)₃(OH)₃]·3H₂O has been investigated to evaluate their suitability as precursors for nickel ferrite. For a complete and reliable assignment of the thermal transformations, the isolable solid intermediates and end products were characterized by IR, X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer investigations. A decomposition scheme is proposed.     

Thermal decomposition of praseodymium nitrate hexahydrate Pr(NO<Subscript>3</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript>·6H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

The hexahydrate of praseodymium nitrate hexahydrate Pr(NO₃)₃·6H₂O does not show phase transitions in the range of 233–328 K when the compound melts in its own water of crystallization. It is suggested that the thermal decomposition is a complex step-wise process, which involves the condensation of 6 mol of the initial monomer Pr(NO₃)₃·6H₂O into a cyclic cluster 6[Pr(NO₃)₃·6H₂O]. This hexamer gradually loses water and nitric acid, and a series of intermediate amorphous oxynitrates is formed. The removal of 68% HNO₃–32% H₂O azeotrope is essentially a continuous process occurring in the liquid phase. At higher temperatures, oxynitrates undergo thermal degradation and lose water, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen, leaving behind normal praseodymium oxide Pr₂O₃. The latter absorbs approximately 1 mol of atomic oxygen from N₂O₅ disproportionation, giving rise to the non-stoichiometric higher oxide Pr₂O_3.33. All mass losses are satisfactorily accounted for under the proposed scheme of thermal decomposition.     

Thermal decomposition mechanism of iron(III) nitrate and characterization of intermediate products by the technique of computerized modeling

The nonahydrate of iron(III) nitrate shows no phase transitions in the range of ?40 to 0 °C. Both hexahydrate Fe(NO₃)₃·6H₂O and nonahydrate Fe(NO₃)₃·9H₂O have practically the same thermal behavior. Thermal decomposition of iron nitrate is a complex process which has a different mechanism than those described for other trivalent elements. Thermolysis begins with the successive condensation of 4 mol of the initial monomer accompanied by the loss of 4 mol of nitric acid. At higher temperature, hydrolytic processes continue with the gradual elimination of nitric acid from resulting tetramer and dimeric iron oxyhydroxide Fe₄O₄(OH)₄ is formed. After complete dehydration, oxyhydroxide is destroyed leaving behind 2 mol of Fe₂O₃. The molecular mechanics method provides a helpful insight into the structural arrangement of intermediate compounds.     

Preparation of nanocrystalline BiFeO3 and kinetics of thermal process of precursor

The Bi₂Fe₂(C₂O₄)₅·5H₂O was synthesized by solid-state reaction at low heat using Bi(NO₃)₃·5H₂O, FeSO₄·7H₂O, and Na₂C₂O₄ as raw materials. The nanocrystalline BiFeO₃ was obtained by calcining Bi₂Fe₂(C₂O₄)₅·5H₂O at 600 °C in air. The precursor and its calcined products were characterized by thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry, FT-IR, X-ray powder diffraction, and vibrating sample magnetometer. The data showed that highly crystallized BiFeO₃ with hexagonal structure [space group R3c(161)] was obtained when the precursor was calcined at 600 °C in air for 1.5 h. The thermal process of the precursor in air experienced five steps which involved, at first, the dehydration of an adsorption water molecule, then dehydration of four crystal water molecules, decomposition of FeC₂O₄ into Fe₂O₃, decomposition of Bi₂(C₂O₄)₃ into Bi₂O₃, and at last, reaction of Bi₂O₃ and Fe₂O₃ into hexagonal BiFeO₃. Based on Starink equation, the values of the activation energies associated with the thermal process of Bi₂Fe₂(C₂O₄)₅·5H₂O were determined. Besides, the most probable mechanism functions and thermodynamic functions (ΔS ^≠, ΔH ^≠, and ΔG ^≠) of thermal processes of Bi₂Fe₂(C₂O₄)₅·5H₂O were also determined.     

Thermal decomposition kinetics of aluminum sulfate hydrate

The kinetics of individual stages of thermal decomposition of Al₂(SO₄)₃·18H₂O were studied by TG method. It is found that Al₂(SO₄)₃·18H₂O decomposes to Al₂O₃ in four major stages, all of endothermic. Some of these major stages are formed by sub-stages. The first three major stages are dehydration reactions in which two, ten and six moles water are lost, respectively. The last major stage is sulfate decomposition. In this study the kinetic parameter values of these major and sub-stages were calculated by integral and differential methods. The alterations of activation energies with respect to the decomposition ratio and to the method were investigated.     

Zur Kenntnis der kristallinen Phasen in den Systemen MO?Al2O3?H2O (MI = K,Na)

On the Crystalline Phases of the Systems M O? Al₂O₃? H₂O (M^I = K, Na) In the system K₂O? Al₂O₃? H₂O the compounds K₂O · Al₂O₃ · 3 H₂O, K₂O · Al₂O₃ · 2 H₂O and K₂O · Al₂O₃ · 1 H₂O exist. The results of ²⁷Al and ¹H NMR and IR spectroscopic investigations as well as thermoanalytical measurements confirm the existence of dimeric anions with tetrahedrally coordinated Al for the 3-hydrate. In the case of the two other hydrates higher molecular anions occur, also formed by AlO₄ tetrahedra. In the system Na₂O? Al₂O₃? H₂O a compound with a composition Na₂O · Al₂O₃ · 2,5 H₂O and two alkali oxide rich phases (Na/Al > 3) are observed. In monosodium aluminate hydrate there are highly polymerized anions with tetrahedrally coordinated Al, whereas the alkali oxide rich phases are probably built up by monomeric [Al(OH)₆]^3? anions.     

Die Kristallstruktur des Natriumoxohydroxoaluminathydrates Na2[Al2O3(OH)2] · 1,5 H2O

The Crystal Structure of the Sodium Oxohydroxoaluminate Hydrate Na₂[Al₂O₃(OH)₂] · 1.5 H₂O The crystal structure of the sodium oxohydroxoaluminate hydrate Na₂[Al₂O₃(OH)₂] ·s 1.5 H₂O (up to now described as Na₂O · Al₂O₃ · 2.5 H₂O and Na₂O · Al₂O₃ · 3 H₂O, respectively) was solved. The X-ray single crystal diffraction analysis (tetragonal, space group P-42₁m, a = 10.522(1) Å, c = 5.330(1) Å, Z = 4) results in a polymeric layered structure, consisting of AlO_3/2(OH) tetrahedral groups. Between these layers the Na⁺ ions are situated, which form tetrameric groups of face-linked NaO₆ octahedra. The involved O^2? ions are due to Al? O? Al bridges, Al? OH groups and water of crystallization. ²⁷Al and ²³Na MAS NMR investigations confirm the crystal structure analysis. The relations between the crystallization behaviour of the compound and the constitution of the aluminate anions in the corresponding sodium aluminate solution and in the solid, respectively, are discussed.     

Thermophysical studies on uranyl nitrate hexahydrate–Iron (III) nitrate nonahydrate system

Individual nitrates, UO₂(NO₃)₂·6H₂O and Fe(NO₃)₃·9H₂O as well as their binary mixtures in various mol ratios have been studied using simultaneous thermal techniques and X-ray powder diffraction measurements. Nature and stoichiometry of hydroxynitrates of iron and uranium were altered by changing the heating rates for the equal mass of binary nitrate mixtures under identical gas flow conditions. Evolved gas analysis and thermogravimetric measurements indicated the absence of direct interaction between two nitrates in the binary nitrate mixtures. Both the nitrates decomposed independently in the mixtures to their respective oxides. These results have been supported by X-ray powder diffraction measurements. Phase diagram of UO₂(NO₃)₂·6H₂O–Fe(NO₃)₃·9H₂O system containing 0–100 mol% of UO₂(NO₃)₂·6H₂O was constructed using differential thermal analysis technique. The formation of the eutectic at 33 °C for 50 mol% uranyl nitrate hexahydrate–50 mol% iron (III) nitrate nonahydrate mixture has been observed for the first time.     

Synthesis of CeO2 by thermal decomposition of oxalate and kinetics of thermal decomposition of precursor

CeO₂ was synthesized by calcining Ce₂(C₂O₄)₃·8H₂O above 673 K in air. The precursor and its calcined products were characterized using thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry, Fourier transform infrared spectra, X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy. The result showed that cubic CeO₂ was obtained when the precursor was calcined above 673 K in air for 2 h. The UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy studies showed that superfine CeO₂ behaved as an excellent UV-shielding material. The thermal decomposition of the precursor in air experienced two steps, which are: first, the dehydration of eight crystal water molecules, then the decomposition of Ce₂(C₂O₄)₃ into cubic CeO₂. The values of the activation energies associated with the thermal decomposition of Ce₂(C₂O₄)₃·8H₂O were determined based on the Starink equation.     

Tribochemistry and kinetics of Al2(SO4)3·xH2O decomposition

The thermal decomposition of tribochemically activated Al₂(SO₄)₃·xH₂O was studied by TG, DTA and EMF methods. For some of the intermediate solids, X-ray diffraction and IR-spectroscopy were applied to learn more about the reaction mechanism. Thermal and EMF studies confirmed that, even after mechanical activation of Al₂(SO₄)₃·xH₂O, Al₂O(SO₄)₂ is formed as an intermediate. Isothermal kinetic experiments demonstrated that the thermochemical sulphurization of inactivated Al₂(SO₄)₃·xH₂O has an activation energy of 102.2 kJ·mol^?1 in the temperature range 850–890 K. The activation energy for activated Al₂(SO₄)₃·xH₂O in the range 850–890 K is 55.0 kJ·mol^?1. The time of thermal decomposition is almost halved when Al₂(SO₄)₃·xH₂O is activated mechanically. The results permit conclusions concerning the efficiency of the tribochemical activation of Al₂(SO₄)₃·xH₂O and the chemical and kinetic mechanisms of the desulphurization process.     

Acid-Base Interactions of Pyrazine,Ethyl Acetate,Di-alcohols,and Lysine with the cyclic Alumosiloxane (Ph2SiO)8[Al(O)OH]4 in View of Mimicking Al2O3(H2O) Surface Reactions

The etherate of (Ph₂SiO)₈[Al(O)OH]₄ can be transformed into the pyrazine adduct (Ph₂SiO)₈[Al(O)OH]₄ · 3N(C₂H₂)₂N ( 1 ), the ethyl acetate adduct (Ph₂SiO)₈[Al(O)OH]₄ · 3H₃C-C(O)OC₂H₅ ( 2 ), the 1,6-hexane diol adduct (Ph₂SiO)₈[Al(O)OH]₄ · 2HO–CH₂(CH₂)₄CH₂–OH ( 3 ) and the 1,4-cyclohexane diol adduct (Ph₂SiO)₈[Al(O)OH]₄ · 4HO–CH(CH₂CH₂)₂CH–OH ( 4 ). In all compounds the OH groups of the starting material bind to the bases through O–H ··· N ( 1 ) or O–H ··· O hydrogen bonds ( 2 , 3 , 4 ) as found from single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Whereas in 1 only three of the central OH groups bind to the pyrazines, in 2 two of them bind to the same carbonyl oxygen atom of the ethyl acetate resulting in an unprecedented O–H ··· O ··· H–O double hydrogen bridge. The hexane diol adduct 3 in the crystal forms a one-dimensional coordination polymer with an intramolecularly to two OH groups grafted hexane diol loop, while the second hexane diol is connecting intermolecularly. In the cyclohexane diol adduct 4 all OH groups of the central Al₄(OH)₄ ring bind to different diols, leaving one alcohol group per diol uncoordinated. These “free” OH groups form an (O-H ··· )₄ assembly creating a three-dimensional overall structure. When reacting with (Ph₂SiO)₈[Al(O)OH]₄ lysine loses water, turns into the cyclic 3-amino-2-azepanone, and transforms through chelation of one of the aluminum atoms the starting material into a new polycycle. The isolated compound has the composition (Ph₂SiO)₁₂[Al(O)OH]₄[Al₂O₃]₂ · 4 C₆H₁₂N₂O · 6(CH₂)₄O ( 5 ).     

Thermal decomposition of hydrotalcites with variable cationic ratios

Thermal analysis complimented with evolved gas mass spectrometry has been applied to hydrotalcites containing carbonate prepared by coprecipitation and with varying divalent/trivalent cation ratios. The resulting materials were characterised by XRD, and TG/DTG to determine the stability of the hydrotalcites synthesised. Hydrotalcites of formula Mg₄(Fe,Al)₂(OH)₁₂(CO₃)·4H₂O, Mg₆(Fe,Al)₂(OH)₁₆(CO₃)·5H₂O, and Mg₈(Fe,Al)₂(OH)₂₀(CO₃)·8H₂O were formed by intercalation with the carbonate anion as a function of the divalent/trivalent cationic ratio. XRD showed slight variations in the d-spacing between the hydrotalcites. The thermal decomposition of carbonate hydrotalcites consists of two decomposition steps between 300 and 400°C, attributed to the simultaneous dehydroxylation and decarbonation of the hydrotalcite lattice. Water loss ascribed to dehydroxylation occurs in two decomposition steps, where the first step is due to the partial dehydroxylation of the lattice, while the second step is due to the loss of water interacting with the interlayer anions. Dehydroxylation results in the collapse of the hydrotalcite structure to that of its corresponding metal oxides and spinels, including MgO, MgAl₂O₄, and MgFeAlO₄.     

The study of thermal decomposition kinetics of zinc oxide formation from zinc oxalate dihydrate

This study is devoted to the thermal decomposition of ZnC₂O₄·2H₂O, which was synthesized by solid-state reaction using C₂H₂O₄·2H₂O and Zn(CH₃COO)₂·2H₂O as raw materials. The initial samples and the final solid thermal decomposition products were characterized by Fourier transform infrared and X-ray diffraction. The particle size of the products was observed by transmission electron microscopy. The thermal decomposition behavior was investigated by thermogravimetry, derivative thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis. Experimental results show that the thermal decomposition reaction includes two stages: dehydration and decomposition, with nanostructured ZnO as the final solid product. The Ozawa integral method along with Coats–Redfern integral method was used to determine the kinetic model and kinetic parameters of the second thermal decomposition stage of ZnC₂O₄·2H₂O. After calculation and comparison, the decomposition conforms to the nucleation and growth model and the physical interpretation is summarized. The activation energy and the kinetic mechanism function are determined to be 119.7 kJ mol^?1 and G(α) = ?ln(1 – α)^1/2, respectively.     

Aluminum‐ and Gallium‐Containing Open‐Dawson Polyoxometalates

Al‐ and Ga‐containing open‐Dawson polyoxometalates (POMs), K₁₀[{Al₄(μ‐OH)₆}{α,α‐Si₂W₁₈O₆₆}] · 28.5H₂O ( Al₄ ‐ open ) and K₁₀[{Ga₄(μ‐OH)₆}(α,α‐Si₂W₁₈O₆₆)] · 25H₂O ( Ga₄ ‐ open ) were synthesized by the reaction of trilacunary Keggin POM, [A‐α‐SiW₉O₃₄]^10–, with Al(NO₃)₃ · 9H₂O or Ga(NO₃)₃ · nH₂O, and unequivocally characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray analysis, ²⁹Si and ¹⁸³W NMR, and FT‐IR spectroscopy as well as elemental analysis and TG/DTA. Single‐crystal X‐ray analysis revealed that the {M₄(μ‐OH)₆}⁶⁺ (M = Al, Ga) clusters were included in an open pocket of the open‐Dawson polyanion, [α,α‐Si₂W₁₈O₆₆]^16–, which was constituted by the fusion of two trilacunary Keggin POMs via two W–O–W bonds. These two open‐Dawson structural POMs showed clear difference of the bite angles depending on the size of ionic radii. In cases of both compounds, the solution ²⁹Si and ¹⁸³W NMR spectra in D₂O showed only one signal and five signals, respectively. These spectra were consistent with the molecular structures of Al₄ ‐ and Ga₄ ‐ open , suggesting that these polyoxoanions were obtained as single species and maintained their molecular structures in solution.