Abstract
The hydrothermal synthesis of cobalt-substituted microporous alumino-phosphates from an r[Pr2NH]·[CoxAl1-xP1]O 4·y[H2O] gel is described. A well-defined set of experiments, based on an experimental design, was carried out in order to rationalize the influence of the crystallization time/temperature, and r, x and y of the initial gel on the isomorphous substitution of Co2+. CoAPO-11, CoAPO-44, CoAPO-46 were the main crystalline materials obtained. These solids were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetrical analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron microscope microprobe analysis (EMMA) and diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS), which resulted in a quantitative model relating the synthesis conditions with the overall crystallinity. In addition, a relation between the overall crystallinity and the degree of isomorphous substitution has been established.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 75-86 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Microporous and Mesoporous Materials |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This work was supported by the Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO) and the Geconcerteerde onderzoeksacties (GOA) of the Flemish Community. X.G. thanks the Research Council of K.U. Leuven for a junior postdoctoral fellowship, whereas B.M.W. acknowledges the FWO for a postdoctoral fellowship.
Keywords
- Cobalt-substituted microporous alumino-phosphates
- Crystallinity
- Hydrothermal synthesis