Synthesis of highly thermally stable lanthanum-doped ordered mesoporous alumina

doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2011.09.013

Scripta Materialia

Volume 65, Issue 11, December 2011, Pages 1026-1029

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Highly thermally stable lanthanum-doped ordered mesoporous alumina has been prepared in a sol–gel system with salicylic acid and citric acid as interfacial protectors. When the molar ratio of alumina to lanthanum is 25.5, most La³⁺ ions in the resulting alumina structure showed tetracoordination. Moreover, the as-obtained sample exhibits a surface area of 305 m² g⁻¹ when calcined at 400 °C and can maintain an ordered mesostructure with a high surface area of 205 m² g⁻¹ even when treated at 1000 °C, demonstrating its high thermal stability.

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Synthesis of highly thermally stable lanthanum-doped ordered mesoporous alumina

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