초록
깁사이트를 황산수용액에 용해하여 제조된 황산알루미늄 용액에 에틸알코올을 사용하여 결정을 석출시킨 후 여과, 건조를 통하여 수황산알루미늄 결정 [$Al_2(SO_4)_3$ · $nH_2O$]을 제조하였다. XRD분석 결과 수황산알루미늄에 포함된 결정수는 n=18, 16, 12, 0이었으며, TG분석 결과 평균결정수($n_{av}$)는 14.7이었다. 수황산알루미늄을 열처리한 결과 $800^{\circ}C$에서는 무수황산알루미늄, $900^{\circ}C$와 $1000^{\circ}C$에서는 $\gamma-Al_2O_3$, $1200^{\circ}C$에서는 $\alpha-Al_2O_3$의 생성을 확인할 수 있었다. $\gamma-Al_2O_3$에 니켈피착을 위하여 0.025M농도의 황산알루미늄과 황산니켈을 사용하고 $Ni^{+2}$ 이온과 $Al^{+3}$ 이온의 농도비가 0.5인 혼합용액을 제조한 후 $\gamma-Al_2O_3$ 분말을 혼합하여 슬러리를 제조하였다 제조된 혼합슬러리에 우레아와 $NH_4OH$수용액을 첨가하여 pH를 9.0로 조절하고 $80^{\circ}C$에서 니켈피착을 하였으며, 니켈피착의 진행사항은 ORP(oxidation reduction potential), 전도도 그리고 pH값을 측정하여 관찰하였다. 니켈량에 따른 니켈피착 $\gamma-Al_2O_3$의 특성을 조사하기 위하여 피착된 $\gamma-Al_2O_3$를 $900^{\circ}C$에서 열처리하고 비표면적 변화와 열확산도를 측정하였다. 또한 $1250^{\circ}C$에서 니켈피착 $\gamma-Al_2O_3$의 열안정성은 비표면적과 XRD의 결정상변화로 확인하였다 니켈피착 $\gamma-Al_2O_3$의 표면은 XPS분석으로 Ni $2P_{3/2}$의 화학결합에너지의 변화를 확인한 결과 $NiAl_2O_4$, 상의 화학결합에너지가 증가되었다. 본 연구 결과로 니켈피착 $\gamma-Al_2O_3$가 순수 $\gamma-Al_2O_3$에 비하여 열적 안정성을 지닌 것으로 확인 되었다.
Aluminium sulfate solution was prepared by sulfuric acid treatment from gibbsite. Aluminium sulfate hydrate [$Al_2(SO_4)_3$ · $nH_2O$] was precipitated from aluminium sulfate solution by adding it into ethylalcohol. From XRD analysis as-prepared $Al_2(SO_4)_3$ · $nH_2O$ was confirmed to have mixed-crystalization water(n=18, 16, 12, 6). The average water of crystalization calculated from thermogravimetry(TG) was 14.7. Aluminium sulfate hydrate [$Al_2(SO_4)_3$ · $nH_2O$] was thermally decomposed and converted to $Al_2(SO_4)_3$ at $800^{\circ}C$, $\gamma-Al_2O_3$ at $900-1000^{\circ}C$, and $\alpha-Al_2O_3$ at $1200^{\circ}C$. Ni-doped $\gamma-Al_2O_3$, was synthesized from the slurry of as-prepared $\gamma-Al_2O_3$, with the ratio of [Ni]/[Al]=0.5. The reaction conditions of synthesis were determined as initial pH 9.0 and temperature $80^{\circ}C$ The basicity(pH) of slurry was controlled by using urea and $NH_4OH$ solution. Urea was also used for deposition-precipitation. For determining termination of reaction, the data acquisition was performed by oxidation reduction potential(ORP), conductivity and pH value in the process of reaction. Termination of the reaction was decided by observing the reaction steps and rapid decrease in conductivity. On the other hand, BET(Brunauer, Emmett and Teller) and thermal diffusity of Ni- doped $\gamma-Al_2O_3$, with various content of Ni were measured and compared. Thermal stability of Ni- doped $\gamma-Al_2O_3$ at $1250^{\circ}C$ was confirmed from BET and XRD analysis. The surface state of Ni-doped $\gamma-Al_2O_3$ was investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). The binding energy at $Ni2P_{3/2}$ increased with increasing the formation of $NiAl_2O_4$ phase.