Fabrication of nano-scaled α-Al2O3 crystallites through heterogeneous precipitation of boehmite in a well-dispersed θ-Al2O3-suspension

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2340-2346

  Yu, Pei Ching ^a   Yang, Rung Je ^a   Chang, Ya Ting ^a   Yen, Fu Su ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; HEAT TREATMENT; MASS TRANSFER; PHASE TRANSITIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BOEHMITE; GROWTH MECHANISM; HETEROGENEOUS PRECIPITATION; VERMICULAR GROWTH;

CRYSTALLITES;

EID: 34547679603     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2007.01746.x     Document Type: Article

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