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Evidence of aluminum oxide monolayer formation on a silica gel surface using grafting reactions
Abstract
Aluminum oxide was dispersed on a commercial silica gel surface, using successive grafting reactions. The reaction products were characterized by N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, scanning electron microscopy and infrared spectroscopy. The progressive incorporation of aluminum, up to 5.5% (w/w), does not produce agglomeration of alumina, since changes in the original pore size distribution of the silica matrix were not observed. The aluminum oxide covers homogeneously the silica surface.
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Química nova. São Paulo. Vol. 28, n. 3 (2005), p. 393-396
