Structural characterisation of heat-treated anodic alumina membranes prepared using a simplified fabrication process

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 287, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 264-270

  Kirchner, A ^a   MacKenzie, K J D ^a   Brown, I W M ^a   Kemmitt, T ^a   Bowden, M E ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Oxide membrane preparation; Porous anodic alumina; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; HEAT TREATMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MATERIALS SYNTHESIS; OXIDE MEMBRANE PREPARATION; POROUS ANODIC ALUMINA;

MEMBRANES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; IODINE; METHANOL;

ALUMINA; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; HEAT TREATMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANES; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CERAMICS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GAS; HEAT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID STATE; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33845395081     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2006.10.045     Document Type: Article

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