Synthesis of thermally stable χ-alumina by thermal decomposition of aluminum isopropoxide in toluene

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1543-1549

  Mekasuwandumrong, Okorn ^a,b   Kominami, Hiroshi ^a   Praserthdam, Piyasan ^b   Inoue, Masashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; MORPHOLOGY; PYROLYSIS; SOLVENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TOLUENE;

ALUMINUM ISOPROPOXIDE; SOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

ALUMINA;

EID: 4544374106     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2004.01543.x     Document Type: Article

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