Processing and Application of Ceramics (Sep 2009)
Sol-gel synthesis and structure of cordierite/tialite glass-ceramics
Abstract
In the present work the results of the research on the sol-gel synthesis and structure of cordierite (2MgO·2Al2O3·5SiO2), tialite (Al2O3·TiO2) and cordierite/tialite glass-ceramics as well cordierite containing 2 wt.% of Co and Co+Cu have been described and discussed. The sol-gel synthesis was carried out using different kind of precursors as follows: Al(NO3)×9H2O, Si(OC2H5)4 , Ti(OC4H9)4 , Mg(NO3)2×6H2O, chlorides or nitrates of corresponding metals, H2O, C2H5OH, Aqua Regia, NH4F and PEG. The synthesized gels were dried and thermally treated in the temperature range from 800°C to 1200°C. The sol-gel processes and structure of the cordierite, tialite and cordierite/tialite glass-ceramics have been investigated by means of XRD, FTIR, TEM, SEM and EPMA.
