The rational understanding of ?-alumina (?-Al2O3) supported catalysts requires an ever more improved atomic scale determination the support’s surface properties. By using density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we show how structural and energetic properties alumina crystallites intrinsically depend on its synthesis pathway. Considering case study topotactic transformation boehmite (?-AlO...

The separation of H2O vapor from (hydrogen-rich) gaseous streams is a topic increasing interest in the context CO2 valorisation, where situ water removal increases product yield and catalyst stability. In this work, composite alumina carbon molecular sieve membranes (Al-CMSM) were prepared phenolic resin solutions loaded with hydrophilic boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) nanosheets (0.4–1.4 wt. % solution) ...

This paper describes a practical approach for the fabrication of highly visible interference color images using sol-gel ink technique and a common desktop inkjet printer. We show the potential of titania-boehmite inks for the production of optical heterostructures on various surfaces, which after drying on air produce optical solid layers with low and high refractive index. The optical properti...

Alumina nanofibers were prepared by a technique that combined the sol-gel and electrospinning methods. The solution to be electrospun was prepared by mixing aluminum isopropoxide (AIP) in ethanol, which was then refluxed in the presence of an acid catalyst and polyvinylpyrolidone (PVP) in ethanol. The characterization results showed that alumina nanofibers with diameters in the range of 102 to ...