Abstract
This study was carried out to develop a new preparation process of porous alumina ceramics and to examine their porous properties. The gelatination of ammonium alginate by hydrochloric acid was used for the formation of a gel-like precursor composed of alumina particles and alginic polymer. By this simple chemical shaping process of green bodies, porous alumina ceramics with a very sharp pore size distribution and a porosity of 40 to 55% could be obtained after firing at 1000 to 1600°C. The porosity showed an improvement of 15–20% compared with that of porous materials prepared from conventional procedures such as the pressing and slip-casting methods. The optimum concentrations of ammonium alginate and hydrochloric acid were 0.3–2.0 wt% and over 0.1 n, respectively, from the standpoint of the mixing treatment of raw materials and the gelatination.
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