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The role of transesterification in the multistep “prehydrolysis” sol/gel synthesis of aluminum-rich aluminosilicate gels

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

G. A. Pozarnsky
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455–0132
A. V. McCormick*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455–0132
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b)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
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Abstract

Using a prehydrolysis technique, transparent gels with very high aluminum content can be achieved with the use of isopropanol. Here 13C, 27Al, 29Si and 17O NMR at various stages of preparation show that when the aluminum added exceeds the number that silanols can fully protect, the excess aluminum alkoxide groups readily undergo transesterification with isopropanol. The aluminum isopropoxide (Al–OPri) groups thus formed are shown to be sufficiently stable that attack by water is impeded, thus allowing the remaining silicon alkoxide groups to hydrolyze and condense to form a homogeneous gel.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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