Abstract
The starting materials were aluminum hydroxide prepared by precipitation method at the conditions of pH values; 7, 9, 10 and 11. The properties of alumina powder on heat-treatment were studied. After dehydrating structural water from amorphous aluminum hydroxide, the first formed phase was amorphous alumina and its specific surface are was decreased. The specific surface area was increased by dehydration of structural water from aluminum hydroxides except amorphous aluminum hydroxide. The specific surface area was increased with increase of the ratio of A1OOH to $A1(OH)_3$ in the region of transition aluminas. The rate of transition from aluminum hydroxide to alpha alumina occurred in the order of 7, 10, 9 and 11 of pH values. The morphology of alpha alumina powders was skeleton particles remaining outer shape of aluminum hydroxide. Both the elevation of heat-treatment temperature and the transition toalpha alumina decreased specific surface area and brought about the growth of particles.
침전법에 의해서 pH가 7, 9, 10, 11인 조건에서 생성된 알루미늄 수산화물을 출발물질로 하여 열처리에 따른 알루미나 분말의 특성을 연구하였다. $600^{\circ}C$에서 2시간 동안 열처리하였을 때 비정질 알루미늄 수산화물의 결정수가 탈수된 후에 생성된 최초의 상은 비정질 알루미나의 비표면적은 감소하였다. 비정질 알루미늄 수산화물을 제외한 나머지 알루미늄 수산화물로부터 결정수의 탈수는 비표면적을 증가시켰으며 AlOOH 형태의 수산화물의 존재비가 클수록 전이 알루미나 존재영역까지는 비표면적이 더 크게 나타났다. $\alpha-Al_2O_3$로의 전이속도는 동일온도에서 pH=7 > pH=10 > pH=9 > pH=11의 순서로 일어났으며, 생성된 $\alpha-Al_2O_3$ 분말의 morphology는 알루미늄 수산화물의 외형을 남긴 형골입자(skeleton particle였다. 또한, 열처리 온도의 증가와 $\alpha-Al_2O_3$로의 전이가 일어남에 따라 비표면적의 감소와 더불어 입자성장이 일어나다.