Amorphous aluminum oxides, methods of production and uses

US5061474A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Degussa AG · DE

Inventors

• Ingo Pauli · Alzenau, DE
• Peter Kleinschmit · Hanau, DE
• Rudolf Schwarz · Alzenau, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 14, 1989
• Grant date: Oct 29, 1991
• Expiry date: Nov 14, 2009

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C01P2006/82
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

X-ray amorphous, aluminum oxide which exhibits a specific surface area (BET) according to DIN 66 131 of >10 m.sup.2 /g, an average particle size of .gtoreq.0.1 .mu.m and a water content of >10%. The X-ray amorphous aluminum oxide can be produced by reacting water vapor and vaporous aluminum trichloride in a molar ratio of 1.5 to 10:1, preferably 7.+-.1:1=H.sub.2 O:alCl.sub.3 at a temperature of 200.degree. to 1000.degree. C., preferably 600.degree..+-.50.degree. C. and at a dwell time of >1 sec., preferably 3.5.+-.1 sec. and a partial vacuum of 100.+-.10 mm H.sub.2 O column. By means of calcination thereof an aluminum oxide can be obtained which consists of .gtoreq.90% by weight of .alpha.-aluminum oxide and exhibits a specific surface area (BET) according to DIN 66 131 of >5 m.sup.2 /g and an average particle size of .gtoreq.0.1 .mu.m.