Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Effects of Atmosphere on Thermal Stability of Al-MCM-41

ZHANG Cun-Man1,2; XU Zheng1; LIU Qian2; WAN Ke-Shu2   

  1. 1.Department of Material Science and Engineering; Tongji University; Shanghai 200092; China; 2.State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure; Shanghai Institute; of Ceramics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 200050; China
  • Received:2002-07-10 Revised:2002-08-05 Published:2003-07-20 Online:2003-07-20

Abstract: The effects of atmosphere (O2, N2 and NH3) on the thermal stability of Al-MCM-41 were investigated for the first time. The thermal stability, characterized by BET surface area, pore diameter distribution and XRD patterns, showed greatly difference in samples treated under different atmosphere conditions. The samples treated in NH3 or N2 remained typical mesoporous structure up to 1010℃, but the mesoporous structure in the samples treated in O2 collapsed at temperatures larger than 900℃.

Key words: Al-MCM-41, thermal stability, atmosphere

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