Challenges and Strategies in the Synthesis of Mesoporous Alumina Powders and Hierarchical Alumina Monoliths

Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 336-349

  Hartmann, Sarah ^a   Sachse, Alexander ^a   Galarneau, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Alumina monolith; Catalyst support; Hierarchical porosity; High surface area alumina; Mesoporous alumina; Nanostructured alumina

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA MONOLITH; HIERARCHICAL POROSITY; HIGH SURFACE AREA; MESOPOROUS ALUMINA; NANO-STRUCTURED;

ALUMINA; CATALYST SUPPORTS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

MESOPOROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 84864402749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma5020336     Document Type: Article

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