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β-Eucryptite solid solution (LAS) Li2O : Al 2O3 : 3SiO2(113) was prepared via a sol-gel route. Complex solutions of lithium or aluminum salts in ethanol/water mixtures were catalysed by inorganic acids (catalyst/alkoxide ratio 0.1). Different ratios of H2SO4 catalyst were also used.
TGA showed that the maximum % yield of LAS 113 occurred using H2SO4 catalyst. Above 400°C exothermic peaks occurred in DSC followed by the glass transition. XRD and IR showed a high crystallinity of β-eucryptite solid solution using all acids at the 0.1 ratio with the highest crystallinity for the 0.05 H2SO4 ratio. SEM revealed similar grain sizes in spite of higher acid concentrations. XRD data indicated a change to a tetragonal modification with higher catalyst ratio.
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Abdel-Fattah, W.I., Fayed, M., Gooda, S. et al. β-Eucryptite by a Sol-Gel Route. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 13, 981–985 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008600113052
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008600113052