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Comparison of Clay-Water Systems With Aluminum Hydroxide Gels Prepared in Acidic Media

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

A. C. Pierre
Affiliation:
Aérospatiale, 33165 St-Médard-en-Jalles, France
D. R. Uhlmann
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, M.I.T., Cambridge, Mass. 02139, USA
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Abstract

Alumina sols made by the hydrolysis of aluminum sec-butoxide in an acidic medium have been found to show behavior during drying and aging which appears similar to that reported for gels in a number of clay-water systems. Structural and phenomenological characteristics of these two classes of materials are compared. The extension to aluminum hydroxide systems of the models proposed to explain the gelation of clay sols are discussed, and a model is presented to describe the gelation behavior of aluminum hydroxide sols.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1986

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