Abstract
The use of unconventional synthesis methods in the formation of CaO·2Al2O3 (CA2) is justified because it reduces the formation temperature of the compound. CA2 is formed by classical method at temperatures above 1,400 °C. The polymeric precursor method allows a significant temperature decrease in CA2 synthesis reaching temperatures of 1,000 °C. This paper deals with CA2 synthesis by “citrate” method which is often presented as Pechini method, starting from a mixture of citric acid, ethylene glycol and calcium, and aluminum nitrates. A method based on the formation of a polymeric precursor was also used, starting from a mixture of acrylic acid and nitrates of calcium and aluminum. The results showed a net difference in favor of samples obtained from acrylic acid, which by annealing at 800 °C for 1 h, contain pure CA2. The samples obtained from citric acid, after annealing at 800 °C are amorphous. After annealing at 900 °C in all samples CA2 is single phase.
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