Gelcasting of alumina using urea-formaldehyde. I. Preparation of concentrated aqueous slurries by particle treatment with hydrolyzed aluminum

Ceramics International

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-66

  Prabhakaran, K ^a   Pavithran, C ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; AMINES; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROLYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SLURRIES; UREA; VISCOSITY;

ALUMINUM NITRATE; GELCASTING; HEXAMETHYLENE TETRAMINE;

CORUNDUM;

EID: 0034460092     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-8842(99)00021-8     Document Type: Article

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