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Oxides and Hydroxidesof Aluminum
Alcoa Technical Paper No. 19, Revised
Karl Wefers
Chanakya Misra
Alcoa Laboratories1987
Copytight” Aluminum Company of America
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Preface
One hundred years after the invention of the Bayer Process for the production of aluminum oxide,new uses are still being found for this material. in advanced ceramics, separations and catalysts,
the manufacture of integrated circuits as well as in composite systems.
This revised edition of Alcoa Laboratories Technical Pa~r No. 19 includes discussions of how ourunderstanding of the stmcture and properties of aluminum oxides has progressed since the originalwas published in 1972. The first Technical Paper on this subject was published in 1953 by
Dr. Allen S. Russell.
1 believe it is entirely appropriate for this revision to be published in the year in which both Alcoa
and the Bayer Process conclude their first century.
Dr. Peter R. Bridenbaugh
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Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank their colleagues of Alcoa Laboratories who contributed to this monograph1 by supplying data, photomicrographs, and many helpful suggestions: A. Pearson, J, J. Ptasienski,
D. R. Micholas, W. T. Evans, G. A. Nitowski, L. F. Wiesennan, C. Bates, and D. Tzeng. Special/ thanks go to D. E. Thomas and his associates for their excellent work in reproduction and printing
~ and Mrs. M. Weber for her diligent and patient typing of the many revisions of the manuscript.
Tbe encouragement and support by the directors of Alcoa Laboratories is great fully acknowledged; sois the critical review of the manuscript by Mr. W. B. Frank of Alcoa, Dr. A. S. Russell (Alcoa, ret. )
I and Dr. J. Dillard of Virginia Tech. Mr. R. S. Zhu and Dr. R. L. Snyder of Alfred Universitysupplied the computer-generated stmcture models. We thank them, and we are indebted to the manycolleagues in industry and academia who responded so well to the first edition of TP 19 and
encouraged us to undertake this revision.
Karl Josef Bayer introduced his elegant process for the industrial production of afuminum oxide 100 years ago, in 1887. Sincethen, the basic concept of the process - hydrothermal digest of bauxite, crystallization of aluminum trihydroxide from asupersaturated sodium aluminate solution, thermal conversion of the trihydroxide to anhydrous aluminum oxide has remainedunchanged.
More than 30 million tons of aluminum oxide we produced each yew, most of it being used for the smcltin8 of aluminum. Tberemaining part of the annual production finds application in areas which utilize the high melting point, excellent mechanicalstrength, electrical resistivity, or chemical inertness of aluminum oxide. Refractory, we= resistant ceramic parts, equipment forchemical processing, and high voltage insulators are the classical products. Newer applications include substrates for integrated
circuits and reinforcing fibers for pot ymer and metal-based composites.
Surface oxides on aluminum and its alloys play an important role in corrosion and protection from corrosion, in adhesive bonding,coating, and laminating of metal. They are also applied in the manufacture of capacitors and electronic devices such as MOM(Metal Oxide Metal) transistors.
The unique surface properties of the stmcturally and stoichiometrically disordered transition aluminas are utilized in catalysis and
separation technology.
Many of these applications were driven by an increasing scientific understanding of the chemical, structural, and surface
properties of aluminum hydroxides and oxides. The foundations for this fascinating field of science and engineering were laid by ageneration of researchers, many of whom were these authors’ teachers, mentors, or older colleagues. F. C. Fr~, H. Ginsberg,A. S. Russell, J. Newsome, H. Stumpf are some of the names that come to mind.
The authors were introduced to the field of alumina science at a time when refined techniques of stmctural, thermal, and electronmicroscopic analysis had made it possible to correlate chemical and physical properties with CIYSM structure andmicromorphology at a level of a few nanometers. Recent advances in theoretical solid state chemistry and, in the past decade, the
emergence of surface probes ~rmitting the study of monolayer or small clusters of atoms, further increased our understanding ofthe effect of non-ideal stmcture and composition on functional properties of aluminas.
Because of the authors’ personal experience and interest, the following monograph is somewhat biased towards a stmcturalviewpoint. An attempt has ken made to demonstrate the structural and chemical principles that xe common to the many forms in
which oxides and hydroxides of aluminum occur. Rather than trying to give an exhaustive review of the vast literature onaluminas, tbe authors have used the concept of stmcture-pro~rty relationships to deal with an extensive and still very active weaof inorganic chemistry.
Oxides and Hydroxides of Aluminum
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Wlstory and Nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Properties of Aluminum Hydroxides and Oxides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1
2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14
2.2
2.21
2.22
2.23
2.24
2.25
2.32.312.322.33
2.4
2.412.4112.4122.413
2.4142.4152.416
2.4172.4182.4192.4110
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2.5
Alumina Gels and Gelatinous Aluminas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gelatinous Aluminas Formed by Acid-Base Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gelatinous Aluminas Prepared by Otber Chemical Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Structural Evolution of Gelatinous Alumina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gelatinous Boehmite or Pseudoboehmite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aluminum Tribydroxides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gibbsite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bayerite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nordstrandite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Doyleite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interrelationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aluminum Oxide Hydroxides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Boehmite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diaspora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K1-Alz030r Tobdite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aluminum Oxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corundum, a-Alz03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Crystal Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thermal Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diffusion and Related Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Electrical Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dielectric Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Optical Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Magnetic Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mechanical Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Surface Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aluminum Suboxides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendix to Section 2- IR Spectra and X-Ray Data
3. Binary and Ternary Alumina Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.13.113.12
3.23.213.223.23
3.24
3.3
The A1203-H20 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Phase Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Volubility of A1203 in Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Na20-A1203 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Phases Occurring in the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sodium Aluminate NaAIOz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sodium Beta Aluminas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Beta Aluminas as Solid Electrolytes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Na20-A1203-H20 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4. Phase Relations of Aluminum Hydroxides and Oxides UnderNonequilibrium Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.1
4.24.214.22
4.34.314.324.33
4.44.414.424.43
4.54.514.524.53
Properties and Applications of Calcined Hydroxides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thermal Decompositions of Aluminum Trihydroxides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gibhsite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bayerite and Nordstrandite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Decomposition of Aluminum Oxide Hydroxides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Boehmite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diaspore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Other Methods for Preparing Transition Aluminas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Structures of Transition Aluminas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chi and Kappa Alumina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Etaand Theta Alumina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gamma and Delta Alumina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texture and Surface Properties of Transition Aluminas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Development of Porosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Relationships Between Texture and Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Properties of Active Alumina Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Surface Oxides on Aluminum Metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.1 Oxides Formed by Solid-Gas Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2 Tbe Reaction of Aluminum Surfaces with Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.3 Oxides Formed by Anodic Polarization of Aluminum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.31 Non-Porous Oxide Films . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.32 Porous Anodic Oxides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.321 Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.322 Applications of Porous Anodic Films . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Volubility of AI(OH)3 as Function of pH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aging of Aluminum Hydroxide Gel, X-Ray Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fibrillar Gelatinous Aluminum Hydroxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Formation of Polynuclear Rings by Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DeprotonationlCondensationReactionsLeadingtoChains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tabular Gibbsite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bayerite Somatoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aggregates of Technical Gibbsite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Structure of Gibbsite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Layer. Stacking in Al(OH)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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FIGURES (continued)
Title 1
Boehmite Crystals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Structures of Boehmite and Diaspore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diaspore Crystals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Corundum Crystals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Structure of Corundum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cell Parameters of &-A1203 as a Function of Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specific Heat of a-A1203 as a Function of Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thermal Expansion of a-A1203 as a Function of Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thermal Conductivity of a-A1203 as a Function of Temperature . . . . . . . . . . .
Self Diffusion of Al and O in A1Z03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Electrical Conductivity of a-A1203 as a Function of Temperature . . . . . . . . . .
X-Ray Diagrams of Aluminum Oxide and Hydroxides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Infrared Spectra of Aluminum Hydroxides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Phase Diagram A1203-Hz0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Soluhility of Gibbsite in Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stability Ranges of Aluminum Hydroxy Complexes in Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Na20-A1203 Pbase Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Structures of ~ and ~ Aluminas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Phase Diagram Na20-A1203-H20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Volubility of A1203 as a Function of Temperature and Concentration of Na20Solution Isotherms in the System Na20-A1203-H20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transformation Sequence AI(OH)3 + AliOj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Acicular Gibbsite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Acicular Corundum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Surface Area vs. Temperature of Calcined Gibbsite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DTA - Curves of Heated Hydroxides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tabular Alumina from Gibbsite Calcined with Fluoride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X-Ray Diffraction Patterns of Transition Aluminas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chi Alumina lo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chi Alumina llc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eti Alumina llc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kappa Alumina from AcicuIar Gibbsite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kappa Alumina llcof Gibbsite, Reordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alpha Alumina from Acicular Glbbsite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alpha Alumina, Primary Crystals and Pores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gamma Alumina from Boebmite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Configurations of Surface Hydroxyl Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Five Coordination of Surface Hydroxyl Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adsorption of First and Second Layer of Water on A1203 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Growth and Transport Mechanisms of Thermal Oxides, Schematic . . . . . . . . .Progressive Recrystallization of Amorphous Surface Oxide on Aluminum . . .Multilayered Hydroxide Film on Aluminum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Duplex Film on Al Formed in Boiling Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Voltage-Current Relationships in Anodizing Al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
“Tunnel’’E tchedAlw ithBarrierOxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Initial Cell Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texture of Porous Anodtc Oxide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cross Section, Surface and Fragments of Porous Anodic Oxide . . . . . . . . . . . .Cells of Anodic Oxide Advancing into Metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cross Section of Sealed Anodic Oxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INDEX OF TABLES
Title—
Comparison of Nomenclature
Mineralogical Properties of Oxides and Hydroxides
Structural Properties
Thermodynamic Properties
Values of Coefficients for Specific Heat Equations
Selected Values of Thermal Properties of A1203
Possible Disorder Mechanisms in AlzOA
Dielectric Properties of Corundum
Magnetic Properties
Mechanical Properties of Corundum
Infrared Absorption Frequencies
X-ray Diffraction Data
Ion Activity Products
Structural Properties of ~-Aluminas
X-ray Diffraction Data for Transition Aluminas
Structural Properties of Transition Aluminas
IR Frequencies of Surface Hydroxyl Groups
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Oxides and Hydroxides of Aluminum
1. History and Nomenclature
Materials with a styptic or astringent pro~rty were called“alumen” by tbe Remans. These may have included impureforms botb of afuminum sulfate and alum, which occurnaturally in volcanic areas, Al”men seems to be the source of
tbe word alumina (Bec@ann, 1846).
The recognition of alumina evolved gradually as the
composition of afum became ktter understocmi. Hoffman in1722 held that the base of alum was a distinct “earth,” and Pott(1754) called the base “thonichte erde” or “terre argilleuse”
(clay earth). Marggraf in 1754 showed that the earth of alumwas a distinct substance, that existed in natural clays, and that
it could k extracted by sulfuric acid. His memoirs gave rise to
the term “argil pur” as the name of the earthy base of alum. DeMorveau in 1786 argued that since alum was designated “se]
alumineux ,“ the pro~r name for the base should be “alumine.”This latter term has been Anglicized to alumina. In 1821,
Berthier described a sediment rich in alumina which he foundin the vicinity of Les Baux, a small town near Aries in theProvence district of France, This sediment, named bauxite, was
considered an aluminum mineral of the compositionA1203 2H20, with some iron. Not before the end of thenineteeth century was bauxite recognized as a sedimentq rockcontaining aluminum hydroxide and oxide hydroxide, as wellas various amounts of iron minerals, aluminum silicates, andtitanium dioxide.
A mineral from India, having the composition A1203, wasdescribed in 1798 by Greville under the name corundum. Themineral dlaspore was described by Hauy in 1801; it was
analyzed by Vauquelin in 1802 and shown to be A1203 H20.Hauy (1801) named it diaspore from the Greek for “scatter,”because it flew apart when heated. In 1805, Davy analyzed amineral and named it hydrargillite after the Greek words hyder
and arg ylles for water and clay. Later, however, other workersshowed this mineral to be aluminum phosphate. Dewey in 1820found a mineral he called gibbsite in honor of G. Gibbs, anAmerican mineralogist. Analyses by Torrey in 1822
corresponded with the formula Al(OH)j or A1203 3H20. Thename hydrargillite was applied later to a similar mineral foundin the Urals; both names are still employed, but gibbsite is
prefemed in the USA.
Bohm and Niclassen (1924) identified another aluminummineral by X-rays, Bobm (1925) found it to k an isomer of
diaspore and showed a purified bauxite from Les Baux toconsist predominantly of this phase, De Lapparent (1927)
suggested that the mineral k called Whmit. B6hm ( 1925) alsodiscovered an alufinum compound isomeric with gibbsite.Fricke (1928) suggested the name bayerite for this materialkcause he thought it was the product of the Bayer process. Intbe next year, Fricke (1929) recognized his error, but the namehas been continued. Gibbsite is produced in the Bayer process.
Rankin and Merwin in 1916 assigned the prefix beta to a
high-temprature alumina that, according to later experience(Ridgway et al. 1936), contains alkali or alkaline earth atoms.Corundum was differentiated as alpha alumina. As severalforms of “beta alumina” have ken distinguished, tbe foreigncation was made part of the name, i.e., sodium kta alumina.
Barlett (1932) assigned the name zeta to the phase formed withlithium.
Haber in 1925 divided the aluminum and ferric hydroxides into
two series, alpha and gamma. The apparent failure of thissystem to differentiate the aluminum trihydroxides prompted arenaming of individual phases (Edwards et al. 1930). Thesymbol alpha was applied to the form more abundant in nature.
In this nomenclature, bayerite was beta trihydrate, and thephases gibbsite, Mhmit (spelled “boehmite” in the UnitedStates), and diaspore were designated alpha trihydrate, alphamonoh ydrate, and beta monoh ydrate, respective y. Weiser and
Milligan (1934) and Weiser (1935) later adopted the Haberseries and classified bayerite as alpha uihydroxide.
The designation gamma was given originally by Ulrich (1925)
to an undescribed alumina. This term has been used in manycases for all the alumina transition forms encountered in theIow-temprature calcination of aluminum compounds and in theoxidation of aluminum. Stumpf et al. (1950) restricted thename gamma to the product obtained in the dehydrationsequence of boehmite at >800K.
As new forms have been identified, they have been assigned
Greek letters. Tbe uniqueness of many of these has beendisproved.
Table 1 shows the nomenclature systems for those aluminasmost frequently confused in tbe literature. Obviously, a
universal standard nomenclature is highly desirable, An attemptin this direction was made in 1957 when, in West Germany, asymposium on “alumina” nomenclature was held. The resultsof this meeting were reported by Ginsberg et al, (1957). Thefollowing nomenclature, was suggested
a. Use of the chemically correct term “hydroxide” instead of“hydrate,” namely: aluminum trihydroxide, instead of
alumina trihydrate; aluminum oxide hydroxide, instead ofalumina monohydrate.
b, Use of the nomenclature of Alcoa for the transition
aluminas, but avoiding the term “phase”, use “form”instead, e.g., “chi form”, “kappa form,” “gamma form”.
c. In honor of Van Nordstrand, use the name nordstrandite forthe trihydroxide discovered by him.
In the internationally accepted crystallographic nomenclature
the prefix a is generally applied to hexagonal close packed and
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Comparison of Nomenclatures
Accepted
Mineral Chemical CrystallographicName
GibbsiteHydrargillite
Bayerite
Nordstrandite
Dlaspore
Composition Designation
Aluminum y-Al(OH)3
trihydroxide
Aluminum a-Al(OH)3
trihydroxide
Aluminum AI(OH)3
trihydroxide
Aluminum Y-AIOOH
oxidehydroxide
Aluminum a-AIOOH
oxidehydroxide
Aluminum CK-A1203
oxide
Alcoa (1930)
Alpha aluminatrihydrate
Beta alumina
trihydrate
Alpha aluminamonohydrate
Beta aluminamonohydrate
Alpha alumina
related stmctures, They-phases have cubic close packed
lattices or structural elements of this symmetry. This system ofclassification is used in the USA for iron and manganesecompounds isostructural with the aluminum oxides andhydroxides. Itisalso applied tothecubic V,and the hexagonal
(bigonal) a-alumina.
Toeliminatk fhe existing inconsistencies we will use themineral names and the crystallographic nomenclature
fhroughouttbis monograph.
2. Properties of Aluminum Hydroxides and Oxides
The chapters of this section are arranged according to thesequence of phases occurring in the alumina-water system withincreasing temperature or crystalline order.
2.1 Alumina Gels and Gelatinous Aiuminss
The term alumina gel covers a wide variety of two-phasesystems in which colloidal aluminum hydroxide or oxide
hydroxide isthepredominant solid phase. The second phasecan be water, a mixture of water and an organic solvent, or air
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(aero-gel). Depnding onthemethod ofpreparation, the solidmay & present as discrete particles ranging in size from a few ,<
nanometers to micrometers, or it can form three-dimensional,~lymeric networks in which domains of solid are linked to
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others via chemical bonds. Structural order ranges from X-ray
indifferent (amorphous*) to crystalline. Composition (i. e., theoxide-to-water ratio and amount of impurities) varies with the
conditions of preparation, as does thes~cific surface area.
The following chapters will emphasize the stmcture and
composition of the solid phase, the gelatinous aluminas.However, their proprfies canonly be fully understood in the
context of the chemistw and texture of the two-phase systems,the gels.
Gelatinous aluminas have ken studied for a number ofreasons. Colloidal aluminum hydroxides play an important rolein the chemistry of soils. Certain alumina gels strongly adsorbacids. Because aluminas are not toxic to humans, they ag
widely used as antacids. Also, since particle size, surface area,and water content of gels can be varied over a wide range, they
we useful precursors for the manufacture of aluminas forcatalysis md adsorption.
Polymeric network and particulate gels can be prepared bycontrolled hydrolysis of aluminum alkoxides dissolved inorganic solvents. These gels are used for the preparation ofporous ceramic hodles, thin coatings, and granulm alumina ofhigh purity.
Inorganic chemists andcolloid andsoilscicntists have
investigated the precipitation and aging khaviorof gelatinousaluminas for more fban40 years. G. C. Bye, R. Fricke,H. Ginsberg, P. H. Hsu, D. Pa@e, K. S. W. Sing,
S. Teichner, K. Torkar, H. B. Weiser, and their collaboratorsrepresent the most prominent working groups. Ceramists andpharmaceutical chemists have entered this tield more recently.E. Matijevi6 andhls coworkers extensively studied the
preparation of monodisprsed, colloidal aluminum hydroxidesby controlled precipitation and aging of alumina gels.
S. L. Hem, J. C. White, andcollaborator sinvestigatedfhecomposition and stmcture of gels and their effect on acidadsorption, neutralization, and ion exchange. B. Yoldas was
one of the early workers in the rapidly expanding field ofcontrolled hydrolysis of aluminum organic compounds for thepreparation of ceramic alumina bodies and thin films.
2.11 Gelatinous Aluminss Formsdby Acid-Bsse Reactions
Aluminum hydroxides xe amphoteric. They are soluble in
strong acids and strong bases. In aqueous solutions of
●These terms i.dicatc lackof sufficientlong-rangeorder to prcduce adiffraction pattern with X-ray$in tbe O,l-O.2nm wavelengthrange. Few solidsxc ~ly amo~ho.s i.e., witiout any shon-rmgesncmral .rderat all.
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intermediate pH their volubility is very low (see Chapter 3. 12)Figure 1 schematically shows the volubility of A1(OH)3 as afunction of pH. Because of the steep slope of tbe volubilitycurve, a small change in pH can cause considerablesuperraturatlon and, consequently, rapid precipitation. As aresult, the first precipitate is generally of colloidal size and of
low crystalline order. Colloidal aluminum hydroxide ishydrophilic and easily coagulates to gels.
Several factors determine the degree of crystalline order,
particle size, and chemical composition of gelatinous aluminastemperature, rate of precipitation, final pH, ionic composition,concentration of starting solutions and time of aging(Figure 2.2).
Rapid neutralization of aluminum salt solutions with basesleads to gels rich in water which contain variable amounts ofresidual acid anions, The water content may be as high as
5 moles per mole of A1203.
A first attempt to classify the solid phases in gels precipitatedfrom aluminum salt solutions was made by WiOstitter et al.
(1925). Three ty~s were distinguished: Ca, CB, and Cy.
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4h (Gelatinous Boehmite)
8h
12h
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.E 5pH 9, 300K, X-Ray Patterns
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E4= According to these authors and later investigators Kraut et al.=E
(1942), Fricke and Schmti (1948), Souza Santos et al. (1953),
l.iand Watson et al. (1955, 1957) Ca is X-ray indifferent, Ittransforms in a few hours to C13 which consists of fibrils. The
53 diffraction pattern of CD shows broad lines of boehmite, while~x
loss on ignition indicates 2.2 moles H20 per mole A1203. C13 is
g2
slowly converted to CT, a mixture of gibbsite and bayerite.
z The sequence, X-ray indifferent poorly crystallized boehmite
crystalline trihydroxide also occurs in the precipitates formed
1 by rapid neutralization of alkaline aluminate solutions.
Gelatinous aluminas prepmed by neutralization of concentrated
.0 I I I I I I aluminum salt solutions at temperature below 29OK have low
0123456789 101112Crystalline order and very small particle size. The rate of aging
(i.e., transformation of the solid phase to ordered aluminumhydroxide) is also very slow under these temperature and pH
Volubility of AI (OH)3 as a Function of pH conditions. Anions adsorbed on the solid retard the aging
(schematic) process. Sema, White, and Hem (1977) repofled the results of
Figure 2.1 an investigation of tbe interaction between anions and
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aluminum hydroxide gels and discussed previous work by Hsuand Bates (1964), Hem et al. (1970), Matijevit and Stryker(1966), and others. They infemed from infrared analysis that
gels precipitated in the presence of nitrate, sulfate, andcarbonate ions behave “as a positively charged polymericmateri al.” While the interaction of nitrate appeared to bepredominantly electrostatic, sulfate and carbonate were found to
coordinate with aluminum ions. The carbonate ion has thestrongest retarding effect on aging of alumina gels.
Gels in which the initial molar ratio of carbonate to aluminumis as high as 1.2 can be prepared by reacting sodium carbonatesolution with aluminum nitrate. Repeated washing with neutralwater lowers this ratio to a constant value of 0.45, while
sodium can be practically eliminated from the gel by thistreatment according to Sema, White, and Hem (1977).
The easy removal of sodium indicates that such gels do not
contain dawsonite (NaAl (OH)2C03), hut an X-ray indifferentaluminum hydroxy carbonate. Dawsonite gels are precipitatedvia different routes (e. g., reaction of carbon dioxide withsodium aluminate solutions).
Other than carbonate, acid anions such as chloride or nitratecan be removed from aluminum hydroxide gels by washingwith a large excess of water or by dialysis. Green and Hem(1974) reported that the concentration of chloride in a gelwhich has been prepared by neutralization of an aluminum
chloride solution decreased in proportion to the volume of washwater used. As the chloride content decreased, viscosity of the
gel increased, while negative electrophoretic mobilitydiminished at the same rate.
Removal of acid anions accelerates aging (i.e., consolidationand crystallization of the solid). At temperatures below about350K, the end product is gibbsite if the pH of the solution islower than 5.8 and higher than about 9. Bayerite forms in the
pH range of 5.8 to 9. Nordstrandite may occur as a transitionfrom bayerite to gibbsite under some conditions (seeChapter 2.25).
2.12 Gelatinous Aluminas Prepared hy Other ChemicalRoutes
The strong interaction of freshly precipitated alumina gels withions from the precursor solutions makes it very difficult toprepare them in pure form. To avoid this complication, twoalternate synthesis routes are available: the reaction of
depassivated aluminum metal with water, and hydrolysis ofaluminum alkyls or alkoxides.
As early as 1908, H. W1slicenus observed that a slightly
amalgamated aluminum surface exposed to moist air reactsrapidly to form bundles of fibrous material. According toWatson et al. (1957), these fibers contain approximately
4
4 moles HZO per mole of Al*O,. They are composed of parallel
arrays of fibrils which we 7-8 nm in diameter and severalmicrometers long (Figure 2.3).
If depassivated aluminum is immersed in liquid water, an X-rayindifferent reaction product of very small (<1 Wm) particle sizeis formed. It converts to well crystallized bayerite, a-Al (OH)3,within hours as first reported by Schmih (1946).
Thin films of gelatinous aluminum hydroxide grow on pas3ive
(oxidized) aluminum metal that is exposed to water attemperatures below about 375K (see Chapter 5.2)
Aluminum alkyl compounds of the general composition A1(R)3
react with water to form aluminum hydroxide and therespective alkane, e. g., AI(CH3)3 + 3H20 +Al(OH)J + 3CH4.
In 1946, H. Schmih described the preparation by hydrolysis oftriethyl aluminum of very pure, X-ray indifferent aluminum
hydroxide gel for chromatographic applications. This reaction ishighly exothennic. Aluminum alkyl compounds are unstable in
the presence of oxygen, water vapor, or other oxidants andmay ignite spontaneously.
Aluminum alkoxides, AI(OR)3, (aluminum alcoholates) are lessreactive and their hydrolysis is easier to control. An early
report of the preparation of alumina gels from aluminumalcoholates was given by Adklns (1922). Harris and Sing(1958) and Torkm and Eggh~ (1961) are among the workers
who later investigated the physical and chemical properties of
gels prepared by this method.
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When a solution of aluminum alkoxide in alcohol, benzene, or
other organic solvent is mixed with water, the overall reactioncan be described by two equations:
1. AI(OR)3 + 3H20 e Al(OH)J + 3ROH
2. Al(OR), + 2H20 - Al OOH + 3ROH
In both cases the initial reaction products are X-ray indifferent.Poorly crystallized boehmite ~pse”doboebmite”) develops after
a few hours of aging the precipitate. If an excess of more than20 times the stoichiometric amount of water is used, bayerite isthe final crystalline phase that forms at temperatures below350K. At a molar ratio of H20 to A1203 ktween 5 and 6,
aluminum oxide hydroxide is the end product. Boehmite or theless ordered “pseudoboehmite” is the only phase ~cun-ing ifthe temperature exceeds 350K during the hydrolysis reaction or
during aging of an initially amorphous precipitate, A“pseudoboehmite” having particle sizes of 10-50 nm isproduced commercially as a by-product of the manufacture oflinear alcohols from long-chain aluminum alkoxides.
Several other variables, besides temperature and molarratio of water, determine the pro~rties of gels prepared fromaluminum alkoxides. The composition of the alkoxide, the ty~
of solvent and its miscibility with water, presence ofelectrolytes, and tbe pH of the solution arc factors whichinfluence tbe final product. Since S. Teicbner and coworkers(1969, 1970) reported the prepmation of alumina aerogels, andB. Yoldas (1975) showed that transparent ceramic bodies can
be obtained by pyrolyzing suitable alumina gels, interest in thissubject has increased substantially, particularly amongceramists.
Ingebrethsen and Matijevit (1984) reported hydrolysis by moist
air of aerosols of aluminum secondary butoxide to be aconvenient method for producing particles of gelatinousaluminum hydroxide which have a very uniform size of about100 nm. Crystallite 10-100 nm in size are obtained if
hydrolysis in the liquid phase of an aluminum alkoxide isfollowed by ~ptization of tbe freshly formed gel and ahydrothermal treatment.
In the procedure described first by Yoldas ( 1975), the solobtained after acid peptization of the hydrolysis product is
gelled by removing part of the liquid phase, or by adding asuitable electrolyte which neutralizes tbe positive sutiace chargeof the colloidal particles, After gelling has occurred, furtherremoval of liquid decreases the volume of the gel by one-thirdto two-thirds. The resulting transparent, ~rous body can befired to about 800K without undergoing major additiondshrinkage,
Teicbner et al. (1970) pinted out that the internal porosity of
alumina gels partially collapses if a liquid-vapor interfacedevelops inside the pores during evaporation. The system willdecrease the resulting capilkuy pressure by coalescing smallpres; i.e., increasing the average pore size. These workersproduced aerogels having s~cific sutiace areas of over
500 m2/g by extracting the liquid phase under su~rcrhicalconditions to avoid the formation of an interface.
A serious obstacle for the manufacture of lager, monolithic
ceramic bodies has been the unsolved problem of controllingshrinkage and cracking. These occur in the drying step andwhen the gel is fued to the temperatures necessary for theformation of stable aluminum oxide. Major industrial use of
sol-gel technology, therefore, has been limited to thin films,dip coats, fibers, and alumina ptiicles such as abrasives.
Much of the know-how deve[opd during the past decade in the
field of sol-gel technology bas been reflected in the patentliterature. A review of tbe state of the art was given byZ.elinski and Uhlmann in 1984.
2.13 The Structural Evolution of Gelatinous Aluminas
In the preceding chapters, it was shown that gelatinous
aluminas can be produced by a numkr of different chemicalprocesses. However, in all cases the initial precipitate lackssufficient long-range crystalline order to give an X-raydiffraction pattern. In an attempt to detenninc the short-rangeorder in the “amorphous” solid, Ceiling and Clocker (1943),
Bale and Schmidt (1959), and Petz (1968) ~rformedsmall-angle X-ray scattering experiments. Results indicate thatthe aluminum ions in these early precipitates are octahedrallycwrdinated as they are in crystalline aluminum hydroxides. Nodistinction can be made by X-ray techniques between O, OH,
and H20. Pmicle sizes are on the order of 2.5 nm, while
aggregates may measure several tens of nanometers, Neutronscattering analysis by Christensen et al. (1982) gave essentiallythe same results; high resolution electron microscopy confirms
these findings.
If the “amorphous” solid remains in contact with the liquid, itwill transfom into one of tbe ordered hydroxides or oxide
hydroxides. The rate and path of this transformation arecomplex functions of the chemistry of precipitation and tbe
environment prevailing during aging,
Much understanding of these processes was provided by soil
and water chemists who investigated the hydrolysis reactions indilute solutions of aluminum sails. Major contributions weremade by Marbe and Bentur (1961), Hsu and Bates (1964),Hem and Robemon (1967), Schoen and Robemon (1970), and
Smith and Hem (1972).
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The predominate ionic s~cies in dilute, acidic solutions ofaluminum salts is
[AI(H20),]3+
Hem and Roberson (l.c. ) assume that deprotonation can occur
due to the strong polarization of the water molecules by the Alion. As a result, a divalently charged complex forms
Al(H20)~+ = Al(OH)(H20)~+ + H+
which will dimerize by condensation
2Al(OH)(H20)~+ - A12(OH)2(H20)~+ + 2H20
The stmcture of the dlmer is a double-octahedron which isconnected via common hydroxyls.
De~nding on the chemical environment and the temperature,the condensationlply merization (polycondensation) reactioncan proceed in one of two ways:
1. Forming chains by litilng octahedra through commonedges.
2. Forming hexagonal rings which further coalesce to l~gepolynucleas complexes.
In both the chain and the palynuclear ring configuration, the
positive charges and number of water molecules per aluminumion decrease as the polycondensation progresses. mepro~rtion of hydroxyl ions increase to an upper limit of 2
OH: 1 Al for the chain polymer and approaches 3 in thehexagonal arrangement. Figure 2,4 schematically represents the
coalescence of rings, as suggested by Hsu and Bates (1964)and Hsu ( 1977). Figure 2.5 shows the transition from a linearaquo-hydroxopolymer to a fully dehydrated AIOOH-chain,together with the antiparallel double chain which constitutes the
structural element of crystalline AIOOH (see Figure 2,12 inChapter 2.32).
The positive charge carried by the solute precursors and by the
larger, solid plynuclear complexes explains the strong bondingof anions to the gel and the formation of hydroxy salts athigher anion concentrations; e.g., aluminum hydroxy chlorides.Anion complexes on the surface of the solid must k
hydrolyzed kfore further growth can occur via shared hydroxylions; hence, the observed retarding effect of anions on thecrystallization of gels (Nail, White, and S, L. Hem, 1976). If
edge hydroxyls of the polynuclear complexes me capped byhydrogen bnding of polybydroxy compounds such as sorbhol,further Pcdycondensation also is inhibited (Nail et al., 1. c.),
Coalescence of hexagonal ring complexes eventually leads tonucleation and growth of tabular, pseudohexago”al gibbsite
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GA ~24, ,
6[Al(H20):+] - 12H + - 12H20
+Ale(OH):j.12H20
AI,0(OH):;.16H20
A132(oH)~y.28H20
(
@
Al=(OH);~.36H20
Refi Hsu and Bates 1964Hem and Roberson 1967Nail, White and Hem 1976
‘Each external apex rapreaants an Al(H20)& complex
Formation of Polynuclear Rings by Condensation
Figure 2.4
crystals (Figure 2.6), Somatoids* of bayerite (Figure 2.7) formby the stacking of AI(OH)3 platelets perpendicular to their basalplanes,
Under the conditions which favor the proposedpolycondensation mechanism that results in chain-like polymers
(OH/Al s 2), fibrillar and sheet-like morphologies of thegelatinous material develop, These conditions are high salt
concentration, i.e., low water activity (Hsu, 1967), low
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Bugosh (U.S. Patent, 1959) described the preparation oftibrillar, gelatinous khmite from acidic solutions. Llppens
(1961) reported a sheet-like morphology of gels (“wrinkledtissue papr”). ~is gelatinous material contains porly
crystallized khmite. It can be peptized by diliute mineralacids. Plefre and Uhlmann (1986) prepared an X-ray indifferent(“su~r-amorphous”) gel they believe to be composed ofswollen and folded sheets of boehmite, The swelling is ascribed
to intercalation of water within the double layers of wtahedrawhich me the stmcturaf elements of boehmite. This gel has
been produced by hydrolyzing aluminum butoxide. Theprecipitate was ~ptized with 0,28 N HN03 before gelling anddrying.
Gelatinous hydroxides prepared by hydrolysis of alkoxides(Chapter 2. 12) develop via reaction paths analogous to those
. . >“,,,
+ +W82[Al(H20)~+ – H+-AI(H20)50H2+] – 2H20 -A12(OH)2(H20):+
Y-—–—––?
Y-–—–—–ii
–H20Al(OH)n(H20):+ —- AlO OH
~o o!
-*–4H20-
g8;
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Al(OH)n(H20):+ – (OH + OH- H20 + O) - H20-IA1202(OH)21.
@
above ~laneo
OH-● Al
below
@
H20 o0--in plane
Deprotonatio”/Condensation Reactions Leading to ChainsFigure2.5
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Tabular GibbsiteFigure 2,6
which govern the precipitation and aging of hydroxides formed
from aluminum salt solutions.
Gelatinous boebmite forms in the same environments that leadto chain polymers from aluminum salt precursors, namely, lowwater-to-afuminum ratios, low pH, or tem~ratures above
350K. It is conceivable that cross-linklng or end-to-endconnection of chains via residual alkoxide groups aids thedevelopment of larger particles or of domains in a continuous,~lymeric network gel:
o 00 0
\/\/ \/\/Al Al
/A’\ / \Al
/\/\OH OR . . RO OH
However, Lippens’ (1961) model of the bonding of [AIOOH]2
double chains in pseudoboehmite would account for the sameeffect:
OH OH
I IAl-O . HOH . O-Al
; J, J, ~
I 1-OH OH
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Bayerite SomatoidFigure2.7
40,000X
This bonding mechmism may also operate between colloidal
p~icles in particulate gels, in addition to, or replacing, vander W~al’s forces.
The literature, so far, has not been ve~ explicit shout the bond
chemistry of the so-called p] ymeric net work gels produced bycontrolled hydrolysis of aluminum afkoxides. Schlenker (1956,1958) discussed the suucture of “Alukones,” which arehydrocarbon compounds such as Iong-chain fatty acidscross-linked via aluminoxane bonds. These bonds wereintroduced by reacting aluminum afkoxides with suitablefunctional groups. Evidence has not yet been presented for an
analo80us cross linking of the inorganic polymer [A1ooH]. byhydrocarbon groups. The question remains whether“inte~netrating network gels of chemically linkedhydrocarbon and alumina polymers can k produced, or if such
gels constitute a mixture of organic and inorganic colloids.
When aluminum alkoxides are hydrolyzed with a Iwge excess
of water, the rapidly precipitated, amorphous solid pafiiallyconverts to pseudoboehmite before stable, crystalline aluminumtrihydroxide forms. Gelatinous products precipitated fromalkaline aluminate solutions or from acidic salt solutions, but
aged at high pH, undergo the same sequence of structuralstages. The appexance of gelatinous boehmite as a - generallyvery short lived . intermediate stage eve” at low temperatures
aPPe~s tO contradict the assumption that low pH or lowactivity of water ue preconditions for the chain polymerization,However, this contradiction can be resolved when we consider
the steep S1OFS of the volubility curve of aluminum hydroxidethat is shown in figure 2.1. As mentioned above, precipitation
can occur very rapidly upon a slight change in PH. Whetheracidic salt solutions are neutralized by alkali or aluminate
solutions are treated with C02 or mineral acids, the initialprecipitate will include anions due to its positive surfacecharge. Topochemical reaction (polycondensation) inside the
solid satisfies the second condition, i.e., low activity of water.Gelatinous khmite can therefore form, but will be convertedto Al(OH)J by a solution reaction of the solid with the mother
liquor
AIOOH + H20 + OH-+ Al(OH); ~ Al(OH)T + OH”
and
AI(OH)3 + AI(OH)I e 2A1(OH)3 + OH-
The latter reaction prevails in the spontaneous precipitation of
aluminum trihydroxide from supersaturated aluminate solutionsor when crystallization is induced by seeding. Gelatinousintermediates do not occur under both conditions.
2.14 Gelatinous Boehmite or Pseudoboehmite
In the preceding chapters we referred to the product occurdngas an intermediate stage in the aging sequence of aluminumhydroxide gel as pseudoboemite, gelatinous boehmite or poorly
crystallized boehmite. All these terms have ken usedinterchangeably in the literature. They describe a solid, theX-ray diffraction pattern of which shows broad lines that
coincide with the major reflections of well crystallized
Y-AIOOH. Depending on the method of preparation of thematerial, the diffraction lines are shifted to varying degreestoward higher d-values; the largest increase in the lattice
constant is measured in the direction of the b-axis (OkO).Pseudoboebmite generally contains more water than the 15% byweight corresponding to the composition A1203 H20. Up to
30% has been reported.
When aged under aqueous solutions at temperatures lower than
350K, pseudoboehmite converts to crystalline AI(OH)3, thephase thermodynamically stable in this temperature range (see
phase diagram, Figure 3. I ) This observation has supported theview that “pseudoboemite” is a transitional stage in the aging
of aluminum hydroxide gels rather than Y-AIOOH of a particlesize small enough to cause X-ray line broadening. Calvet et al.
introduced the term pseudoboemite in 1953. Pa@e et al. (1958)assumed that intedayer water caused the difference between
“mineral” boehmite and the gelatinous material. Lippens (1961)concluded that in “gelatinous” boehmite tbe (AIOOH)l chainsof the boehmite structure are linked via double hydrogenbridges provided by water molecules (see Chapter 2. 13). He
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showed an increase of the ““it ~eII dime”sio”s i“ theb-direction proportional to the amount of water exceedingI H20 per A1203. Bye a“d Robinson (1974) believed that themajor portion of the excess water is present as a SUfiaCe
monolayer on the generally small (<20 nm) crystallite; only aminor amount being responsible for lattice strain. Baker andPearson (1974) rejected Pa@e’s and Lippen’s intercalation
model, ascribing all excess water to HZO coordinated to Al oncrystal surfaces.
Tettenhorst and Hoffmann (1980), having investigated 32boehmite samples prepared under varying conditions, concludedthat “pseudoboehmite consists of similar octahedral layers but
lacks the three-dimensional order of boehmite because of arestricted number of unit cells along (b). ” “It contains morewater which is commordy intercalated ktween octahedrallayers.” Hsu ( 1967) considered psuedoboehmite to be an
incompletely dehydrated boehmite, while Pierre and Uhlmann( 1986) assume a random intercalation of water.
This incomplete review of pertinent literature would indicate asignificant divergence of interpretation if one assumed the
subject to be a stoichiometrically, stmcturally, andthennodynamirally defined phase. It was shown in precedingchapters that gelatinous boehmite can be formed in a variety of
chemical environments, but always represents an intermediatestage in the polycondensation of less ordered aluminum
aquo-hydroxo complexes.
The aging via polycondensation of a gelatinous precipitate ispredominantly a topochemicai process; i.e., it takes place eitherin the solid phase or by solid/solute interactions over very short
transport distances due to the microporous texture of the gel.
Unlike the precipitation of a crystalline compound, such as asimple ionic salt from a homogeneous solution, thetopchemical transformation of the shon-range ordered (X-rayindifferent) aquo-hydroxo complex to the long-range ordered
AIOOH is a progressive process. As a result, the gels ingeneral are structurally and compositionally inhomogenous;longer-range ordered areas may & embedded in an“amorphous” matrix.
Because of this inhomogeneity, there obviously is nomeaningful correlation between the stmctural properties of the
“X-ray active,” ordered material and the stoichiometry; i.e., theA1203:H20 ratio, of the entire solid. Difficulties arise not onlyfrom the unknown proportion of hydrates to oxide-hydroxide,but also kcause of the different forms in which water can kpresent.
If one excludes “mobile” water in meso and macro pores,molecula H20 can be associated with the gelatinous solid inseveral ways. AS a result of incomplete polycondensation, H20can occupy oxygen or hydroxyl positions in the stmct”re oflonger-range ordered chains. This induces lattice strain because
of the distortion of the AI(0,0H)6 coordination polyhedr%there is also an increase of the cell dimensions in addition to a
positive charge, resulting from the replacement of a negativeion by the changeless water molecule.
Water adsorbed on the surface of a particle is bonded byhydrogen or dipole bonds, the ty~ and strength of the bond
being determined by the stmctural configuration of theadsorbing site, as shown schematically below:
H H O-Al-OH H
HOA14 / \o/ \o/
\/\ /\H H O-Al-OH H
The contribution of the first layer, chemisorkd water, to thestructure and composition of the longer-range ordered solid is
significant, due to the small particle size of the gelatinousoxide hydroxide. Assuming an approximate density of 3 g/cm3for gelatinous A1OOH, ideal cubic panicles of 10 nm (100~)edge length would have a specific surface area of 200 m2/g, or24,000 m2/mole of A1203 H20. At a surface coverage of 10
H20 molecules per nm2 (10 ~2 per molecule), a monolayerrepresents approximate y 0.35 mole of H20 per mole ofA1203 H20, Considering the larger surface area of
nonisometric particles and the actual ranges of particle sizesand surface areas reported in the literature, values of 0,5 moleand greater are realistic,
Another consequence of the small particle size (which can beequivalent to only a few (AIOOH) layers in the short directionsof acictdar crystallite) and the concomitant large
surface-to-mass ratio is the likelihmd that panicle surfaces maybe linked by hydrogen bonding of chemisorbed water,
.[HO -Al - O]H -0- HIO - Al - OH]n
as discussed in the preceding chapter. Whether this linkagerepresents structural intercalation of water, or agglomeration of
particles, depends on one’s point of view, This type of bondingof water cmxists with the other forms of association throughoutthe gel, The temperature and chemistry of synthesis and the
degree of aging determine which form of water associationdominates. DTA and infrared analyses by various workers
(e.g., Tettenhorst and Ho ffmann, l.c.; Hem et al., l.c.) clearlyshow a broad range of bond energies for H20 and OH, theproportion of H20 increasing with lower precipitation
temperatures and shoner times of aging of the gelatinousmaterial.
This discussion shows that each of the models proposed i“ the
literature applies to cenain aspects of the stmcture andcomposition of the gelatinous material. Most authors agree thatthe oxide-hydroxide double chain is the basic structural
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element, the same configuration that makes up the lattice of
Y-AIOOH, boehmite. In the authors’ opinion it is irrelevant thatgelatinous hohmite transfoms to .AI(OH)3 when aged attemperature below 350-370K. The formation of the [AIO, OH,H20] chain plymer is a kinetically controlled process.Whether this material transforms to crystalline A1OOH orAI(OH)3 de~nds ultimately on the temperature and pressure
conditions, i.e., the phase field in the A1203-H20 system, andnot on composition or degree of crystalline order. In view of itspredominant stmctural features, the authors prefer the term
“gelatinous kehmite” for this material.
2.2 Aluminum Trihydroxides
2.21 Gibbsite
J. J. Ptaslenski mx
Al(OH)j, gibbsite, is the principal constituent of bauxites of thetropic region. ~is mineral also occurs in North American and
European deposits. Gibbsite bauxites ae mostly, although notexclusively, of tertiary or younger age.
The crystal habit of natural gibbsite is usually pseudohexagonal
tabular, while that of synthetic gibbsite is determined by theconditions of cvstallization.
Grains of gibbsite precipitated in the Bayer process are
aggregates of tabular and prismatic crystals (Fig. 2.8). Gibbsiteusually contains a few hundredths to several tenths of a percentof alkali metal ions. The highest alkali concentrations xe found
in technical trihydroxide produced in the Bayer process.Ginsberg and Koster (1952) and Wefers ( 1965) showed thatsodium is atomically dispersed in the c~stal lattice of gibbsite.Wefers (1962) also repofied on the effect of sodium and
ptassium ions on the morphology of gibbsite. Crystals grownfrom sodium aluminate solution had a tabular habit.Pseudohexagonal, elongated prisms prevailed when gibbsitewas precipitated from ~tassium aluminate solutions. (See also
Misra and White, 1971).
Elongated prisms will also form if gibbsite is grown fromsodium aluminate solutions under conditions of low
super-saturation and high temperature (>330 K), The reasonsfor the preferential growth of the prism faces or the basalplanes are not well understood.
Ginsberg et al. (1962), Torkar et al, ( 1960), Wefers (1962,1967), and Saalfeld et al, (1968) believe that alkali ions arenecessary to stabilize the gibbsite structure. Barnhisel and Rich
(1965), however, stated that gibbsite forms from gels if the pHis less thm 5.8; Schoen and Roberson (1970) confirmed thisobsewation. The relationships between the structure of
aluminum trihydroxides and the conditions of preparation willbe discussed in Chapter 2.25,
Aggregate of Technical GibbsiteFigure 2.8
Pauling ( 1930) first proposed the concept of the gibbsitestructure which was subsequently confirmed by Megaw (1934).
Double layers of OH ions, with Al ions occupying two-thirdsof the octahedral interstices within the layers, form the basicstructural element. The hydroxyls of adjacent layers are situated
directly oppsite each other, i.e., in a cubic packing. Thus, thesequence of OH ions in the direction perpendicular to theplanes is AB-BA-AB-BA (Fig. 2.9).
This su~rposition of layers and the hexagonal arrangement of
Al ions lead to channels through the lattice parallel to thec-axis. The hydroxyl ions in the gibbsite stmcture are
considerably deformed. Hydrogen bridges originating from thedipoles operate between OH groups of adjacent double layers.From proton magnetic resonance measurements Kroon and v.d.
Stol~ (1959) deduced a model of the spatial distribution ofthese H-bonds.
The monoclinic symme~ of the gibbsite lattice, i.e., itsdeviation from a hexagonal close packing of the hydroxyl ions,can he described as a displacement of the double layers relative
to each other in the direction of the a-axis. An additionaldisplacement in the same plane, but in the direction of theb-axis, was determined by Saalfeld (19@). He analyzed the
stmcture of single crystals of gibbsite from the Ural mountains.Several crystals showed the additional displacement of thedouble layers which reduced their symmetry to triclinic. The
indices of refraction were identical for monoclinic and triclinicgibbsite. The angle of the optical axes, 2V, was found to be O
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Index of Refraction nDMobs
iardness
2-1 /2 to3-1/2
... ,., ,,
3-112 to4
6-1 /2 to7
9@
:Ieavage
(001)Perfect
(010)
(010)0Perfect
None@
Brittleness
Tough
. .
Brittle
Tough wher
compact
LusterPhase
Gibbsite
Bayerite
Boehmite
Oiaspore
Corunduma
P
1.566
1.6596
1.722
l--
Averagea
1.566
1.649
1.702
PearlyVitreous
BrilliantPearly
Pearly
Adamantine
Dana1.587
1.665
1.750
T
. . . .
1.563
. .
Montoro
:rvin and Osborn
Bonshtedt-Kupletskaya
Dana
I o I Average
1760m Dana
I 1
achromatic dispersion e, – c,= o~ – WC= 0.011 (Castor).
NO along optic exis = 1.74453 + ~
1@Knoop hardness 1525-2000 (Castor
@Fracture uneven to conchoidal; parting (0001).@Value in Ewin and Osborn is misprint.
by crystal faces. These sha~s, reflecting the interplay ofcrystallization forces with the environment, resemble hourglasses, cones, or spindles (Fig. 2.7).
the name bayerite II, since structure and growth features were{
closely related to those of bayerite. In honor of the author, thistrihydroxide was later called nordstrandite.
,
Pap&e et al. ( 1958) confirmed the existence of the new form ofAl(OH)J and published a more complete X-ray diagram. /Shimizu, Mi yashige and Funaki (1958) reproduced Pa@e’sresults.
Bayerite is produced commercially—principally for themanufacture of catalysts or other applications which require analuminum hydroxide of high purity. Physical properties of
bayerite are listed in Table 2.1.
2.23 Nordstrandite Hauschild ( 1963) showed that very pure nordstrandite can beprepared by reacting aluminum, aluminum hydroxide gel or
hydrolyzable aluminum compounds with aqueous solutions ofalkylenedlamines, especially ethylene diamine.
Van Nordstrand, Hettinger and Keith ( 1956) publisbed the
X-ray diagram of an aluminum tribydroxide which differedfrom the diffraction patterns of gibbsite and bayerite. Theyobtained this trihydroxide by precipating a gel from aluminumchloride or nitrate solutions with ammonium hydroxide.
After Van Nordstrand’s and Pa@e’s X-ray diffraction diagramshad been published, nordstrandite was identified as a
component of tropical red soils (terra rossa) in West Sarawak(Wall et al., 1962) and on the island of Guam (Hathaway and
Schlanger, 1962).
Upon aging under the mother liquor at a pH of 7.5 to 9 the gelconverted to tbe crystalline phase. Van Nordstrand proposed
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Van Nordstrand and co-workers (1956) ~onsjdered nordsv~dite
a screw dislocation polymorph of the gibbsite lattice. Llppens(1961) proposed a structure i“ which two double layers withgibbsite sequence and two double layers with bayerite sequence
6re 6Jtematel y stacked,
Saalfeld and Mehrotra ( 1966) analyzed single c~stals fromS6rawak. They found a triclinic unit cell containing 8AI(OH)3.
Sadfeld and Jarchow (1968) refined the stmcture, ~inting outthat the sequence of layers is AB-AB as in bayerite; on tbe
other hand, OH ions of adjacent double layers ze located
OPPsite each other. This places the lattice of “ordstranditebetween those of bayerite and gibbsite. Bosmans (1970)
c~lculated a structural model based on the Oiclinic space groupPI.
From infrared spectra, Hauschild (1963) concluded that thelayers in the nordstrandite stmcture are linked by hydrogen
bonds.
SOuctural data of nordstrandite are listed in Table 2.2.
Phase
Gibbsite
Gibbsite
Bayerite
Nordstrandite
Boehmite
Diaspore
Tohdite
Formula
AI(OH)3
AI(OH)3
Al(OH)a
AI(OH)3
AIOOH
AIOOH
5A1203H20
A1203
CystalSystem —
Trictinic
Monoclinic
Trictinic
Orthohombic
OrihorhomMc
Hexagonal
Hexagonal
(Rhomkhedral)
Space
Group
C;h
Although the technical production of nordstrandite is coveredby patents (Hauschild, 1964), the material has not been used
commercially to date.
2.24 Doyleite
In 1985, Chao et al, reponed the structure determination of anAI(OH)3 form which they named doyleite. This mineral isfound at Mont St. Hilaire and on Montre6J Islmd, both in
Que&c. At the former site, it crystallizes in tbe tabular habit
tyPical fOr gibbsite; at the latter it fores irregular prismatic a“dtabular c~stals clustered in aggregates.
Triclinic symmetry was determined, space group PI or Pi. Theinfrared spectim resembles that of nordstrandite. Suucturaldata indicate that in this form of A1(OH)3, the stackingsequence of the hydroxyl double layers can be considered an
intermediate between that of triclinic gibbsite and nordstrandlte,Chemical analysis shows Si02, FeO, Na20, md CaO to bemajor contaminants. Whether or not this material can k
Table 2.2.Structural P20perti~
MoleculesPer Unit Unit MS Length, nm Densily
Cell a bc Angle _g/cm3
4
16
2
2
2
2
1
2
0.8664 0.5078 0.9136
1.733 1.006 0.973
0.5062 0,6671 0.4713
0.5114 0.5082 0.5127
0.2866 0.1223 0.3692
0.4396 0.9426 0.2644
0.5576 - 0.8766
0.4759 - 1.2992
94” 10!92. 08;9o” 0<90” 27’
70~ 1674° 0,56” 28,
2.421
2.531
3.012
3.443
3.724
3.985
Referene
Saalfeld and Wedde
Saalfeld (1960)
Rothbauer
❑osmans
Corbato et al,
Swanson and Fuyat
Yamaguchi
Phillips et al.
1- Roth2- Fricke and Severin3- Dana4- Alma Lab.5- Toropv
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GA202464
B
1
A--
A
B--
cA
[
B--
B
A--
B
A--
Nordatrandite
Layer Stacking in AI(OH)3Figure 2.10
considered a fourth modification of Al(OH)J should be left
open to further debate.
2.25 Interrelationships
The stability relationships of the aluminum trihydroxides havebeen the subject of much debate, Natural abundance of gibbsitehas often been used as an argument to support the assumptionthat this form of AI(OH)3 is the thermodynamically moststable. Experimental data (Wefers, 1967), however, indicate
that bayerite is more stable than gibbsite. This should beexpected as the bmcite-type bayerite structure has the highestsymmetry of all structural variants of Al(OH)q, and also is the
densest (see Table 2.2).
As demonstrated in Figure 2.10 the structures of gibbsite,bayerite, and nordstrandite differ only in the stacking order of a
common stmctural element, (he [A12(OH)6]n double layer. Inthe structure of monoclinic gibbsite, these layers are displacedin one directon (a-axis) relative to the stacking sequence in
bayerite. In triclinic gibbsite, nordstrandite and doyleite, thestrata are shifted to varying degrees in botb the dbection of the
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a and the b axes. The reasons for these energetically lessfavorable managements of the layers are not well understood.
Schoen and Roberson (1970) assume a different degree of
polarization of the hydroxyl ions to & responsible forvariations betw=n tbe layers of gibbsite, bayerhe, and
nordstrandite. In all three forms, the individual layers are,
however, chemically and structurally identical, all mainvafencies of the A12(OH)6 “molecule” being satisfied within alayer. The symmetry of the hydrogen bonds between the
sheets, therefore, is more likely the result rather than the causeof the arrangement of layers relative to each other.
Stronger evidence points to impurities as a factor determining
the stacking sequence of the hydroxyl in double layers.Synthesis of Al(OH), from very pure aluminum and water, orvia hydroxylation of pure, active alumina, always leads to
bayerite. Gels prepared by hydrolysis of aluminum butoxiderecrystallize to bayerhe after prolonged aging under very pure,neutral water (Bye and Robinson, 19M).
G~ns&rg et d. (1961, 1962) have ~inted out that in thereaction sequence
aluminumsalt solution+ gelatinoushydroxide - .Vstalline trihydr.xide
bayerite occurs as the initial crystalline phase. Aging underconcentrated ammonium hydroxide solutions (125 and 250 gNH3 per liter) leads to nordstrandite as a final product. If the
mother liquor contains NaOH or KOH, bayerite is converted togibbsite. Nordstrandite will also transform to gibbsite in sodium
or potassium hydroxide solutions, according to these authors.Hauschild (1963) claimed that nordstrandite is not converted togibbsite by aging under 0.01 normal NaOH or 2 ~rcent KOH
solutions.
Wefers (1967), investigating the system Na20-A1203-H20,found the transformation bayerite * gibbsite to be
irreversible. Gibbsite was formed by a solution-redepositionprocess, growing epitaxially on bayerite somatoids. Epitaxialgrowth on the nealy isostructural bayerite reduces the energy
of nucleation considerably, mtilng the solution reaction therate determining step in the process of transformation. This
may explain the discrepancy between the results of Ginsberg etal. and Hauschild. Wefers concluded that gibbsite does not
have a field of stability in the binary system A1203-H20, as allsamples produced under various conditions contained sodium.The concentration of Na could be related to temperature and
supersaturation.
Hauschild (1964) prepared gibbsite essential y free of alkali by
hydrolyzing triethyl aluminum in an aqueous solution ofethanolamine. The precipitate showed broadened X-raydiffraction lines of gibbsite. It contained less than 10 ppm
Na20, but 0.2 prcent N and small amounts of organic
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material. Hauschild assumed that ethanolamine occupied anionvacancies in the gibbsite lattice,
According to Bamhisel and Rich (1965), Hem and Roberson(1967), and other authors, acid conditions favor theprecipitation of gibbsite from dilute solutions. This process
involves, as shown in Chapter 2.13, the polymerization via adeprotonation and condensation reaction of a positivelycharged, aluminum-aquo complex,
Hydronium ions could conceivably be incorporated in the
structure in the same way as are alkali ions in gibbsiteprecipitated from alkali aluminate solutions, Excess positivechages may also be provided through a substitution of Al]+ by
Si4+, a possibilityy to be considered in the case of the naturallyoccurring doyleite and triclinic gibbsite.
Determiwdtion of the position and structural significance ofimpurities in Al(OH)l plymorphs remains a challenging
problem which appears solvable by today’s powerful techniquesof structure analysis.
If foreign ions should, indeed, be the cause of the stmcturalvatiet y of Al(OH), forms, the question of their relative
thermodynamic stability would k irrelevant.
2.3 Aluminum Oxide Hydroxides
2.31 Boehmite
This modification of AIOOH is a major constituent in many
bauxites of the Meditcmanean ty~. The mineral ~curstogether with gibbsite in deposits of Tertiary and UpFrCretaceus age. In many bauxites of older Mesozoic strata,
boehmite is the only aluminum hydroxide. It forms the finecrystalline matrix of these aluminum ores, usually mixed withhighly dispersed iron oxide and hydroxide.
Bmhmite can be precipitated by neutralizing aluminum salts oraluminate solutions at temperatures near and above the boilingpoint of water. Treating amalgamated (activated) aluminumwith boiling water is another method of preparation. Aluminumcovered with an oxide film reacts very slowly under these
conditions. The reaction product formed on the sutiace consistsof X-ray indifferent material and gelatin~us boehmite; i.e., thepoorly crystallized, hydrated form described in Chapter 2.1. In
the autoclave, crystalline boehmite grows at a measurable rateabove 375K. Increase in pH reduces the minimum temperaturenecess~ for the conversion of bulk aluminum to AIOOH.Formation of behmite by a solid state reaction is observedwhen gibbsite is heated in air to temperatures between =380
and 575K. Conversion of the trihydroxide to measurableamounts of AIOOH requires rapid heating and coarse particles.[t is, therefore, assumed that locally high water vapor pressuresgenerated within Imge gibbsite grains during rapid dehydration
lead to the formation of the aluminum oxide hydroxide (see
Chapter 4.2 1). AI(OH)3 heated above 375K under water ordilute alkaline solutions is quantitatively converted to boehmitc.An electron micrograph of hydrothermally grown boehmite isshown in Figure 2.11.
The stmcture of boehmite (Ftgure 2. 12) consists of doublelayers in which the oxygen ions xe in cubic packing. Theselayers are composed of chains formed by double molecules ofAIOOH which extend in the direction of the a-axis (Ewing,1935; Reichert and Yost, 1946; Milligan and McAtee, 1956).Hydroxyl ions of one double layer we located over the
depression between OH ions in the adjacent layers. The doublelayers ze linked by hydrogen bonds between hydroxyl ions inneighboring planes. Average O-O distance of the hydrogen
bridges is 0.27 nm.
_.. ..__
J. J. Ptasienski W,mxlx
Boehmite CrystalsFigure 2.11
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ere has been considerable discussion regarding the exactposition of hydrogen in tbe boehmite structure. If an
t
orthorhombic uni~ cell is assumed to include two layers of4AIOOH and to &long to the space group Cmcm (D];),
hydrogen bonds should be symmetric. Recent refinements ofthe stmcture (Hill, 1981, and Corbat6 et al., 1985) placehydro8en asymmetrically between bonded pairs of oxygen ions.Corbato et al. concuded ibat hydrogens are located in two
positions, king closer to one oxygen than to the comspondingone in the next layer, Thus, the structure is kst described inspace group Cmcm, Russell et d, (1978) found evidence, byinfrared spectroscopy, for Cmc (C~~) rather than Cmcm (Dj~)
symmetry.
Boehmite in bauxites is an important raw material for theproduction of aluminum oxide. Fine crystalline, synthetictihmite is produced as a precursor for activated (transition)
aluminas used in tbe manufacture of catalysts and absorbents.
2.32 Diaspore
Dlaspore occurs in the high al”mi”a clays of east central
Missouri and central Pennsylvania. This mineral is also a majorconstituent of bauxites in Greece, Romania, and EuropanRussia, Metamorphic rocks, such as the alumina-rich shales ofChina, often contain considerable quantities of this aluminumoxide hydroxide.
Because diaspore is usually associated with older bauxites andmetamorphic rinks, high pressure and elevated temperaturewere believed necessary for the formation of this mineral. The
hydrothermal synthesis of diaspore at temperatures above ~°Creported by Laubengayer and Weiss (1943), seemed to confirmthis theory, Occasionally, however, diaspore grows epitaxially
on natural corundum c~stals, obvious] y formed by weatheringof tbe aluminum oxide. Koster (1955) identified diaspore inlaterite deposits in Indiq i.e., as a product of soil formation.This indicates that diaspore can form at ambient temperatures
and pressures. Wefers (1967) synthesized diasporehydrothermally below 370K, using coprecipitated iron andaluminum hydroxide gels as a starting material. Goethite,a-FeOOH, which crystallizes spontaneously below 370K at
ambient pressure, provided the substrate for epitactic growth ofthe isostmctural aluminum oxide hydroxide, thus reducing thenucleation energy for diaspore,
The structure of diaspore (Figure 2. 12) was first investigated byDeflandre (1932) and Takane (1933). As in the lattice ofboehmite, the basic elements are chains of double molecules.
Ho o
These chains xe, however, arranged in a nearly hexagonal
close packing; whereas, the arrangement in b~hmite is cubicA schematic representation of the stacking of the (2A 100H).chains was given by Llp~ns (1961); it is shown inFigure 2.12.
Refinements of the diaspore structure were published by Ewing(1935) and Hopp (1940). Busing and Levy (1958) established
more precise hydrogen positions by neutron diffraction. Thereis agreement among investigators that the A106 coordinationoctahedra are distorted, resulting in two Al-O hnd Iengtbs of0.185 and 0.198 nm, respectively. While Busing and Levy’s
results indicate the presence of hydrox yl ions, stmcturccalculations by Giese et al. (1971) favor a more ionic proton.
No conunerciaJ use or large-scale synthesis of diaspore has
been reponed so far. Use of diaspore bauxites as a raw materialfor alumina production via the Bayer or tbe sinter process goesback almost one hundred years, but has been abandoned inmany countries in favor of gibbsitic bauxites which require
considerable y lower processing temperatures. Acicular crystals
typical fOr diaspre are shown in Figure 2,13.
2.33 KI-A1203 or Tohdite
In 1951, Houben reported to have found an alumina form ofthe composition 5A1203.H20. Torkar and Krischner (1960)synthesized a similm compound by hydrothermal treatment of
aluminum or gelatinous alumina in the temperature range of
\ / \A,Al
\/\ Diaspore Crystalso OH Figure 2.13
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650 to 8013K at pressures between - 10il to 3W bar. X-ray
diffraction data, but no structural information, were given ofthis reaction product which these workers called KI.
Yamaguchi et al. ( 1964) determined the structure of a new
mineral named tohdite which they found to be identical withTorkar’s KI with regard to composition and the temperaturepressure conditions of formation. The same authors later
described in detail various methcds of synthesis (1966) and arefinement of the structure (1969) of this alumina. Althoughnamed a “hydrate” by Yamaguchi et al., infrared analysisshowing an OH-stretch frequency of 3240 cm–l and the
dehydration tem~rature ktween 1100 and 1200K (Yamaguchiet al., 1964) indicate an oxide hydroxide. The OH-stretchadso~tion band lies between two strong bands of Y-A1OOH,
boehmite.
The stmcture of tohdite-KI is closely related to those of kappaand beta alumina (see Chapters 4.41 and 3.2). Yamaguchi etal. (1964, 1969) calculated a hexagonal unit cell with thelattice parameters
a. = 0.5576 nm, co = 0.8768 nm
space group P6Cmc. The unit cell contains one formula unit;i.e., 10 Al, 160, 2 H. About one-fifth of the aluminum ionswe in tetrtiedral coordination, tbe other ones are surrounded
by six oxygen. Yamaguchi et al. did not determine hydrogenpositions. In view of the similarity of the tohdite lattice withthe structure of kappa alumina, and considering the hightem~rature of dehydration, a rather “metallic” hydrogen ion
can be assumed. One may, therefore, conclude that the layerstructure contains spinel* blinks in which charge balance fortetrahedral sites occupied by the trivalent aluminum is providedby protons:
(A13+H+O:-)lV 2 (Al;+O~-)vl
As this composition is very close to the reported formula5A1203H20, tohdile may be an ordered hydrogen spinel.
DeBoer and Houben (1952) suggested gamma alumina to hehydrogen spinel. Later work showed that this transition aluminahas a defect spinel stmcture with high degree of disorder and arandom distribution of hydroxy l-ions (see Chapters 4.43 and4.53),
Further work is needed to ascemain the exact positions ofhydrogen in the structure of tohdite. The thermodynamic
stability in the A1203-H20 system and the relationship to otheralumina phases must also b established. A comparison withthe H20-beta alumina synthesized by Saalfeld et al. (1968) by
exchanging sodium ions with water molecules (Chapter 3.2)would also yield valuable information.
‘nomal spinel: (MeO)lv(M.203)V1,exampleMgA1204
4..{i
Data on stmcture and physical properties of tohdhe-KI weincluded in Tables 2.1 and 2.2.
2.4 Aluminum Oxide
2.41 Corundum, a-A1203
Corundum, a-Al*03, is the only thermodynamically stableoxide of aluminum. Occurrence of corundum is commonlyassociated with igneous and metamorphic rocks. It is the chief
component of the abrasive mineral emery. Red and blue gemquality corundum crystals are known as ruby and sapphire,
respectively. The red color of mby is derived from the presenceof chromium and that of blue sapphire is related to the presence
of iron and titanium.
2.411 Crystal Structure
Corundum crystallize> in the hexagonal-rhombohedral system,space group D~d or R3C. This stmcture type is often referred to
as “corundum structure” in crystallography. Hexagonal tabularand prismatic crystal habits are most common (Figure 2. 14).
The c~stal structure of corundum was fully investigated by
Pauling and Hendricks (1925) following emlier work by Bragg
and Bragg (19 16). Refinements have been published later byNewnham and DeHaan (1962) and Cox et al. ( 1979).
J. J. Ptaslenski 800X
Corundum CrystalsFigure 2.14
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this reason the actual Al-O-Al hnd angles in corundum show
considerable departure from ideal vafues for regular wtahedra.
Because of their identical structures, solid solutions of A1203with Cr20g md Fe203 are possible over a wide range of
concentrations. The A1203-C1203 series of mixed crystalsprepared by reaction ~tween the oxides at 15W-16CH3K haveken investigated by Thilo et al. (1955) who have reported cellparameters for 22 different compositions. Similar studies for
A1203-Fe203 solid solution have been published by Mum andGee (1955). Corundum can lake up approximately 20% Fe203in solid solution at 1700K.
2.412 Preparation
Corundum can be synthesized by thermal and bydrothemalmetbcds, Aluminum oxide is formed by tberrnal dehydration of
aluminum hydroxides. The extent of conversion to thecomndum structure de~nds on the temperature and time ofthermal treatment. Total conversion occurs on heating abve
15WK for more than one hour, Technical grades of “calcined”aluminas, used for aluminum smelting, ceramics, abrasivesetc., represent materials with different degrees of conversion toa-A1203, varying from 5 to 100%, The tem~rature and rate of
conversion is affected by impurities and “mineralizers. ” Thesize of corundum crystals formed is a complex function ofprecumor hydroxide, temperature, time and calcination
environment. The presence of fluoride ions is known tofacilitate the growth of a-A1203 crystals at lower tem~ratures.
Fused corundum is produced by melting calcined alumina in an
electric arc furnace. “Tabular alumina” is composed of large,well developed, tablet-like a-A1203 crystals. It is produced by
heating aluminum oxide made by dehydration of gibbsite to atemperature close to the fusion temperature.
The Vcmeuil method has been used for the preparation of largesingle crystals of comndum includlng jewel quality sapphireand ruby crystafs. In this process, an oxygen-hydrogen flame is
used to fuse tine A1203 pwder. The molten oxide solidifies ona seed c~stal, The cimling rate is carefully controlled toproduce single cwstals measuring several centimeters in size.Single crystals of appreciable size can also be grown from
melts containing lead fluoride or cryolite as ineri flux(Timofejeva and Woskanjan, 1963; Klekr and Fehli”g, 1965).
Chemical vapor deposition of a-A1203 has ken studiedextensively. This process may involve pyrolytic decompositionof aluminum alkoxides (Aboaf, 1967) high temperature(> 15WK) hydrolysis of aluminum chloride (Wong andRobinson, 1970) and of aluminum ff”oride (LOcsei, 1962).
Comndum is also formed by direct oxidation of aluminum
metal with oxygen at high temperatures. The reaction is highlyexothennic; fused corundum is produced if a sufficiently hightem~ramre is maintained (Griffiths, 1981).
The hydrothemd formation of ct-A1203 is discussed inChapter 3.1. Laudise and Ballman (1958) have descrikd the
hydrothetmd synthesis of large crystals of sapphire, Highgrowth rates were obtained by the use of Na2C03 solution as a
solvent at temperatures above 670K and pressures in excess of20W bars. Doping with chromium, realized by the addition ofsodium dicbromate to the solvent, resulted in the formation ofsynthetic mby.
Alumina ceramics made by the sintering of poly-crystalline
a-alumina we of considerable technical and commercialimportance. The properties of the find product are controlled
by the different steps of the fabrication process, Dense, sinteredarticles of afumina are prepared by forming tine a-Alz03powder to the required shape (either by d~ compaction or by
slip casting) and subsequently fting to bigb temperatures(18@-21MK) to produce sintering and eliminate porosity. Thefact that A1203 can be sintered to theoretical density was first
demonswated by Cabmn and Christensen in 1956 andsubsequently by Coble (1959). These and others have shown
the imptiance of suppressing grain growth for pore eliminationand the role of smafl additions of MgO in achieving this.
Techniques for preparation, and properties of fibrous alumina
crystals, so-caf led “Whiskers,” have ~n studied intensively inrecent years. The tensile strength of single crystal whiskers can
be several orders of magnitude higher than that of theplycrystalline bulk material. Values of 5,500 MPa
(8 X 105 lbs/in2) have ken measured for corundum whiskers(Levitt, 1966). The product is currently of considerable interestfor the fabrication of fiber reinforced polymer, metal andceramic composite materials.
Several metbcds of growing alumina whiskers, generally fromthe gas phase, have been described. Campbell ( 1963) reacted
AlC13 with C02 in the presence of H2 at 1500K, Grimshaw, etal (1975), have described a process in which gaseous AIC13 ispassed over a mixture of alumina and carbon at 1700-2100K to
form aluminum monochloride and CO. This stream is thenpassed over a zone of lower temperature, 1300- 1500K where
tbe reaction is reversed producing A1203 whiskers.Decomposition of “spun” fibers made from aluminumcompounds and organic binders has ken used to produce
polycrystalline alumina fibers and filaments. Gitzen (1970) hasreviewed methods of preparation and properties of aluminawhiskers and fibers.
Alumina is an important high temperature ceramic material andits properties have been explored thoroughly.
2.413 Thermal Properties
Data and reviews of thermal pro~rties of alumina have kenpreviously compiled by Gitzen (1970), Dorre and Htibner
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(1984), JANAF (197S), NBS (19S2), U.S. Geol. Survey Melting Point(1979), Thermophysi.al Institute (1977), CRC Handbook ofMaterial Science (1975) and many other publications, A Literature values range from 2310 to 2329K (2037” to 2056°C).summary of important and recent results is discussed in the Tbe value of 23273 6K (2054 * &C) was recommended byfollowing. Schneider (1970) from tbe results of cm~rative measurements
Table 2.3.Thermodynamic Data
298,15K (25°C) and 0.1 MPa (1 bar)
Substance
AI(OH)3gibbsite
AI(OH)3
bayerite
AIOOHboehmite
AIOOH
diaspore
a-A1203
MW
78.004
78.004
59,989
101.981
P-A1203
y-A120~
K-A1203
8-A1203
AIO
A120
A1202
42.981
89.982
85.962
State
Cryst.
Cryst.
Cryst.
Cryst.
Cryst.
Gas
Gas
Gas
Molarvol.
cm3/mol
31.956
19.55
17.76
25.575
AH; AG;
kJ/mol
–1293.2 –11 55.0
–1288.2 –11 53.0
–990,4 –915.9
–999.8 –921 .0
–1675.3 –1562.3
– 1657
– 1657
– 1662
– 1666.5
67 41
–145 –173
–395 –400
Sources: (1) NBS Tables of Chemical Thermodynamic Properties Vol. 11, 1982,
Muddlement No. 2.(2) JANAF Thermochemical Tables, 1976 Supplement, and Third Edition, 1965
(3) Geological Survey Bulletin 1452, Reprinted with Corrections,1979.
(4) Kuyunko et al. (1983)
s“ Cp—
Jlmol K
68.44
46.43
35.33
50.92
218.4
252
281
91.7
65.6
53.3
79.0
30.9
52.0
67.2
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Table 2.4Equation for Cp
CP(TK) J/mol.K = a + bT – CT-2
TemperatureRange, K a b c
Gibbsita 240-500 50.46 179.49 x 10-3 10.96 x 105
Boehmite 240-600 56.23 82,93 13,60
Diaspore 240-600 46.94 64.16 11.30
Corundum 296-1500 114.77 12.80 35.44
Sollrce: Kuyunko et al. (1963)
by nine groups in seven countries. Reported values for entbalpy
change on melting 6re in tbe range of 107.5 ? 5.4 to
118.4 t 2.5 kJ/mol.
Boiling Point
Brewer and Semcy (1951) reported the boiling point ofa- A1203 to be 3803K (3530”C). Yudin and K6rklit (1966)re~rt a value of 3990K (37 17°C) for the boiling point and theheat of vaporization to be 1976.1 k.flmol. We consider thesedata to have little practical meaning as aluminum oxidedecomposes to suboxides (Chapter 2.42) at this temperature,
Thermodynamic Data
Recent values for heats of formation, Gibbs free energy and
entropy at 298. 16K are given in Table 2,3,
A large number of heat capacity (Cp) determinations over awide temperature range have been published, A survey ofliterature by Dhmars and Douglas (1971) includes some twenty
previous studies. Correlations have hen published by Robie etal. (1978) and Kuyunko et al. (1983) in the form:
Cp=a+bT–+T
Values of the coefficients we given in Table 2.4. As shown in
figure 2.17, the specifc heat at constant volume, Cv,
approaches the tberrnodynamic value of 3R (=24.94J/g atom K) at high temperature, a-A1203 has been used as acalorimetric standad.
Thermal Expansion
Thermal expansion of U-A1203 bas ken studied by Wachtman
et al. (1962) who determined the relative linear thermalexpansion of single crystal a-A1203 parallel and perpendicular
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to the C-axis and of a polyc~stalline material in the
temperature range of 100- 1100K. The anisotropy of thehexagonal comndum stmcture causes the expansion coefficientparallel to the C-axis to be higher than that perpendiculu to it
by about 10%. Klein (1958) showed a nearly constant ratio ofthe expansion coefficients in the two directions between
300-2000K. The values for pcdycrystalline alumina areintermediate ktween those for the two single crystalorientations. Expansion coefficient data up to 2 100K we
reprted by Nielsen and Leipld (1963) for polycrystal linealumina. Yates etal. ( 1972) reported results between 373 toI073K for single crystal and calculated the mean GrOneisen
parameter as a function of temperature. The ThennophysicalResearch Institute has publisbed a graphical presentation of
published data including a recommended curve for m-A1203single crystals.
As shown in Figure 2.18, the thermal expansion cm fticient foralumina approaches a constant value at high temperaturessimilar to heat capacity behavior. This is in accordance with
theoretical predictions and was verified by Hoch andVemardakis for Q-A1203 ( 1975),
Thermal Conductivity
Data on thermal conductivity of alumina ue well documentedand generally consistent, Charvat and Klngery (1957) publishedvalues for both single crystals and plycrystalline sintered
materials. In sintered alumina the thermal conductivity must k
GA 20
I I I I I I I I
VI I I I I I I I
0 200 400 600 800 10001200140016001800
Temperature K
IHeat Capacity of a-A120J as a Function of Temperature
Figure 2.17 I
Oxides and Hydroxides of Aluminum
1,
\
I\
\
~
Temperature
K “c
100
200
298
400
500
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
–173
–73
25
127
227
327
527
727
927
1127
1327
Table 2.5Selected Thermal Properties of a-A1203 at Various Temperatures
Linear
TharmalExpansion
Heat Capacity
* ~
0.03
0.12
0.18
0.22
0.25
0.26
0.28
0.29
0.296
0.298
0.30
0.126
0.502
0.753
0.920
1.046
1,088
1.172
1,216
1.238
1.247
1.255
Thermal Conductivitycal/cm. s.°C J/cm.s.K
1.075 4.5
0.196 0.82
0.110 0.46
0.0773 0.324
0.0579 0.242
0.0451 0.189
0.0310 0.130
0.0251 0.105
lPK~l O”s
0.6
3.3
5,5
7.1
7.5
7.9
8.5
9.1
9.6
10.1
10.5
corrected for porosity. The relation K = Kp/( 1-p), where Kp isthe experimental thermal conductivity and p the prosity, has
been generally used. Representative thermal conductivity dataof several investigators are presented in Figure 2.19. Thevariation of thermal conductivity with temperature shows aminimum. This arises from the mechanisms of heat transport.At low temperatures, the rate of heat transport is related to the
mean free path of phonons between two collisions which varieswith Iff K. At higher temperatures, electromagnetic radiation
becomes the dominating mechanism (K & T3). Data of Charvatand Kingery show that the minimum for single crystal alumina
occurs at 11OL-i 200K compared to about 1500K for thepolycrystalline material; the difference has been explained onthe basis of greater transparency of the single crystal. Nishijimaet al. ( 1965) fitted the equation: k = A/(B + T) + CT3 to their
experimental data. Results of Fltzer and Weisenburger (1974)are in good agreement with those of Charvat and Kingery. Thesignificant effect of small amounts of impurities on thermalconductivity arises out of the loss of regularity of the ionicarrangement of the crystal lattice.
2.414 Diffusion and Related Properties
Thermal
_
0.075
0.058
0.039
0.030
0.022
0.017
0.013
0.012
0.011
Diffusion, pmiculady at high temperatures, is the principalmechanism underlying several properties of alumina including
electrical conductivity, sintering, grain and crack growth atelevated temperatures, and creep. There is a considerablevolume of experimental observations in the published literature
describing these phenomena in A1203, However, because oftheir strong dependence on preparation methods, impurity
content and environmental factors, data and their interpretationlack consistency and are often confusing,
The nonstoichiometry of well-crystallized comndum is very
small, so is the defect concentration. Mohapatra and Kroger( 1978) proposed that Schottky disorder is the main atomic
disorder mechanism in alumina. However, many experimentalresults of diffusion controlled phenomena can be and have beeninterpreted in terms of Frenkel disorders. Thus, the question ofwhich disorder mechanism determines the bhavior of pure and
doped A1203 remains ambiguous.
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o
I I I I I I I IPolycrystalline
IIc - axis
iVI 1 I I I I I I I
o 200 400 600 60010001200140016001800
Temperature, K
Thermal Expansion ofa-A1203as a Functionof Temperature
figure 2.18
The concentration of Schottky defects in pure a-A1203 new themelting pint has ken estimated to k of the order of 10– 12.This concentration is orders of magnitude smaller than that
caused by even very small amounts of impurities. Evidently,obsewed diffusion related phenomena are linked primarily todefects caused by the presence of impurities rather thanintrinsic defects in pure A1103. Dome and Hiibner ( 1984) havetabulated (reproduced in Table 12.6) energies for the formation
of various defects in alumina.
GA a,i, ,I I I I I I I
\ Polycrystalline\
___ _I I I 1
0 200 400 600 6001000120014001600 laOO
Temperature, K
Thermal Conductivity of a-A1203 as a Functionof Temperature
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
Self diffusion of aluminum and oxygen in alumina at high
temperatures has been studied by direct measurements usingtracers (Oishi and Kingery, 19@, Paladlno and Kingeg, 1962)
and from plastic deformation investigations (Cannon et al.,1980). Data from recent publications are presented inFigure 2.20.
2.415 Electrical Conductivity
An important diffusion related property of alumina is electrical
conduction. Alumina is a ve~ good electrical insulatoq itretains high electrical resistivity to very high temperatures. The
accurate measurement of true electrical conductivity of a vevhigh resistance material at high temperatures is very dlfticult asit is of the same order of magnitude as that for surface and gas
conduction. There is strong evidence that data published before
GA2024610
K
2300 2000 1700 1500
–lo
–11
~
“g –12
o
; –13A
–14
–15
I I I
\
Aluminum ion inpolycrystslline A1203
\
Oxygen ion inpolycrystalline A1203
Oxygen ion
crystal A1203
I I I I I I
0.46 0.50 0.54 0.68 0.62 0.66
103~(K)
Self Diffusion of Al and O in AIz03Figure 2.19 Figure2.20
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r
I
Table 2.6Possible Disorder Mecbani9ms in A1203
Type of disorder Equation of formation and Formation energy Preexponential
equilibrium constant Hi/n, in eV term, exp(S~nk)
Frenkel disorder Al~l – All+V~L 10.0 ~,o-4
of Al
[Vfi] = [Ali]=K~fi) 8.3
4.45
KFl{~l)=l .32 1018 exp (–4.45/kT) cm-3
Frenkel disorder o~e o~+v~ 7.0of o
[vO]=[O(] = K$(~} 7.1
Schoftky disorder null * 2vfi + 3V0 5.7 ~,o-4
5.2
‘~=:’vol=(:)‘5K5”54.1
3.83
K~/5 = 1,3tj 10I9 exp (–3.83/kT) cm-3
Intrinsic electronic null~e’ + h’ 5.18disorder
[h’] = [e’]= Kj’2
150
KJJ2 = 3,14. 101g ~ exp (–5.18/kT) cm-3
Source: Dorre and HUbner
i’,) 1971 are not reliable. Figure 2,2 I shows results from literature
published during 1960-1973.
The electrical conductivity is a function of temperature, oxygen
partial pressure (po2), impurity (or dopant) content and grainsize (for polycrystalline alumina). Behavior with respect to p02shows a minimum in the range of 10–6 and 10-4 bar. This hasken interpreted in terms of contributions by different
conducting species, Two types of hhavior have been obsewed.In one, found in alumina containing “acceptor” type dopantssuch as Mg, Fe, Co or V, conductivity is mainly ionic at lowand electronic at high oxygen partial pressures, The reverse isfound when “donor” dopants, TI, Y, H, Si are present. Thus
the electrical behavior of A1203 is primarily dependent on the
tY~ and amOunt of doping and the interaction of the dopa”twith oxygen.
In polycrystalline alumina, the grain boundaries have beenidentified as zones of increased conductivity -- resulting in
much higher overall conductivities than those of single crystals.Conductivity increases with decreasing grain size (Bozkan andMoulson, 1971),
2.416 Dielectric properties
The low dielectric loss and high permittivity of alumina haveled to wide applications in electronic ceramics, andconsequent] y, its dielectric properties have been thoroughlyinvestigated and documented.
Dielectric properties (dielectric constant, dielectric loss tangent)
of corundum were extensively investigated and publisbed by
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K
2000 1000 750 500
I I I I
L I I I
5 10 15 20 25
104/T(K)
Electrical Conductivity of a-A1203 as a Functionof Temperature
Figure2.21
Von H]ppel (1953, 1954, 1959) up to the temperature of
I073K (Table 2.7) Data for highter frequencies (1010 Hz) andtemperatures (23WK) have been re~rted by Lhovchenko et al(1983). Hill (1974) d,scussed experimental techniques for the
precise determination of the dielectric propefiies ofpolycrystzlline alumina ceramics ad gave data for microwavefrequencies of 1010 Hz.
Dielectric propeflies of single crystals of a-A1203 and ofa-A1203 doped with chromium and vanadium were studied by
Govinda and Rao (1975). The results were interpreted in termsof the polarization mechanisms operating at vtious frequenciesand temperatures. These authors found that among the fourpolarizations (electronic, ionic, dipolar, and space charge)contributing to the dielectric constant of A1203 only electronic
md ionic polarization are present at a temperature of 300K.The concentration of defects (contributing to. space charge
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polarization) in pure and doped corundum is low. This wasborne out by the fact that the dielectric loss in these sampleseven at 102 Hz and 373K is very low (tan 8< 0.0005). Thesimilar ionic radii of Al (0.057 rim), Cr (0,064 rim), and V
(0.065 nm) suggest that Cr and V enter the A1203 lattice
without much distortion of the lattice. The frequency-dependentincrease in the dielectric constant (K) at temperatures above473K, the large dielectric loss at the higher temperatures and
the larger changes in K and tan 8 (with temperature) in the Crand V doped crystals are attributed to space charge polarization
and the contribuiton made by the dopants to defectconcentration. The frequency-dependent increase in dielectric
constant with temperature is apparently due to increase in ionicpolarization at higher temperatures.
The dielectric breakdown of alumina has been shown to becaused by two mechanisms: intzinsic (electronic or avalanche)and thermal. The former is impoflant in the case of thin tilms
of amorphous aluminas and is generally used to describe.lowtemperature phenomena. The thermal breakdown mechanism ismore complex and depends, in addition to intrinsic
characteristics, on such factors as geometry and frequent y andwavefom of applied electric voltage.
Miyazawa and Okada (1951) reported that the electricalstrength of a 70 pm thick layer of alumina (exact structure notspecified) was constant at 2 X I@ V/cm from roomtemperature to 1073K and then decreased to 6 x 103 V/cm at
1600K. Brht and Davis (1971) studied plycrystalline a-A120S“Lucalox” samples from rwm temperature to 1373K concludedthat an avalanche bre~down recurred at <725K, where a
maximum strength of 3.3 X 105 V/cm was observed. Thestrength decreased at higher temperatures. This was attributedto a thermal breakdown mechanism.
Yoshimura and Bowen (1981) studied the dc electrical strengthof sapphire and pcdycrystalline alumina up to the temperature
of i673K. The electrical strength was essentially the same forboth the materials. The rmm temperature value of >106 V/cmfor a 100 pm thick sample decreased gradually with
temperature to 2.6 X 105 V/cm at 1173K, then dropped rapidlyto 2 X 104 V/cm at 1673K. The electrical strength decreasedwith the saznple thickness; it was inversely proportional to the
thickness for samples thicker than 600 pm at 1473K. Thebreakdown behavior above 1173K was described by a thermal
breakdown model.
I2.417 Optical Properties
a-A1203 (corundum, sapphire) is usually uniaxial negative,
though twinning could give rise to anomalous biaxial character.Colors found in corundum crystals are related to the amount ofother ions replacing aluminum: ruby has 2 to 3% Cr203 while
sapphire contains Fe3+ and TI, yellow comndum may have NI
Oxides and Hydroxides of Aluminum
Table 2.7Dielmtric Properties of Corundum
Temperature
I
\
“C/K
25/298
50/323
100/373
200/473
1,
)300/573
!400/673
i
‘? 500/773
I600/873
700/973
8OOI1O73
Frequency
Cycle51s0c
1O“10“10“10.
6.5 X 10”
10-I 10.
10.10.
8.5 X 10°
10-1O*10.10“
6.5 X 10”
10-10.10.10.
8.5 X IO.
10.1O“10s10s
8,5 X 10°
10“10“10.10.
8.5 X IOC
10-10.10°10-
8,5 X 10m
10“10“10“10“
8.5 X 10°
10°10“10“
8.5 X 10°
8.5 X 10-
UelectricConstant
Sapphire@
L OptiC tiS IIoptic hs
8.349.349.349.349.34
9.369.369.369.369.36
9.419.419.419.419.41
9.539.539.539.539.53
9.659,659.659.659.65
9.829.789.769.769.76
10.029.959,929.929.92
10.5510.1710.0710.0710,07
10.2610,2610.26
10.40
11.5511.5511.5511.5511.55
11.5811.5611.5611.5811.5a
11.ea11,6611.6611.8J311.ea
11.8711.6711.8711.8711.87
12.0912,0912.0912,0912.09
12.3512.312.312.312.3
12,712.5512.5512.5512,55
13.1512.6312.6312.W12.63
13.1513.1513.1513,15
13,50
Dielectric LOSSTangent(Dissipation Factor)
Sapphirea
L Optic tis IIOptic Axis
0.00003
0.00001
0.000032
0.0002
0.000036
0.000120.0000360.000012
0.000620.000230.0000780.0000370,000062
0.00330.0010.000360.000160.00008
0.0260.0050.00120.000560.000093
0,210.0320.00540.00110.00013
0.00021
0.00043
0.000012
o.oom86
0.000016
0.00009
0.0000380,00001
0.000086
0,000170.0000240.00001
0,00011
0,000660.000150.00005
0.00013
0.0030.00090.0003
0,00014
0.0150.00350.00170.00110.00015
0.160,0210,00360.00170.00017
0,00019
0.00021
@ Oata from MIT Technical Report 126: von Hippel (1953, 1959)
w values In parenthesis were obtained from a difterent sample of sintered alumina
DielectricLOSS
Sntered Aluminaa(99.9%A120.)
10.510.510.510.59.6
10.610.610.610.69.7
10.710.710.710.79.7
12.010.610.610.89.6
21.612.611,211.1
9.9
10021.513.111.510.0
2576919.01310.1
10.2
10.3
0.000660.000310.00011
0.00049(0.00026)@0.00150.000560.000190,0001
‘0.200.0330.00670.00160.00062
(;:003)
0.330.060.0120.00076
(0.00034)1.031.170.300.0620.001
(;0.)
1.100.800.240,0016
(0,00048)
0,003(0.00062)
0.0059(0.00093)
@ All measurements of sintered alumina at 6.5 x 10” were made with electric field perpendicular to the direction of processing. At other
frequencies the field was parallel.
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or Fe3+; brown varieties have Fe3+ and Mn and green cO1Orhasbeen attributed to V, Mo, Ni and Fez+.
The refractive indices are fairly constant and the commonly
accepted values are El .760 and 61,768. Measurements of Eand m for synthetic sapphire were reported by Jeppesen (1958)for various wavelengths from 690.7 to 253.6 nm. leppesen also
determined the temperature cm fficients for refractive indicesand bircfringence. me refractive index of sapphire has alsobeen reported by Malitson et al. (1958). Other reports of dataon optical constants of sapphire have been published by:
Lowenstein (1961) -270 to 1000 #mRussell and Bell (1967) -50 to 400 #m
Lang and Wolfe (1983) -0.3 to 25 Wm
The temperature dependence of the far-infrared ordin~-rayoptical constants of sapphire was determined by Cook andPerkowitz (1985) for frequencies ktween 30 and 230 cm-1.
Optical constants of a-A1203 at 27W-30WK have beenreported by Klabukov et al. (1983).
Bhagavantam and Venkatarayedu (1939) predicted eighteenfrequencies for a-A1203 of which two symmetric and fivedoubly degenerate ones should be Raman active. Krishnan(1947) found the Raman frequencies and their relativeintensities to be 375 (8), 417 (10), 432 (4), 450 (2), 578 (3)
@2 (6), and 751 (7) cm-l. The Raman spsctrum of a-A120qwas confirmed by Rarnm in 1951.
Pure a-A1203 is neither phosphorescent nor fluorescent
although 0.000 I % of chromic oxide produced a distinctfluorescence (Kroger, 1948). Experimentally, ruby has beenfound to exhibit fluorescence in the famous RI and R2 regionsat 694.27 and 692.85 nm as a resonance process (MendenhaOand Wood, 1914; Wieder, 1959) and when pumpsd with
electric fields, in the absorption bands at 250, 400, and 560 nm(Maiman, 1960). Ruby has been used as a laser material. Its
behavior as a macroscopic fluorescing and laser material wasdiscussed by Mahan et al. (1969). The Faraday effect in rubyand corundum was investigated by Boiko and Soika (1984)who showed that the angle of rotation for the plane of high
polarization at 632.8 nm is a linear function of magnetic fieldstrength.
The emissivity of alumina decreases from 0.98 at roomtemperature to 0.9 at 373K, 0.8 at 673K, 0.5 at I023K, 0.3 at
1273K, 0.18 at 1873K, and 0.12 at 3073K (Heilman, 1936;Michaud, 1949; Kilham, 1949; Taylor and Edwards, 1939;
Leedy, 1954). The monochromatic emissivity at 655 nm is0.15 in the temperature range of 1273- 1873K (Michaud, 1949).
Infrarsd spctra data are given in Table 2.11,
Za
2.418 Magnetic Prowrties
Magnetic susceptibility of aluminum oxides and hydroxides wasmeasured by Selwood (1950) and m given in Table 2.8.Additional data for a-A1203 were re~rted by Rao and Leela
(1953).
2.419 Mechanical Properties
Due to its wide use as a structural ceramic material, the
mechanical pro~rties of aluminum oxide have been extensivelystudied and documented. These studies have covered both
single crystals of a-A1203 (Imge crystals of sapphire have beengenerally used) and polycrystalline sintered products. Themechanical khavior of the latter is, as would k expected,
strongly influenced by the micros~cture. A thoroughdiscussion of the subject is given in the monograph of Dorre
and Hiibner (1984).
The elastic khavior of the hexagonal comndum crystal is
described by six elastic constants of the general 6 X 6 elasticitymatrix. These constants and values for the compliance havebeen experimentally determined by Wachtman et al. (1960)who have also reviewed previous reports. Strong anisotropic
bebavior was expected and observed. The variation of elastic
constants in the temperature raoge of 77-850K was determinedby Wachtman et al. (1961) and by Tefft (1966).
In plycrystalline alumina, which can k considered isotropic
on a macroscopic scale, the Young’s modulus and the shearmodulus can k estimated from the orientation de~ndent
Table 2.8Magnetic Susceptibility
Unib of 106; Data of Selwnod
Form Susceptibility
G!bbsite –0.43
–0.46
Boehmite –0.37
Gamma Alumina –0.34
Corundum –0.23
See also Rao and Leela for more values on corundum.Pascal found partially dehydrated gibbsite nearly
identical with corundum.
Oxides and Hydroxides of Aluminum
Property
Plastic Constants
Plastic Compliance
Mtiulus of Elasticity
Bending Strength
I
Modulus of F6gidity
Poisson’s Ratio
Volume ChangeaImpact StrengthStrength
Table 2.9Mechanical Properties of Corundum
25° C Unless Otherwis Noted
Condtions Values, psi
SllS12
S1?
Sll
s?,
S11
Z&c500”C
1ooo~c1zoo-c
25-C500”C
1Oovc1zoo-c
Plates
1ooo~c25°C
1ooo~c
25°C25-C
25-C
25°C
25.1 OOOQC1400”C
800”C1ooo~c115rc1300”C1500”C
72.0.1023.7.1016.1.10–3.4.10W72.2.1 W21,4.10.
2.35.10cm2. dynl-0.72 .10cm2. dyn>–0.37.10”cm2. dynl0.49.1 Ocmz. dynl2.17.1 Ocm2. dynl6.94.10”cm2. dynl
52.6.10”48.1.1043.5.1041.9. IW
59,3.1057.3,1054.9.1053.6,10
44,300-1 15,600(2)24,000-36,00016,000.22,00037,000(1)26,000(2143,000(1)32,000(2)
43,000-131,00094,000 -t55,00017,000-50,000(540~c)
23.3( Reuss).24.l(Voigt)23.3
23.9
0.257@
0,32@o.45@
o.oo355@43,00027,00024,00016,00011,000
3,400
Alumina
CorundumCorundumCorundumCorundumCorundumCorundum
CorundumCorundumCorundumCorundumCorundum
SapphireSapphheSapphireSapphire
POlycWstalfinePOlycVstallinePolycrystalline
CorundumRAE S!”tered171SapphireSapptireSapphire
SaDDhireSapphireSapphire
Sapptirehot pressedzero porositycold pressedzero porosity
cold pressed
zero porositySinteredSntered
SapphireSnteredSinteredSinteredsinteredSinteredSintered
Reference
Wachtman et al (1960)Wachtman et al (1960)Wachtman et al (1960)Wachtman et al (1960)Wachtman et al (1960)Wachtman et al (1960)
TetftTeHtTefftTefftTefftTetft
Wachtman and LamWachtman and LamWachtman and LamWachtman and Lam
Crandall et alCrandall et alCrandall et alCrandall et al
Klassen-NoklyudovaRoberfa and WanRoberta and WanRoberta and WattRoberla and Watt
Wachtman and Maxwell (1954)Wachtman and Maxwell (1954)Wachtma” and Maxwell (1954)
Wachtman et al (1960)
Lang
Lang
Spriggs and BrissetteRyshkewilch (1942)Ryshkewitch (1942)
Bridgma”MooreStavrolaNs and NortonStavrolatis and NotionStavrolaks and Noflo”Stavrolalds and NotionStavrolakis and Notion
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Properly
Strain
Compressive Strength
Tensile Strength
Table 2.9Mechanical Properties of Corundum
25° C Unless Otherwis Noted
Condtions
TTension,
Temp. psi
1300°C1Ooo”c 7,200
1Ooo”c 20,000
1Ooo”c 15,100
1Ooo”c 12,000
llOO°C 17,100
IIOO”C 13,100
1200”C 12,100
1300”C 7,250
13oo”c 8,620
luration,
hr
402
769
77
431
95
431
53
3
44
25°C25°C
4oo~c1Ooo”c16oo~c
20”C800”C80°C
1300”C1300”C14oo~c1400”C1460”C15oo~c
45” to c-axis
30”C300”C800”C
11Oo”c30° to c.mis45” to c-ais60mto c-axis75- to c-axis
Values, psi
Observable10 10-2%
1 10-2%
0.49%
1.52%
,08%
2.06%
0.7%
2.34%
32%
443,000 to 495,00050,(XX)213,000128,000
7,100
21,00037,40019,50033,90011,6006,4007,3004,2001,500
0
71,00052,560052,50088,000
100,000
78,00065,00094,000
Alumina
3ntered7AE
sintered @?AE
sintered @;apphre
;apphre
;apphite
Sapphire
3appMre
3apphhe
Sapphire
SapphirePolycrystallinePOlycrystallinePOlycrystallinePolycrystalhne
PolycrystallinePolycrystallinePolycwstalfinePOlycVstal linePOlyc~stalhnePolycfystallinePolycvstallinePolycrystalfinePolycwstalinePolycrystaline
SapphireSapphireSapphireSappNreSappMreSapphireSapphireSapphire
Reference
Stuvrolukim and NortonRoberts and Watts
Roberts and Watts
Wachtman and Maxwell (1954)
Wachlman and Maxwell (1954)
Wachtman and Maxwell (1954)
Wachtman and Maxwell (1954)
Wachtman and Maxwell (1954)
Wachlman and Mwell (1954)
Wachtman and Maxwell (1954)
PavlushkinRyshkewitch (1941)Ryshkewitch (1941)Ryshkewitch (1941)Ryshkewitch (1941)
SchwarlzRyshkewitch (1941)SchwartzRyshkewitch (1941)SchwartzRyshkewitch (1941)SchwartzRyshkewitch (1941)Ryshkewitch (1941)Ryshkewitch (1941)
Wachtman and Mawell (1954)Wachtman and Maxwell (1954)Wachtman and M~well (1954)Wachtman and Maxwell (1954)CastorCastorCstorcastor
@ Optic misl length oftestpiece. Benlinplane ofoptic aXis~ Optic misl length oftestpiece. Benl Ltoplane ofoptic aXis@ Four point loading. Angle between rodaxis and slip@ 10,000 kg/cm2(142,200 psi)@ Heating 1500to1900"C followed byslowcoofing increased strength@ No.nits
I
~ ipecifiigravity 3.48-3.620 Specific gravity 3.610 Specific gravity 3.76@ Crushing
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Oxides and Hydroxides of Aluminum
values of the respective single-crystal mcduli. These values aregiven in Table 2.9,
Conrad (1965) reviewed the mechanical behavior of sapphirewith respect to plastic flow involving slip, twinning, creep, andfracture. Sapphire deforms plastically above about 100K; the
stress for yielding and the amount of strain before fracture arestrongly dependent on tbe strain rate. This yield bebavior atelevated temperatures is characterized by tbe presence of up~r
and lower yield points whose values depend on the temperatureand the strain rate.
[n the aluminum oxide crystal, sliD can occur in the three
different systems; i e., ba~al, prismatic, and pyramidal. Themost_common mode of deformation is basal slip in the<1 I 20> direction; the prismatic and pyramidal slip systems
are activated at high temperatures of > 1900K. Kronberg (1957)
applied dislocation concepts to determine the significance ofcrystallographic orientation on slip behavior.
Twinning has been observed frequently in single-crystal and
polycrystalline alumina and is considered to be an importantplastic deformation mechanism (Kronberg, 1957). Onexamination of sapphire specimens tested in compression,
Stofel and Conrad ( 1~63) found two distinct types of twins,one puallel to the (O11 I ) plane and the other parallel to thebasal plane. It was established that twinning occurred only at
lower temperatures and high strain rates.
Creep is an important deformation process for aluminum oxideat high temperatures. The mechanisms involved includediffusional creep at small and intermediate stresses (Cannon
and Coble, 1975) and non-viscous Nabarro climb type creep athigh stresses (Weetiman, 1968). The effects of temperaturesand stress on the creep rate of sapphire was studied by Rogerset al. (1961) in the range of 1250- 150i)K and by Cbang (1960)
at 1750 -2200K.
The modulus of rupture of both sapphire and polyctystallinealumina as a function of temperature was reprtcd by Jacksonand Roberts (1955). For single crystals, the modulus of rupturepassed through a minimum at 873K and returned to its room
temperature value at 1273K. The same behavior was observedby Wachtman and Maxwell (1959).
According to Conrad ( 1965), the fracture of 60” orientedsapphire rods in tension, bending, and compression generallyoccurs on a plane approximately normal to the tensile stress
and the fracture surface is conchoidal. The fracture stressdecreases with increase in previous plastic strain, independentof temperature and strain rate. The mechanism of failure seemsto be the interaction of edge dislocations with pre-existingsurface cracks. When twinning occurs, the fracture surfacetends to follow the twin interface suggesting that this is weaker
than the untwinned crystal. _~e O“ oriented crystals, stressed inbending, fractured along {O111} planes. This observationsuggests cleavage fracture. Detailed discussions of mechanicalproprties of Polycrystalline aluminum oxide ceramics including
strength-grain size relationships, fracture strength, thermal andmechanical shock proprties, fatigue, hardness, etc., can befound in books by Gitzen (1970) and by Dome and Hiibner( 1984).
2.4110 Surface Properties
Surface related properties of aluminum oxide such asadsorption, catalytic activity, wetting, sintering khavior are theresults of the atomic and electronic arrangement of the surfacewhich differs from that of the bulk crystal. A recent review by
Henrich ( 1985) Wints to the lack of investigations of the
surface pro~rties of a-A1203 in spite of the technical andcommercial importance of this material. One practical reasonis, since A1203 is an excellent insulator (optical band gap9.5 eV), the electron spectroscopic techniques, appliedsuccessfully to metal and semiconductor surfaces, are difficultto apply.
The LEED (Low Energy Electron Diffraction) technique basbeen mostly used to study the surface of A1203. Notable arc tbeworks of Charig (1967), Chang (1968), French and Somorj ai
( 1970), and Wei and Smith (1972). Most of the measurementswere made on the (Oi)Ol) basal plane of a-A1203 crystals.
At moderate temperatures, the (WO 1) face of U-A1203 exhibitsthe two-dimensional hexagonal 1 X 1 lattice of aluminum atoms
expected from the bulk crystal stmcture. French and Somorjaishowed that the ( 1 x 1) bulk-like structure remains up to about1250K under vacuum. On further increase of temperature anew ordered surface structure designated at (~ x W)(rotated 30”) appears. Subsequent beating to even highertemperatures (- 1700K) produces the ordered (fix ~)
(rotated 9“) surface structure, This surface was shown to beoxygen deficient with composition corresponding to A120 (orA1O).
Two other crystal faces, (101 2) and ( 11~3), have been studied
(Cbang, 1969). They have (2 X 1) and (4 X 5) surfacestructures, respectively, at high temperatures (> 1~K).
In reality, an atomically flat surface is unlikely and surface
steps and vacancies have considerable influence on surfacebehavior. The only information that is available on defects onAllO, surfaces come from Auger spectroscopy work by Olivierand Poirier ( 198 I).
Other investigations using UPS (ultraviolet photoelectronspectroscopy) (Bianconi et al., 1979), electron energy loss(Olivier and Poirier, 198 1), and surface pho”on loss
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spectroscopes (Liehr et al., 1984) have not shown any unusual
electronic structure of the surface.
Experimental investigations of specific surface energy of A1203
have used two techniques - liquid metal contact angle and the~ndant-drop method. Values range from 1.0 J/mz at 1273K to0.65 a! the melting temperature (Norton et al., 1953;
Rasmussen and Nelson, 197 1).
2.42 Aluminum Suboxides
The only confirmed suboxides of aluminum are A120 and AIO,
though spectroscopic identification of other species such asA1202, A102 has been repofied at high temperatures.
Brewer and Searcy (1951) concluded from vapor pressurestudies that the two suboxides of aluminum A120 and AIOmust exist in the gas phase. Hoch and Johnston ( 1954) studiedthe reactions: (I) 4AI( 1) + A1203(s) - 3A120(s) and (2)
Al(I) + A1203(s) ~ 3AIO(S) between 1300K and 23WK bymeans of a high temperature X-ray technique. Tbe studyindicated the formation of solid A120 and AIO above certaintemperatures. At 13WK no reaction occurred. Between 1373K
and 1773K A120(s) is formed according to ~uation ( I).Between 1773K and 1873K bth reactions (1) and (2) occursimultaneous] y; whereas, above 1873K only reaction (2)occurs. On cooling or rapid quenching both compoundsdispropofiionate into Al and A1203. X-ray diffraction patternsshowed that both the compounds are cubic, the lattice constants
being 0.498 nm for A120 at 1373K and 0.567 nm for AIO at1973K.
The literature until 1967 was extensively reviewed byMackenzie ( 1968) who also summarized the properties of AIOand A120. Giltesen et al. ( 1968) and Yanagida and Kroger( 1968) reinvestigated the system Al-AlzOj and critically
discussed the results of previous investigations. Both groupsagreed that no suboxides of alumium exist in the solid state.
Yamaguchi ( 1974) concluded from electron diffraction studiesthat solid A120 and AIO are formed at the bound~ betweenthe Y-A1203 and the Al metal surface in the oxide layer on
aluminum. The lattice constant of the cubic suboxide wasreported to vary bstween 0,406 and 0,430 nm, Thealuminum-rich layer may be due to the incorporation of oxygeninto the metal lattice (Eberhardt and Kunz, 1978), or thereduction of excess A13+ ions in the interface region (Wefers
and Wallace, 1976).
Ivanov et al. (1973) made an electron diffraction study of thealuminum suboxide A120 molecules formed by heatingAIIOJ-Al mixtures at 23~K to 2400K. They showed that the
A120 molecule has C2V symmetry; the Al-O distance is 0.173tO. Wl nm and the AI-O-AI bond angle is 141 ~ 5 degrees,
Mass spectrometric studies of vapor over alumina at high
temperatures ( 1900-26WK) have been used to identify anddetermine thermodynamic parameters of the different species(Far&r et al., 1972; Ho and Bums, 1980). Both groups ofworkers claim the formation of the species A102 and A1202 in
addition to AIO and A120 and have reponed partial pressures .for the various s~cies. !
(Literature data on thermodynamic pro~rties of the differentsuboxides of aluminum we given in Table 2.3.
/2.5 IR-Spectra and X-ray Data
Table 2.10Infrared Spectra of Oxides and Hydroxides
(Wave Number vs. Intensity)
Ph.% OH Stretch OH ESnd
~btite 3616.6 (M) 1015,2 (VS)
3518.6 (S) W.3 (M)
3428.2 (VS)
2376,4 (M)
2361,3 (S)
Bayerite 3533.6 (M) 1016.2 (s)
3518.6 (M) 975.6 (S)
24w,2 (M)
NO1 ,3 (M)
~hJ),22~6(s)1142,6 (M)
3079.8 (s) 1069,5 (S)
Daswre 2924.0 (VS) 1069,5 (S)
2341,9 (M) 959.7 (s)
2114.2 (M)
1984.1 (M)Corundum
M= Mediumlntensi~ S = Slrong
.= Shoulder
a See also Adler (1950)
unassigned AI-O Stretch fleference~
909.1 (W) 741.8 (S) Fredrick,o”
Hannah
626.4 (M~
794.9 (s)
662,1 (M) 776.4 (S) Fredrickson ‘.
Hannah
613.0 (M).
719.4 (MP (
740.7 (S) Fredrickson
Hannah
A
720,0 (VS) Cabannes-
cm c
614,6 (M) 759,9 (Vs) Ha...
802,0 (s) K.les.va
559,0 (M]
490,0 (W)
450,2 (S)
VS = Vefy Str.ng W = Weak
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Oxides and Hydroxides of Aluminum
Table 2.11X-Ray Diffraction Data of Aluminum Hydroxid~ and Oxide
3
hkl
m110mm2112
112
;:02<9W
311121312o=l=
312114313222023
123,222322024124124
314224,130
414315
m,mo
m216,=+~,324
415=2
3163320%
E
4166=
d,t,1(C—
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w25,81212
86442
1;
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25
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3
hkl
,.
Cu.
dh
3.4792.s22,3792.1852.W5
1,%, .74a1.ml1.W4.5!4
1,5101.4M1.3741.=,1,276
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I.lmz1.12551.12461.W1.W1
1,07811.M261.01750.59780.9857
0.9819Owl0.%130,9%50,9?78
o.su7e0.5Q520.85910,-
B,a.A
,.113
s
w?1IO,om
011,m
11,,02, +
121m
k?210
CQ2012
201,131+ZzaM
211211
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Ml
E141a32
231~2,132+
212212310
Z&l=051
222,W2+m,003
311,241+142442321m
232,023+330Om2W123
;:ml,lm+061,03
251
251312
312,242+18,,m+
213
322322
344,223+4C!
a
<20
hti
Iwm210,102110
103m112mlm
mz203122105w
laX2mms220
222,131132125m
1~,107.
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m:i7al ,W8
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6466
02262
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3.1
Binary md Ternary Alumina Systems
The A1203-H20 System
Tbermcdynarnics and phase relations of the A1203-H20 systemhave received considerable attention in the technical literature.
Results of numerous studies have found application in suchdiverse areas as geochemistry, soil chemistry, aluminaextraction from bauxite, ceramics, corrosion of aluminum, andfor the experimental verification of therm~ynamic concepts
and relations.
3.11 Phase Relations
Phase relations in the A1203-H20 system have beenexperimentally studied by Laubengayer and Weiss (1943),Ervin and Osbom (1951), Kennedy (1959), Neuhaus and Heide(1965), Fyfe and Godwin (1962), Fyfe and Hollander (19@),
Haas and Holdaway (1970), Matsushita et al. (1967), andHaas (1972). Some of these authors have comparedexperimental observations with thermodynamic calculations anddiscussed discrepancies, Studies were carried out under
bydrothennal conditions with mixtures of water and aluminumhydroxide in closed bombs. Kennedy ( 1.c. ) also used apiston-anvil apparatus for experiments at pressures higher than
2 kbar. Torkar and Krischner (1960) studied formation of solidphases in the reaction of aluminum metal with water attemperatures between 600 and 8WK and water vapor (steam)
pressures up to 300 bar.
The stability relationships of the three trihydroxides, bayerite,gibbsite, and nordstrandite were discussed in Chapter 2.25. Itwas concluded that bayerite is the stable phase in pure water at
298K. This conclusion is further supported by the higherdensity of 2,53 g/cm3 for bayerite compared to 2,42 g/cm3 forgibbsite; dehydration of boehmite to bayerite at very highpressures (Dachselt and Pitz, 1957), and on extreme grinding
(Gout et al., 1983), and the formation of bayerite duringdehydration of rapidly dehydrated gibbsite (Section 4.2 I). ,,
transformation temperatures by decreasing the activity of wateras shown by Wefers (1967) for the system Na20-A1203-H20.
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Phase transformations proceed via an intermediate solute phase
(Kennedy, 1959; Neuhaus and Heide, 1965; Wefers (1967)
As the sum of tbe molar volumes of A1OOH + H20 is greater
than the moku volume of Al(OH)j, the conversion temperatureincreases with higher pressure. For the same reason the
transition temperature boehmite/diaspre is lowered byincreasing pressure, because tbe moku volume dlmisbes from19.87 to 17.44 cm3 in the phase reaction. The density of
diaspore (3.44 g/cm3) is higher than that of boehmite (3.ol
g/cm3).
Below 575K the spontaneously crystallizing oxide-hydroxidephase is always boehmite. Spontaneous growth of dlaspre has
been observed only above 575K and 2Ctilbar pressure.However, in experiments using diaspre seed crystals, growth
of diaspore occurs at temperatures as low as 450K at theexpense of boehmite. The reverse reaction has not beenobserved. Wefers (1967) bas reported epitactic growth of
dlaspore on isomorphous goetbite (a FeOOH) at temperaturesklow 373K.
~ese observations have led to the conclusion that boebmitc ismetastable in the A1203-H20 system. However, bmhmiteformation is kinetically favored at low temperatures andpressures due to its lower density; afso bcause common
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Figure 3,1 is a representation of phase relations in theA1203-H20 system developed from the data of Kennedy (l.c.) ~
and Neuhaus and Heide (l.c.),
AI(OH)3 transforms hydrothermally to AIOOH at around 373K.No significant differences in the temperature of conversion
have so far been reported for tbe three trihydroxides. As therate of conversion is very slow near the equilibrium ,Outemperature of around 373K, the exact temperature cannot be o 100” 20W 300” 400” So””caccurately determined from direct experiments but only by
extrapolation and thermodynamic calculations, The rate isincreased significantly under higher pH (alkaline) conditions Phase Diagram A1203-H20(Gins&rg and Koster, 1952), Dissolved salts lower the F,gure 3.1
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structural elements in the crystal lattices of AI(OH)3 and
boehmite allow epitactic growth of boehmite on thetrihydroxide. Both factors lower the nucleation energy. A tmephase boundary does not exist between diaspore and hoehmitein the A1203-H20 phase diagram. The coexistence of boehmite
and diaspore in many clays and bauxites may be explained bythe extremely low volubility of boehmite in the pH range ofnatural waters, Though this is the generally accepted view, free
energy calculations published by Gout and Dandurand (1983)indicated that boehmite may have a stability field in thesystem.
Fyfe and Hollander (1964) determined the equilibriumtemperature for conversion of oxide-hydroxide to oxide
a-AIOOH = CK-A1203+ H20 (liquid)
to be 640 & 7K under pressure corresponding to the watervapor pressure (=200 bar), This agrees with data of Kennedy,Neubaus and Heide, and Haas. Haas determined the
diaspore-comndum equilibrium by observing expituy ofdiaspore on corundum above 660K and 1.5 kbar pressure.Ex~rimental equilibrium points were used to derive
thermodynamic data which allowed calculation of theequilibrium curve below 660K. The curve passes through 170bar at 64(3K. The equilibrium curve in P-T coordinates has a~sitive slope which means that the transformation tem~ratureincreases with pressure. Thenntiynamic considerations suggest
that reduction of water activity shifts the diaspore-comndumequilibrium towards lower temperatures. This was verifiedex~rimentally in the Na20-A1203-H20 system (Wefers, 1967).
The transformation of boehmite to comndum occurs atsomewhat higher temperatures of around 675K at <200 barpressure. Since behmite has no stability field in the
A1203-H20 system, a boehmite-comndum equilibrium line hasno significance. Itis likely that this converion occurs viadiaspore as an intermediate phase, but no direct ex~rimental
evidence is available. The rate of transformation of bothboehmite and diaspore to comndum increases when thevolubility is raised by increasing the pH of the solution.
Thenntiynamic data for compounds in the A1203-H20 systemhave been analyzed for consistency by many reviewers
(Kuyunko et al., 1983). Values given in Table 2.3 arecompiled from recent publications.
Several forms of aluminum oxides (KI, a*, and autocalve-y),reprted by Torkar and Krischner (1960) in low pressure (<300bar) hydrothermal ex~riments at 600-800K may k considered
metastable. Of these, only the KI form (also known as Tohdlte,Chapter 2.23) has a well defined X-ray diffraction pattern.Tohdite converts to a-A1203 at 675K and 2W bar pressure.
3.12 Volubility of A1203 in Water
The volubility of the compounds in the A1203-H20 system isanother area of interest. Volubility is primarily a function oftemperature and PH. which determine the nature of the ionicspecies in solution. Volubility is very small in the pH range of4.5-8.5. In the A1203-H20 system, the stable solid phases inequilibrium with the solution are:
<375K - trihydroxide (gibbsite**or bayerite) Al(OH)J
375-640K - oxide hydroxide (diaspore) a-AIOOH
>640K oxide (comndum) a-A1203
Volubility data for the hydroxides have been reported by manyworkers, particular] y at high pH values which relate to tbe
Bayer process for alumina extraction from bauxite. Volubilitydata also have been used to develop and refine thermodynamicproperties, and for comparison with calorimetricdeterminations. Discrepancies have ken frequently encountered
and attempts made to reconcile them (Parks, 1972; May et al.,1979).
Though there is much discussion on the nature of the ionics~cies in solution, no clear picture has yet emerged. There is
general agreement that at room temperature tbe mononuclearA13+ ion exists in acidic solutions &low pH 4. As the pH isincreased, a seties of bydroxy -aluminum complexes is formed,There is much controversy as to which complexes are stable.
Some authors find that their volubility data are adequatelyrepresented by mononuclear complexes of the type A1(OH) ~-”with n in the range of O = n <4, i.e., A13+ to Al(OH)~, Somefind it necess~ to assume the existence of plymeric
complexes. The mtiel propsed by Hem and Roberson (1967)may & considered a gd example of the latter. They pro~sedthat at pH values two or more units blow tbe pint ofminimum aluminum volubility (about pH 6), the aluminum ion
is cwrdinated by six water molecules. The strong positivecharge of the Al 3+ ion polarizes each water molecule and, as
pH increases, eventually drives off a proton forming themonomeric complex ion Al(OH)(OH2)~ + At abut pH 5 this
complex ion and tbe hydrated A13+ ion are equal in abundance;more hydrated A13+ ions exist at lower pH and more of thecomplex ions at higher pH values. Two of these complex ions
may join by losing two water molecules to form a dimec
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Further deprotonation, dehydration, and polymerization of
monomem and dimem yields a ring structure of six octabedrallycoordinated aluminum ions with the formula
[A16(OH),2(OH),2]6+
Coalescence of rings into layers by further growth and stackingof layers results in the formation of crystalline aluminumbihydroxide (see Chapter 2. 13).
More recently, May et d. (1979) determined volubility curvesat 298K for synthetic and natural gibbsite from pH 4 to 9. Thesolubilit y curve obtained for synthetic gibbsite is shown inFigure 3.2. The slight inflection at pH 6.7 was indicative of the
possibility that a solid phase less soluble than gibbsite controlsthe solution composition above pH 6.7. However, this phasecould not be identified.
Ion activity products re~fied by May et al. (l.c.) for varioussolute species are listed in Table 3.1.
The calculated concentrations of the individual mononuclear Al
ion species in equilibrium with gibhsite are also shown asfunctions of pH in Figure 3,2.
At pH abve 8.5 the volubility of aluminum increases verysharply with the formation of Al(OH)i– ions. This part of thevolubility curve has been extensively studied kcause of its
imponance to the industrial Bayer process for aluminaextraction from bauxite (Chapter 3.3).
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Ionic equilibria in the temperature range of 370-570K,corresponding to equilibrium solid phases of diasporelboehmite,
also have kn studied experimentally by several investigators.Data of previous work for boehmite have ken reviewed and
additional results reported by Kuyunko et al. (1983). Diasporesolubllity was investigated by Wefem (1967), Dmzbinina(1955), and Bemshteyn et al, (1965). The high temperature
equilibrium at pH above 7 has been shown (Kuyunko et al.,1983) to involve the possible presence of the species Al(OH)~in the aqueous phase.
Several workers have determined the volubility of corundum inwater at high temperatures, Becker et al, (1983), Ragnwsdottir
and Walther (1985) have reviewed earlier work and providedadditional data. Morey (1957) reported corundum solubilities at775K and 1,04 kbar, Anderson and Bumham (1967) and
Bmnham et al. (1973) undertook experiments at 775-975K and6 kbar. Ganeyev and Rumy3ntsev (1974) reported experimentalresults from 640-780K at 0.2 to 2 kbm and the most recent
work of Ragnarsdottir and Walther (1985) gives data ktween675-975K and I-3 kbar. All these studies show wide variations
in the volubility results in the range of 1-4 ppm Al with no
app~ent effect of temperature and pressure. The sol”bilityresults have ken interpreted on the assumption of the
formation of Al(OH)~ as the dominant solute species.
Using the equilibrium constants for the aqueous phasereactions, Kbodakovskii et al. ( 1980) have calculated theprevalence of the different hydroxo-aluminum species atvtious pH and temperature conditions. As can be seen in
Figure 3.3, the stability ranges of the cationic form of
aluminum decreases sharply with increasing temperature. Theactivity of the dissolved neutral hydroxo complex Al(OH)~increases correspondingly. As a result, the volubility of
aluminum hydroxide and comndum in acidic solutionsdecreases with increasing temperature. The ratio of Al(OH)~ toAl(OH)~ solute species is practically independent of
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3.2 The Na20-A1203 System
3.21 Phases Occurring in the System
Sodium oxide forms a numkr of compunds with aluminumoxide. The molar ratio of Na20 to AlzOJ of phases repofied inthe literature ranges from 1 to 12. Compounds having molarratios of 1:5 and higher age generally formed at temperatures
ahve 1300K. The composition of structurally defined phasescan vary, some of the many forms descrikd in the literaturemay be compositional variations of a structure type.
Well established phases are, besides Na20 and A120J, the 1:1
sodium aluminate NaAIOz and the so-called beta afuminas. Thelatter phases range in composition from Na20 5A1203 to-Na20 9A1203. A molu ratio of Na20 to A1203 of 1:11 wasassumed by some authors (see klow).
Several other compounds in the Na20 system have beenreported in the literature. Elliott and Huggins (1975) found aphase designated at A-Na20 XA1203 (with x varying from 3 to
- 12) in the temperature range 1075 to 1325K. The structure of
this phase is very similar to that of mullite and is likely to kthe same as that observed by Pemotta and Young (1974).Barker et al. (1984) identified three sodium rich aluminates,
Na7A1308, Na,7A15016, and Na5A104, in a study of reactions ofsodium oxide with a-A1203. These compounds are isostructuralwith corresponding sodium rich compounds in the iron and
gallium systems.
The high temperature (> 1000K) region of the Na*O-A120~system has been studied by several investigators. The hteratureup to 1967 was critically examined and reviewed by DeVries
and Roth (1969). These authors also proposed two versions ofa phase diagram of the Na20-A1203 system based on available
data. Subsequent investigations by Llebertz (1971) and hCarset al. (1972) were aimed at resolving uncenainties in the
previous reprts. The remaining uncertainties have beendiscussed more recently by Stevens and Binner (1984), whoquestioned the existence of several phases.
The alumina-rich, high temperature area of the phase diagram
that was proposed by LeCars et al. in 1972 is shown inFigure 3.4. Four solid phases occur in this region: NaA102,p-alumina, fl-alumina, and u A1203. The system has a eutecticktween 8 NaA102 and p-alumina at 1855K (not shown in thefigure) and a perhectic between p-alumina and a-A1203 atapproximate y 2275K.
3.22 Sodium Aluminate NaA102
The 1:1 sodium aluminate NaA102 can & prepared by heatingmixtures of aluminum oxide, hydroxides, or salts with sodiumhydroxide or carbonate to about 12COK. Decom~sition of
dawsonite (A1203 Na20 2C02 2H20) yields sodiumaluminate at temperatures of 901.-1 ~K.
Stiium aluminate (1:1) has ken found to exist in threeallotropic forms (Thery, Briancon, and Collogues, 1961). Thep-NaA102 modification is stable to 743K; above thistem~rature it transforms to the y-form. The p-form is
ortborbomblc; its unit cell contains four molecules of NaA102.The structure is similw to that of ~-NaFe02, with which itforms a series of solid solutions. The transformation to
Y-NA1O* at 743K is reversible. The bigher temperature‘y-modification is tetragonal. A third modification, ij.NaA102,has ken shown to occur akve 1683K (Tbery, Lejus,Briancon, and Collogues, 1961).
In the presence of moisture, NaA102 rapidly hydrolyzes toaluminum trih ydroxide at room temperature. The melting pointof NaA102 has been reported to be 1923K. However, whenheated in air, it loses sodium oxide above 1273K and
decomposes to aluminates richer in A1203, the so-called betaaluminas.
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3.23 Sodium Beta Aluminas
Sodium beta alumina was first reported by Rankin and Merwin(1916) who considered il to be a new modification of A1203,
Later investigations by Stillwell ( 1926), Bragg et al. (1931),Beevers and Brobult (1936), Beevers and Ross (1937), andAdelskold (1938) showed that sodium oxide is necessary forthe formation of beta alumina, The unfortunate designation has
been continued in the literature nevertheless.
Beta-alumina is prepared by vtious methcds. Rankin andMerwin (1916) observed small hexagonal platelets of ~-alumina
on cwling of molten aluminum oxide, Sodium ~-alumina
crystallizes from melts containing aluminum oxide and sodiumoxide or other sodium compounds such as sodium fluoride,
sodium hexafluoroaluminate (cryolite), or sodium nitrate.Foster (1964) determined the phase field of p-alumina in theNti-Na3AlF6-A1203 system, Saalfeld (1956) grew p-aluminaepitactically on corundum crystals which he had exposed to
cryolite vapr or fused cryolite at 13WK. The literaturedescribes a number of other reactions ktween aluminum oxideand hydroxides and alkali metal compounds that lead to theformation of ~-alumina,
During preparation of ~-alumina, the metastable form~-alumina is often encountered. Beta” is considered a
nonstoichiometic form with sodium oxide contents betweenNa20 5A1203 and Na20 8.5 A1203. There has been some
disagreement on the stabOity region of this form in theNa20-A1203 phase diagram. CoOongues, Thery, and Boilot(1978) suggest that ~-alumina is metastable in the pure
Na20-A1203 binary system.
Beta” always occum together with 13, regardless of the methodof preparation. According to LeCars (1972), 13° is imeversiblytransformed to13at 1823K. The region of coexistence of the
two phases is shown in Figure 3.4. However, it has ken foundthat in the presence of additions such as MgO and U20, the ~phase can be stabilized even at temperatures as high as 2~K
(Imai and Harata, 1972). Also, the replacement of A13+ by
Ga3+ shifts the existence range and stability of the phases(Boilot, Tbery, and Collogues, 1973). The ~ phase kcomes
more stable; pure ~-gallate can be obtained without thepresence of the ~-form for a small composition range.
Bragg et af. (1931) and Beevers and Ross (1937) determinedthe main structural features of p-alumina which they assumed
to have a composition of Na10 .11 A1203, They foundhexagonal symme~, space group D~h-P63/MMC. Latticeconstants are ~ = 0.558 nm, co = 2.245 nrn, The unit cell iscomposed of two spinel-like blocks separated at a mirror plane
by a loosely packed layer of oxygen and sodium ions, Thislayer is linked to the blinks by bridging oxygen ions(Figure 3.5a). Vacant sites in these planes give rise to mobility
of the sodium ions resulting in high values for two-dimensionalionic conduction (u E 10-20 cm– 1 at room temperature).
Beta’’-glumina has rhombohedral symmetry, the space group isD3d-R3m;
~= bO=0.56nm, CO=3.3 nm
The unit cell contains three spine] blocks of the same ty~ as
those in ~-alumina (Figure 3 ,5b). The ideal composition ofNa20 .5.33 AlzOq is obtained by the presence of two sodiumions in an interlayer which is not a mirror plane.
Both ~ and ~ are nonstoicbiometric. According to Collogues
et al. (1984), electric charge compensation in nonstoichiometric~-alumina is obtained by an excess of oxygen ions ininterstitial positions; in ~ excess positive charges are balanced
through replacement of Al3+ by ,Ower.vale”t cation. Besides
Collogues et al, (l.c.), Fanington and Briant (1979), Roth etal. (1976) and Stevens and Binner (1984) also reviewed the
structure, composition, and conductive properties of~-aluminas.
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Two-dimensional disorder of the sodium ions located in theintedayers between spinel blocks allows high mobility of theseions. The result is not only high ionic conductance, but alsosignificant ion exchange properties. Monovalent ions such anLit, K+, Rb+, Ag+, Cu+, H30+, NH4+ can be completelyexchanged. Only partial exchange is possible with divalent ionssuch at Mg2+, Ca2+, or S?+ (Kummer, 1972).
3.24 Beta Aluminas as Sofid Electrolytes
Since the discovery of the fast ionic conductivity of sodiumbeta alumina (Weber and Kummcr, 1967), research into thepropefiies of this material has grown rapidly, particularly workin connection with the development of the sodium-sulfurbattery. This battery uses as an anode molten sodium which isseparated from the molten sodium polysul fide cathode by asolid electrolyte, p-alumina. During operation, sodium ionsmigrate through the p-alumina, producing sodium polysulfidesat the cathode. Electrons flowing in tbe external circuitgenerate an open circuit voltage of 2.08 V.
Tubes made of polycrystalline p-alumina are generally used inthese batteries. Both sintering and fusion processes areemployed in the fabrication of these tubes. A crystal growthtechnique called “edge defined film fed growth” (EFG) hasbeen developed to produce large single crystals having aconstant cross section (Cocks and Stormont, 1974). Accordingto the methods of synthesis described in the literature, the ~“phase is the predominant component of the solid electrolytes(Collogues et al., 1978).
Production techniques are constantly being improved to meetmechanical, themal, corrosion, conductivity, and other
requirements critical to commercial development of thesodium-sulfur battery.
The formation of an MgO I IA1203 magnesium aluminatewhich has ~-alumina strocture was reported by Bragg et al.(193 I). Kordes (1935) synthesized the Li20 5A1203 lithiumaluminate and showed that this compound crystallizes in thespine! (more correctly, inverse spinel) structure. The lithiumions occupy octahedral and tetrahedral sites in the cubic,close-packed oxygen lattice; no lithium-oxygen layers arepresent between spinel blocks. This compound has been named“lithium zeta.” Lejus and CoOongues (1961) and kjus (1964)showed a variability of zeta-alumina composition betweenLi20 5A1203 and L120 8A1203.
Scholder and Mansmann (1963) showed that ~-alumina typestructures are also formed with K20, Rb20, and CS20. They,however, concluded that botb these and sodium ~-alumina areI:6 compounds of the general type A20 6M203. Thisassumption is not acceptable in view of the variability ofcomposition of ~-alumina discussed earlier.
Hexa aluminates of alkaline earth oxides, AEO 6A1203(AE = Ca, Sr, Ba), are also reported in tbe literature(Adelskold, 1938; Ligerquist, 1937). The structures of thesecompounds are of the magnetoplumbite type of theconesponding femite system. This type is very similar to thep-alumina structure.
Structural data on p-alumina and related compounds aresummarized in Table 3.2.
Table 3.2Strucural Properties of Beta Aluminas
Phase
Beta SodiumAluminate
Gamma SodiumAluminate
Sodium Beta
Sodium Beta
PotassiumBeta
MagnesiumBeta
Calcium Beta
StrontiumBeta
Barium Beta
Lithium Zeta
~ToroPov; Toropov al
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Formula
NaA102
N*102
Na20 11A1203
Na20 5AIz03
K20 11A1203
MgO 11A1203
Cao 6A1202
SrO 6A1203
BaO 6A1203
Li20 5A1203
Galakhov
CrystalSystem
Orthorhombic
Tetragonal
Hexagonal
Hexagonal
Hexagonal
Hexagonal
Hexagonal
Hexagonal
Hexagonal
cubic
SpaceGroup
c%
D;h
Moteculesper
Unit Cell
4
1
i
1
2
2
2
2
Unit MS Length, nm
a
5376
5325
,558
,561
,556
.556
.554
.556
,558
.790
b
5216
c
.7075
.7056
2.245
3.395
2.267
2.255
2.1B3
2.195
2,267
Densityg/cm3
2.693
3.24
3.30
3.6$
3,61
Reference
Th6ry andBriancon
Th6ry andBtiancon
Beevers andBrohult
Th6ry andBriancon
Beevers andBrohult
Bragg et al.
Lagerquistet al
L~gerquist
et al
Adelsk61d
Kordes; Braun
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3.3 The Na20.A1103-H20 System
This system is the basis of the hydrothermal Bayer process
which is the most widely used process for producing aluminum
oxide from bauxite, Worldwide, the annual production exceeds
30 million tons.
In the Bayer process, bauxite is treated at temperatures between
415 and 560K with caustic solutions containing 140 to 350 g
Na20 per liter. Temperatures and sodium oxide concentrations
are selected according to the aluminum hydroxide mineral
prevailing in tbe bauxite and the type of pressure vessels
(autoclaves) available.
The digest reactions are
Al(OH)t + NaOH % Na+ + A1(OH)I
AIOOH + H20 + NaOH s Na+ + Al(OH)~
In the first step of the process sodium aluminate solutions are
obtained having a molar ratio Na20:A1203 between 1.5 and
1.7. To recover the dissolved aluminum hydroxide tbe liquor is
diluted, if necessary, to 130 to 150 g Na20 per liter and cooled
to 315-335K. Large quantities of recirculated seed gibbsite (up
to 400’?6 of the amount dissolved) are added and the suspension
is stirred. Gibbsite crystallizes out until a molar ratio of about 4
is reached. Above 375K, boehmite is the crystallization
product,
Tbe khavior of aluminate solutions is remarkable in two ways:
For one, they must be diluted for the precipitation of hydroxide
to be initiated. Moreover, gibbsite crystallizes only after
intensive seeding, even though tbe solutions are highly
supersaturated at 3 15-335K.
At low concentrations (less than 1 molar) the monomeric
hydroxy-aluminate prevails. This was found by Jabr and
Pemoll ( 1965) who applied EMF and diffusion measurements
to study the ionic stmcture of tbe solute species, Moolenaa et
al. ( 1970) confirmed this result. These workers investigated
sodium aluminate solutions using infrared and Ramanspectroscopy as well as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Their
data were consistent with the existence of the tetrahedral
Al(OH)~ ion. At concentrations above 1.5 molar, condensation
of tbe tetrahydroxy. aluminate occurs, leading to the species
[(OH), A1O Al(OH),]’-. According to Moolenaar, tbemonomeric and the dimeric ions cxxist in solutions of
concentrations up to 6 moku.
Concentrated sodium aluminate solutions me extremely viscous.Wefers (1967) suggested that, besides polymerization of tbe
Al(OH)~ ion, association of the hydrated complexes throughhydrogen bonds can be tbe cause of the high viscosity, Thus,several factors may account for the unusual crystallizationbehavior of aluminate solutions. The high viscosity reduces the
rate of diffusion. Furthermore, tbe transition solute - solidrequires activation energies for the following steps: breaking ofthe hydrogen fwnds; breaking up of tbe dimeric (or higherpolymeric) complexes that do not tit into the AI(OH)3 lattice;
finally, change of the A1-cwrdination number from 4 to 6.
Glastonbury ( 1969) in a review on the nature of sodiumaluminate solutions concluded that considerable hydrogen
bonding ktween aluminate ions xcurs at moderateconcentrations. Dehydration of AI(OH); to AIO~ takes placewhen the concentration exceeds 25% Na20. The solid-liquidequilibria in the ternary system indicate that this dehydration isnot merely a function of concentration, but also depends
strongly on the temperature, Solution isotherms for 303 and333K have been given by Fricke and Jucaitis (1930). Sprauerand Pierce (1940) have examined the solution equilibria at298K, Cistjakova (1964) at 293K, Solution ~lythenns, based
on their own work and literature data, were compiled by Volfand Kuznetsov (195 I ) and Russell, Mwards, and Taylor(1955). Berecz and Szita (1970) determined solubilities in tbesystem AI(OH)3 - NaOH-H20 by an electrochemical method.
Isothermal sections of the phase diagram Na20-A1203-H20 at333, 368, 423, and 623K, published by Wefers in 1967, areshown in Figure 3,6. Pol ytherms replotted from We fers’ data
are represented in Figures 3.7 and 3.8,
Several solid phases are in equilibrium with the solution. At tbelowest temperature, 333K, AI(OH)3, NaOH H20, and a
sodium aluminum bydroxo hydrate, -2 NaA101 2.5H20,cmxist with the liquid phase. The point of maximal volubility;i.e., the nonvariant point at which trihydroxide and aluminate
we in equilibrium with the solution, lies near the concentration21 wt. % Na20 and 20 wt. % A1203. Between 343 and 348K, at22% Na20 and 237. A1203, AIOOH forms as a fourth solidphase in equilibrium with the liquid. This may indicate the
occurrence of a dehydrated aluminate ion, AIO~, in tbesolution.
Assuming that gibbsite and diaspore are the thermodynamicallystable phases in the ternary system, Wefers (1967) determinedsolution polythems using equal amounts of y-Al(OH)3 and
a-AIOOH as solids. The inflections in the polythenns shown inFigure 3.7 coincide with an increase of a-AIOOH at higher,and a growing proprtion of y-Al(OH)3 at lower temperatures.
The inflections can & extra~lated to 373K at 070 Na20, andto 348K at 22% Na20, 23% A1203, The temperature of the
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transition AI(OH)3 + AIOOH + H20 is obviously a function of
the activity of water.
At 368K the solution field has widened, NaOH has replaced
NaOH H20; and Al(OH)J, AIOOH and 2NaA102 5H20 are
coexisting solid phases. The hydroxo aluminate hydrate
decompses to ~-NaA102 above 41 OK; AIOOH is the only
solid phase in the A1203-H20 boundary system.
H20
t.laOHI(OH)3
70 70
90
4
2 Na A102-2.5 H20
With increasing temperature, the solution field widens and the
nonvariant pint moves toward tbe Na20-A1203 axis. The
solubllity curve straightens out, approaching a constant molarratio Na20:A120q. Slightly above 595K (the melting point ofNaOH in the Na20-H20 bundary system) AIOOH becomes
unstable at the point of maximum volubility. a-A1203 forms,widening its phase field with increasing temperature
(Figure 3.6D). At 633K, diaspre is replaced by corundum atO% Na20.
GA 20246 .,8
H20
N OH
90
~A,203Na20~A12Q3 ..2Q
H,O H,O
N
Phase Diagram Na20-A1203-H20Figure 3.6
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Wt. “h NasO
m - AIOOH 17.5
&
y - AI(OH)3 15
12.5
16
7.5
5\
323 373 423
Temperature, K
Volubility of A1203 as a Function of Temperature andConcentration of Na20
Figure3,7
a-AiOOH as solids. The inflections in the polytbenns shown i“Figure 3.7 coincide with an increase of a-AIOOH at higher,
and a growing proportion of Y-AI(OH)3 at lower tem~ratures.
The inflections can be extrapolated to 373K at O% Na20, andto 348K at 22% Na20, 23% A1203, The temperature of the
transition Al(OH)q ~ AIOOH + H20 is obviously a function ofthe activity of water.
At 368K the solution field has widened, NaOH has replacedNaOH HZO; and Al(OH)~, A1OOH and 2NaA102 5H20 arecmxisting solid phases. The hydroxo aluminate hydrate
decomposes to 13-NaA102 above 41 OK; AIOOH is the onlysolid phase in the A1203-H20 boundary system.
With increasing temperature, the solution field widens and the
nonvariant point moves toward the Na20-A1203 axis. Thevolubility curve straightens out, approaching a constant molxratio Na20A1203. Slightly above 595K (the melting pint of
NaOH in the Na20-H20 boundary system) AIOOH &comesunstable at the point of maximum volubility. a-A1203 forms,widening its phase field with increasing temperature(Figure 3.6D). At 633K, diaspore is replaced by corundum at
O% Na20.
The transition temperatures Al(OH)j ~ AIOOH - A1203
determined in the ternary system at 0% Na20 agree with thosepublished for the AIZ03-H20 boundary system (Chapter 3.2),Higher Na20 conce”tratio” lowers the activity of water in the
system, causing a concomitant decrease of the transformationtemperatures.
From systematic seeding experiments with gibbsite and
bayerite, Wefers ( 1967) concluded that bayerite dms not have astability field in the system Na20-A1203-HI0. Gibbsiteprecipitated from sodium aluminate solutions contains small
amounts of Na20. The sodium concentration is lowest whengibbsite crystallizes at low supersaturation; i.e., undernear-equilibrium conditions.
The solution-p~cipitation cycle of the Bayer process,particularly the fact that solutions must be diluted to induce
crystallization, is explained by the diagram in Figure 3.8: Asolution having the concentration and molar ratio representedby Point A in the plot is used to dissolve aluminum hydroxideat temperature B, until saturation is reached. Datution toconcentration C and cooling to temperature D supersaturates the
solution by the amount C-D. Crystallization accelerated byseeding brings the alumina concentration to point D. Byvacuum evaporation, the spent solution is brought back to the
initial concentration A. Formation of gibbsite particles involvesnucleation, growth, and agglomeration mechanisms (Misra andWhite, 197 1), Rates of crystal growth are very slow only afew micrometers PI hour. For this reason, the large quantitiesof gibbsite “seed” crystals are needed to obtain an economically
acceptable yield of gibbsite in a reasonable time period.
G. m246.20
I I I1.0 1
0 10 20 30 40
Wt. “k Na20
Solution Isotherms h the System Na20-A1203-H20Figure3.8
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4. Phase Relations of Aluminum Hydroxides and OxidesUnder Nonequilibrium Conditions
4.1 Properties and Applications of Calcined Hydroxides
Large quantities of metallurgical alumina (30 X 106 t each year)are produced by thermal decomposition of technical gibbsite atambient pressure. In the early years of the now century old
Bayer and Hall-Heroult processes, it was recognized thatcalci nation temperatures of 1400- 1500K were needed to obtainan anhydrous A1203. This is a more than 800K higher
temperature than that required for the conversion of hydroxideto corundum under the equilibrium pressure of water in thesystem A1203-H20 (Figure 3. I ).
While the fully calcined oxide was found to be identicd with
the mineral corundum, it was discovered that heating afuminumhydroxide to temperatures lower than that required for complete
dehydration, produced a material with unique pro~rties. Crossreprted as early as 1879 that gibbsite dehydrated attem~ratures klow 1lWK is a desiccant. Johnson (1912)
determined the adso~tion limit for water to be 18% by weight.
Later investigations revealed that partially dehydrated aluminumhydroxides not only reversibly adsorb water, but also anions,hydrated cations, and a num~r of organic compounds. Highspecific surface area and prosity, thermal stability andchemical purity, as well as easy agglomeration and shaping,
made such aluminas attractive materials for chemicalprocessing.
Partially and fully calcined aluminas are employed as supportsfor metal catalysts (Oberlander, 1984). In a number of catalyst
systems the alumina support is not inert, but contributes to thereaction. By itself, “active” alumina is an effective catalyst forisomerization, dehydration, and dehydrogenation reactions. The
commercially most significant application is the catalyticremoval of hydrogen sulfide from gas streams, according to theClaus reaction:
2H2S + S02 -i 2H20 + 3S
The preparation of aluminas for catalytic processes and forseparation technology has been described in countless patents
and publications since the 1940s. It was soon recognized thatspecific properties such as surface area, pre size distribution,or catalytic activity could be controlled by varying heating rate,calcination temperature and furnace atmosphere. Tbe stronginfluence of composition and structure of tbe starting material
on final properties also became apparent,
Scientific understanding of the relationships ktween structuraltransformations that occur in tbe course of thermal treatmentsof hydroxides and the chemical and physical properties of theproducts developed concurrently with an increasing commercial
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application. With the emergence of improved tecbniq”es forchemical and physical characterization of solids and reactionsin heterogeneous systems, progressive y dee~r insight wasgained into the kinetics of dehydration, micro-morphology,c~stal stmcture of calcination products, the development of
surface area and porosity, and lately, the configuration and
reactions of surface sites at tbe atomic level. Besides manyindividual investigators, institutes and research groups directedby the following scientists have made valuable contributions to
this field of physical chemistry: J. H. DeBoeq R. Fticke;H. Ginsberg; G. F. Hiittig; J. W. Newsome; A. S. Russell;R. Tertian and D. Pap&e; and K. Torkw.
Stumpf et al. in 1950 published the results of extensive X-ray
diffraction studies showing that, in the course of thermaltransformation of aluminum hydroxides, a series of stmcturalforms develops the properties of which are determined by the
stmcture of the starting material and the temperature ofcalcination. Later investigations by numerous workers
confined the principal features of the structures determined byStumpf as well as the reaction paths.
A general scheme of the decomposition sequence is illustratedin Figure 4.1.
4.2 Thermal Decomposition of Aluminum Trihydroxides
4.21 Gibbsite
Achenbach (1931) and Damerell et al. (1932) reported thatgibbsite crystals after complete conversion to comndum retain
their original habits. A comparison of the scanning electronmicrograpbs in Figure 4.2 and Figure 4.3 demonstrates thispseudomorpbic transformation. A large internal porosity
develops in the process of conversion, as the density increasesfrom 2.42 to 3.98 g/cm3, Loss of water, development ofporosity and internal surface area, and change of density with
increasing temperature are presented graphically in Figure 4.4.More than 20% of the mass is lost in the temperature rangebetween 450K and 650K; another 10-1270 within tbe following
2CX3K.The remaining bydroxyl ions are driven offprogressively; anhydrous a-A1203 is obtained at a calcinationtemperature of 1375- 1450K.
The reaction path and kinetics of tbe dehyroxylation process areinfluenced by pmicle size of tbe gibbsite, rate of heating, and
the water vapor pressure in the atmosphere surrounding tbehydroxide, This is illustrated by the DTA curves in Figure 4.5.A coarse, technical gibbsite undergoes a sharp endothermic
reaction above 450K, which is followed by an exotbernticenthalpy change around 5WK and a second strong endotbertnicmaximum near 625K, A weaker endothermic effect occurs at
800-825K, and an exotherrnic peak at approximately 1450K.The sample having a particle size smaller than one micron only
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“c
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200
I I I I I I I I [ I I I
=~CHI 9 Kappa I Alpha
*“ Gamma I Delta 1 Theta I Alpha
Diaspore — Alpha
I I I I I I 1 I I I I I
400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500
K
Transformation Sequence A1(OH)3 + A1203Figure 4.1
shows one strong endothermic reaction between 475K and
620K.
DeBoer et al. (1954) recognized that the exothennic reactionnear 500K is caused by the formation of boehmite, Y-A1OOHas a result of hydrothermal conditions occurring inside coarse
gibbsite particles from which water cannot rapidly evaporate.Boehmite forms concurrently with chi-alumina, a disordered,nonstoichiometric oxide containing several percent residualhydroxide (Glemser and Rieck, 1956).
The Y-AIOOH does not develop in particles of gibbsite smallenough to let water escape without significant increase inpressure.
The chl-form is replaced by kappa-alumina above IOCOK. Thetemperature range in which this transition alumina occurs
depends on the thermal and chemical history of a particularsample; particular y the content of alkali metal ions affectstransformation (Ginsberg et al,, 1957). Kappa alumina has aloss on ignition of 1-2%. Only after prolonged heating above1400K is this value diminished to 0.1 -0.2%, as completeconversion to corundum is obtained.
An X-ray indifferent (“amorphous”) transition form,rho-alumina. is obtained bv “flash calcination. ” i.e.. heati”~... ...—..-the hydroxide for a few seconds in a fluidized bed employinggas temperatures higher than 1100K, Rho-alumina is alsoformed as a result of rapid heating of gibbsite to 575-700K in
high vacuum. Upon heating in air at higher temperatures, rhotransforms to eu-alumina, above 11WK to theta whichconverts to alpha-aluminum oxide at 1400K.
Rho alundna is very reactive because of its high free energyresulting from lattice disorder and kuge surface area. In contact
with water, rho afumina reacts to form crystalline a-Al(OH)3 or
Y-A1OOH, depending On temperature and PH20 (Tertian andPap6e, 1958). This reaction proceeds at a significant rate even
at temperatures below 373K; itis utilized commercially for
agglomerating ~d shaping flash calcined alumina throughinterlocking bayerite crystals grown on the surfaces of ptiicles.
The partially hydroxylated agglomerates retain their shapesafter a subsequent dehydroxylation treatment (“re-activation”) at750-SOOK (Osmont and Emerson, 1965).
Smafl amounts of fluoride in the furnace atmosphere drasticallychange the sequence of dehydrox ylation. Ch]-alumina dircctl y
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Acicular GibbsiteFigure4.2
converts to corundum near 1200K; the tsansfonnation isindicated by a sharp exothennic effect (we Figure 4.5) whichoccurs as the surface area decreases by a factor of akut lCOfrom >30 m2/g, and the loss on ignition falls below 0.2%
(Wefers, 1964). Tabular crystals of corundum are formed(Figure 4.6).
Berates, chlorides and fluoroborates also have been used as“mineralizers,” i ,e., agents which affect transformation
temperature, rate of transformation and size and habit of thecrystalline product. A number of procedures were described inthe patent literature and in technical publications (e. g.,Gopienko et al., 1970; Cherdron et d., 1981; Kruse andHausner, 1979), The chemical reactions involved in themineralization process, however, have not been citified so far.
4.22 Bayerite and Nordstrandite
The crysti lattices of bayerite, nordstrandite, and gibbsite mmade up of identical stmctural elements that are stacked in a
slightly different pattern, as was shown in Chapters 2.22-2.23.It is, therefore, not surprising that tbe debydroxylationsequences of the three trihydroxides we very similar.
The DTA and TGA curves of coarse or tine grained bayeriteand gibbsite me nearly identical. Some boehmite forms due to
intergranular hydrothermal conditions in lmge particles ofbayerite. Finely divided material transfoms between 500K and620K to the highly disordered eta-alumina. A. ktter ordered
transition form, theti-alumina, occurs above 1070-1120K. Thisalumina is converted to corundum above 140iIK in air.
Calcination under high vacuum leads to X-ray indifferentrho-alumina, which subsequently transforms to eta, theta, mdalpha. Among others, Tertian and Pa@e (1958), Torkar,
Egghart et d. (1961), Sato (1962), and Torkar and Bertsch(1961 ) investigated the sequence of dehydroxylation ofbayerite. The latter workers reported that bayerite containing
alkali metal oxides decomposes at lower temperatures, sodiumoxide having the greatest effect. Russell and Cochran (1950)measured the surface area of calcined bayerite. They found a
slightly greater specific surface area at optimum calcination
temperature than for gibbsite.
According to Hauschild (1963) the dehyroxylation sequence of
nordstrandite is identical with that of bayerite.
4.3 Decomposition of Aluminum Oxide Hydroxides
4.31 Boehmite
Goton (1955) re~tid heating of well crystallized boehmite ata rate of 4. 5“ pr minute to produce a strong endothermic effect
at 780K. The total heat required for debydroxylation was 145k.f/mole. Debydmxylation to a residual 0.1 mole of HIO ~rmole of A1203 could & achieved also by prolonged heating at725K. The specific surface aea increases to <100 m2/g, and a
transition alumina, gamma (Ubich, 1925) forms.
D. R. Mlchdas 4,MDX
Acicular CorundumFignm 4.3
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200 400 600 800 100012001400
+
~~~~~~~~Gibbsite + 0.1 wt.”A AIF3
I I I I I I I I
400 600 80010001200140016001800
K (C. Bates)
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200 400 600 800 1000 1200 14000, m,,. 2,
I I I I I I I 1 I— Boehmite----- Gelatinous Boehmite
. . . . . . . . . . . Diaspore
‘r ti I I I I I I I I
400 600 600 1000 120014001600 1800
K (C. Bates )
DTA - Curves of Heated HydroxidesFigure4.5
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Tabular Alumina from Gibbsite Calcined with FluorideFigure 4.6
Goton’s data agree well with the tindings of Lippens (1961)who investigated the dehydroxylation of well c~stallized and
of gelatinous kehmite. The latter material develops surfacearea and transition aluminas similar to those forming in thedecomposition sequence of bayerite. This was confirmed byAbrams and bw (1969). These workers investigated the
thermal decom~sition of the fibrous hoehmite described byBugosh (1959). They found the fibrous AIOOH to consist ofwell crystallized and gelatinous boehmite. The well crystallized
part decom~sed to gamma, then formed theti-alumina whichwas followed by alpha, The gelatinous form converted to eta,
then via theta to alpha. (See also Clark and Lanutti, 1983).
X-ray indifferent (“amorphous”) gelatinous hydroxide
undergoes a succession of transition forms similar to that ofgelatinous boehmite. Up to about 900K, the product ofdehydroxylation remains X-ray indifferent, Above this
temperature a poorly ordered, spinel-type transition aluminadevelops, which transforms to theta near 1300K and to a-A1203above 1450K (Sate, 1972). The spinel-t ype transition aluminahas ken referred to as eta, gamma, or “gamma prime.” This
inconsistency reflects the difficulty of differentiating thesepoorly crystallized forms solely on the basis of a few, broaddiffraction peaks.
Teichner’s group claimed that an oxygen-deficient, black,n-type semiconducting transition alumina can be obtained byheating gelatinous hydroxide to 770K at a pressure of 10-6 bar
(1959). Torkar and Mostad (1962) disputed this claim. They
attributed the black color to carhn originating from thereduction of COZ adsorbd by the gel.
Saalfeld (19@) found the sequence gamma-theta-alpha aluminawhen heating oriented aggregates of boehmite formed byhydrothermal treatment of large gibbsite crystals. According to
Tertian and Pa@e (1958), L1ppens (1961), and Sato (1962),delta-alumina occurs as an intermediate between gamma and
theta.
Lippens and DeBoer (19@), Saalfeld and Mehrotra (1965), andWilson (1979) showed by electron diffraction that the
transformation from boehmite to theta-alumina proceedstopotactically. * Although differing in details, the workers
agreed on tbe close relationship between the stmcture ofttoehmite and those of the transition forms, As a result of akinetic study of the transformation of well crystallized
boehmite, Wilson and McConnell (1980) concluded that thesequence gamma-delta-theta is kinetically favored because ofthe structural similarities among the three forms. They did,
bowevcr, point out that the reaction sequence and kineticsdepend on the propetiies of tbe original boehmite. This doesnot only apply to extremes such as gelatinous and well
crystallized boehmite, but also to highly crystalline y-AIOOHprcpaed hydrothermally at various temperatures ranging from420K to 570K, as shown by Tsuchida et al. (1980). Accordingto these workers, the activation energy for the
Y-AIOOH-?-AII03 transition can range from 220 to 325KJlmole depending on the tem~rature of preparation of the
boehmite sample and the water vapor pressure prevailing duringdebydrox ylation. Wilson and McConnell (1.c. ) reponed valuesof 185-205 KJ/mole. These examples demonstrate the difficultyof assigning definite pro~rties to the metastable phase;
Y-AIOOH, and the transition forms.
4.32 Dla.spttre
The DTA cume of diaspore is similw to that of boehmite; an
endothermic peak lies between 770K and 820K. Prolongedbeating leads to dehydroxylation at lower temperatures. Tbeequilibrium temperature for the transformation
a-AIOOH s a-A1203 was calculated to be 630K by Fyfe andHollander ( 19@). These workers determined tbe free energy of
formation of a-A1203 at 298K as 1835 kJ/mole.
X-ray diffraction patterns of decomposed diaspore show
comndum as the only crystalline reaction product. Because of
tbe stmctural similtit y ktween the hexagonal close-packedlattices of diaspore and comndum, the phase transformation
requires relatively small rearrangements of the oxygen and thealuminum psitions. From single-ctystal diffraction patterns
(“shofl-mge, in-situsmcture rewgeme.t)
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De flandre ( 1932) concluded that the conversion of diaspore to
corundum takes place in situ (topotactic), the a~ b, c axes ofthe oxide hydroxide becoming the c, a, and [ 1I .0] directions ofa-A1203. Schwiersch (1933) confirmed Deflandre’s observationby an optical study of the orientation of newly formed
corundum with respect to the decompscd diaspore crystal.Ervin (1952) reported identical results.
Upon complete dehydroxylation diaspore loses approximately1590 of its original weight. Contraction of the remaining solidcauses a system of regularly spaced cracks to develop. These
are oriented parallel to (001), and ~rpendiculm to (O10), tbemain plane of cleavage of diaspore, At calcination temperatures
~low about 107OK, corundum nucleates within the lath-shapedsegments of the former diaspore in the form of crystallite of afew tens nm diameter, Electron diffraction patterns of thenonrecrystallized material surrounding the comndum particlesindicate a linear texture. The refractive index of the partially
convefied oxide, n~ = 1.60, is considerably lower than that ofdiaspore or comndum (We fers, 1962).
Lima-de-Faria ( 1963) found satellite reflections in single c~stalX-ray patterns of partially converted diaspore. This workerconcluded that an intermediate state of structure occurs during
transformation, caused by an alternating sequence of areas withordered and disordered cation distribution. Lima-de-Faria alsodescribed a pore system which developed during calcination.
He determined the activation energy for tbe dehydroxylation tobe -100 kJ/mole.
The transition aluminas cannot be considered tme polymorphs
of A1203. The low temperature forms in particulw containhydroxyl ion. Moreover, the sequence of transformation is notreversible; i.e., neither a- A1203 nor any of the high
temperature forms can k converted to one of the transitionaluminas that occur at lower temperatures. They may,therefore, be classified as thermodynamically unstable,although reasonably reproducible, states of structural
reordering. This point of view is supported by the fact that thestmcture of the stwing material determines the type andsequence of transition forms in the course of thermal
decomposition.
The schematic diagram of Figure 4. I only indicates general
ranges in which the transition forms occur, but should not beconsidered a “phase diagram. ” More than one form may bepresent simultaneously within a particle of decomposed
hydroxide; the low temperature transition aluminas initiallydevelop as domains in an X-ray indifferent matrix.
4.33 Other Methods for Preparing Transition Aluminas
Some of tbe transition aluminas can be prepared by methodsother than thermal decomposition of hydroxides, Stumpf andRussell (unpublished) identified transition aluminas on heating
ammonium alum. Rooksby (1950) noted kappa-alumina in tbethermal decomposition of hydrated aluminum chloride. Frickeand Jockers (1950) found gamma type alumina upon heatingAIC13 6H20. Caglioti and D’Agostino (1936) produced atransition alumina by blowing a stream of air rapidly through
molten aluminum.
Eta-alumina is formed from tbe oxidation of aluminum attemperatures near its melting pint (Hunter and Fowle, 1956)as well as in anodic oxidation of aluminum under certainconditions.
A fused alumina-aluminum nitride mixture, containing 0.347.N, yielded a pattern similm to that of delta (brig and Foster,1961 ). Delta-alumina has also been obtained by combustion of
aluminum in air or oxygen, and of aluminum carbide in oxygen(Foster et al., 1956; Wmenberg, 1952; Schneider and Gattow,1954).
Rooksby and Rmymans (1961) prepared delta-alumina byigniting ammonium alum impregnated with ammoniummolybdate, by quenching molten alumina, by rapid
condensation after passing an oxygen-hydrogen flame throughvapor from an aluminum chloride bath.
Plummer (1958) found that gamma- or alpha-alumina passedthrough an oxygen-hydrogen flae formed well-develo~d
crystals of delta- and theta-alumina, provided the final ptiicleswere spheres of less than 15 microns diameter. Larger pmicleswere alpha-alumina, Thus, extremely rapid solidification of
molten alumina, and ~ssibly contamination by nitrogen orcarbon, stabilize delta-alumina.
Foster (1959) reported a new alumina having an X-ray patternsimiku to that of the aluminum silicate, mullite, This materialwas designated iota-alumina, itformed during rapid quenchingof c~olite-alumina melts. Slow cooling gave comndum as the
only equilibrium phase. This mullite-like form was metastableand transformed through eta-alumina to alpha-alumina onheating above 1400K. Saalfeld (1962) described a similar formhaving slightly smaller lattice constants. He called it a
modification of A1203 with sillimanite structure, It is doubtfulwhether this material is a transition alumina, or rather a
compound in tbe system NaF-A1203.
4.4 Structures of Transition Aluminm
A comparison of tbe X-ray diffraction patterns of the transition
aluminas is given in Figure 4.7; Table 4.1 lists the most recentd-values published for these forms, structure data are compiledin Table 4.2.
To emphasize tbe relationships between tbe structures of theprecursors a“d the transition aluminas, in the following sections
these forms will be grouped according to the debydroxylationsequences discussed above.
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4.41 Chi and Kappa Alumina
Stumpf et al. indexed X-ray diffraction patterns of chi aluminaassuming a cub]c (not spinel-type) unit cell having a latticeconstant of 0.795 nm. Saalfeld (1960) examined aggregates ofchi formed in heated single crystals of gibbsite. He calculated ahexagonal cell with the parameters.
+ = 0,556 nm co= 1.344 nm
space group P61m or P631mcm
Certain stictural elements of the pseudohexagonal gihbsitelattice remain, es~cially the arrangement of anions in thedirection of the a-axis. Chi-alumina has a layer structure, thealuminum ions occupying octahedral sites within the hexagonaloxygen layers. The stacking sequence of the layers is stronglydisordered, perpendiculw to the c-mis.
Brindley and Chm (1961) also determined a hexagonal
structure with
~ = 0.557 nm, co= 0.864 nm
Thew workers pointed out that the structure of chi-aluminacontains appreciable amounts of hydroxyl iuns.
SaaJfeld calculated a hexagonal layer structure for kappaalumina. The kuge cell contains 28 A1203. Lattice constants are
G = 0.971 nm, co= 1.786 nm.
A layer sequence ABAC-CABA. with aluminum in bthoctabedrd and tetrahedral sites show some similarity with thestructure of ~-aluminas. According 10 Brindley (1961), two
types of hexagonal kappa exist, one with N = 0.970 nm, theother with % = 1.678 nm.
With the loss of almost all OH ions, the anion lattice of kappa
is htter ordered than that of the low temperature chi-form. Inaddition, a reordering of cations takes place in the transition chi+ kappa,
Space groups have not been reported for the two kappa forms,kcause of the unceflainties of interpreting powder diffractiondata of marginally crystallized specimens (see Figure 4.7),
4.42 Eta and Theta Alumina
Eta alumina has a spinel structure, Stumpf et al. (1950)detemined the cubic lattice constant to be
do = 0.79 nm
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eta
Pchi
80° 60” 40” 20”
20 CUK,,
X-RaY Oiflraction Patterns of Transition AluminasFigure4.7
While in the normal Me3+Me2+ spine] 32 oxygen ions and 24metal ions make up the unit cell, only 21 1/3 A13+ areavailable for the cation psitions in eta as well as in theisostructural gamma alumina, Lippens (1961) assumed eta to betetragonally deformed. According to Yamaguchi and Yanagida
(1964) the degree of tetragonal deformation is a function of theresidual OH.content, The cub]c close-packed stacking of
oxygen ions in the stmcture of eta is one-dimensionallydisordered in the direction perpendiculm to the c-axis of theprecursor bayerite (Lippens and OeBoer, 1964). John, Alma,
Oxides and Hydroxides of Aluminum
and Hays (1983) used solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance 2(NMR) to determine the coordination of Al in transitionaluminas. They found 35 * 4% of the AI ions in eta”on
tetrahedral sites. Cation vacancies, therefore, appea to beequally distributed over tetrahedral and octahedral psitions.
The same workers showed that in theta alumina prepared fromboehmite, the aluminum ions were almost exclusively inoctahedral coordination. This is in contrast to Sadfeld’s (1960)
stmcture analysis who assumed Al ions to preferentially occupytetrahedral sites. Theta alumina is isostructural with ~-Ga203,which can be grown in large single crystals (Roy, Hill, and
Osbom, 1953; Kohn, Katz, and Brcder, 1957). Geller (1960)and Saalfeld (1c.) used single crystals to determine thestructure of @-Ga203. Saalfeld inte~reted powder data of thetaalumina on the basis of the ~-Ga203 structure. He calculated amonoclinic cell, C~h C2/m having the constants:
a. = 1,124 “m, b. = 0,572 nm, co = 1.174 nm, P = 103”20’
The stmcture is a deformed spinel lattice and may beconsidered an intermediate between the cubic packing of thelow-temperature transition aluminas and the hexagonally close
packed comndum.
4.43 Gamma and Delta Alumina
The stmcture ofgamma alumina is also of thespinel type, butit is significantly more tetragonally deformed than the etalattice.
Saalfeld and Mehrotra (1965) determined the lattice constantsto be:
G = 0.562 nm, co= 0.780 nm
W1lsOn (I 979) gave:
aO=0.796nm, CO=0.781 nm
These authors, as well as Llppens and DeBoer (1964),investigated the structure of 8amma by selected area electron
diffraction. Allthree groups conclude tbattbe oxygen sublatticeof gamma alumina is fairly well ordered, much more so thanthat of eta alumina. Tbe reason forthc difference in order ofthe two spinel-type stmctures lies in the stmcturesof theprecursors: the bayerite lattice ismade up of single layers of
Al(OH)6mtahedra, and two water molecules me lost duringdehydroxylation. Intbeboehmite structure, theoctabedra form
cubic packed double layers; only one H20 is driven off in thethermal transformation.
As is the case with the eta structure, tbe AIIvAIVI* spinellattice ofgamma contains cation vacancies. Saalfeld and
*IV.V1 = Cmrdinati.n .umkm
Mehrotra (1965) assumed all octahedral sites to be occupied,
the cation vacancies being confined to the tetrahedralinterstices. This was confirmed by John, Alma, and Hays
(1983) who found, by NMR, only 25 t 4% of the tetrahedral~sitions wcupied, rather than the one-third (8 of 24) available
in the spinel stmcture.
Because gamma alumina contains several Wrcent hydroxylions, DeBoer and Houben (1952) klieved it to k a hydrogenspinel, analogous to the lithium spinel described by Kordes(1935). Soled (1983) postulated tha the hydroxyl ions are a
necessary component of the defect structure of gamma (andeta), their number tilng equal to the number of cationvacancies. The composition of this transition form,. therefore,can be expressed ax
A12D0,402.8(0H)0.4**
The structure of delta alumina is related to that of gammw the
long-range order having increased so that the unit cell can &described as a triple block of spinels (Lippens, 1961; Saalfeldand Mehrotra, l.c.). Tertian and Pa@e (1958) gave latticeparameters for a tetragonal structure as
~ = 0.797 nm, co= 2.347 nm
According to Lippens (1961) the dimensions ue
a. = 0.794 nm, co = 2.350 nm
Wilson (1979) reprted
an = 0.796 nm, co = 2.342 nm
While Rmksby and Rmymans (1961) calculated
~ = 0.796 nm, CO= 1.170 nm
i.e., a tetragonal cell half the size of that described by the otherworkers. Their material, however, had been prepared by
different routes (see Section 4.4). This was also pointed out hyLippens and Steggerda (1.c. ) These authors discussed the reasonwhy delta alumina does not appew as a transition in the
decomposition sequence of bayerite or gelatinous boehmite.They conclude that the formation of the triple spinel blockrequires a shucturd rearrangement in a direction that crosses
the major pore system in dehydrated bayerhe, and is~rpendlcul= to tbe shofi dimension of gelatinous boehmiteparticles. Reorderin8,
**❑represent vacancy
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2,402,272.111.981.531.39
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40 31120 22230 32120 40010 311, 333
100 440
dA
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~
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hkl
111220311222400333440533444563
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100 40030 511
100 44020 44410 73110 80010 84020 844
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1111 hkl
2 20010 00116 20180 400,40165 202,00214 11160 11145 401,310
35 402,20245 311,112
8 60130 600,31214 5106 602,4024 4032 6016 203,5112 113
25 3136 603
25 113,80125 02010 600,710
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proceed at a sufficient rate ii the temperature ~~gion in which
delta alumina occurs. At higher temperatures the fomation ofthe better ordered theta alumina is favored.
4.5 Texture and Surface Properties of TransitionAluminas
4.51 Development of Porosity
The evolution of specific surface area and i“temal porosity in
the course of the thermal decomposition of aluminumhydroxides has received as much attention as have the
structural changes described in the preceedi”g sections, J. H.
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therefore, requires such a high activation enerEv that it cannot DeBoer, R. Fricke, B, Imelik, A. S. Russell, K. S. W, Sing,S. Teichner and B. Tertian are among the resewchers most
prominent in this field. A summa3y of the literature up to 1970was given by Lippens md Steggerda (1970).
It was shown in Chapter 4.21 that a large sufiace area develops
as a result of the pseudomo~hic transformation of gibbsite(Figure 4.4). The dehydroxylation of bayerhe, nordstrandite or
gelatinous hydroxide follows the same general pattern,indicating that the common chemistry of the hydroxidesdetermines the reaction sequence, rather than the small
souctural differences.
Feitknechtet al. (1961 )considered diffusion ofprotons to be
theinitial step inthe dehydration reaction. Freund (1967)
Oxides and Hydroxides of Aluminum
Form
Gamma
Delta
Eta
Theta
Cti
Kappa
Iota
a ~~~ ~~,e~
Cwstal System
Tetragonal
OrthorhomticTetragonal
Cubic (Spinel)
Monoclinic
cubicHexagonalHexagonal
HexagonalHexagonalHexagonal
OrthorhomticOtihorhomhc
SpaceGroup
0;
C;h
D~h or
CL
Table 4.2Strucural Properties of Trasition Aluminas
Moleculesper
Unit Cell
12
10
4
10
28
., ...,..
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a
.562
.425
.790
.790
1.124
.795
.556
.557
9.719.70
1.678
.773
.759
pointed OU1 that thermal dissociation of the hydroxyl mostlikely is not the source of protons for the reaction:
O--- H+ OH* O+HOH
The OH-stretch vibration occurs neu 370Q cm-1; the thermal
equivalent of which is an excitation temperature of -55WK forthis vibrational state. This is about an order of magnitudehigher than the temperature of the dehydration maximum for
AI(OH)3. Freund assumes that in the temperature range inwhich dehydroxylation occurs, the energy levels of single and
double protonated states of the OH ion are broad enough, andoverlap sufficiently, to permit proton exchange between
adjacent OH ions via an inelastic tunneling process. H20molecules formed through this mechanism diffuse out of theIatticc via anion vacancies (Frettnd, 1965). Assuming randomremo~al of hydroxyls, Freund argues that complete
IS Leng!
b
,780
1,275
.572
.778
.767
m
c
1.021
2.34
1.174
1.344
8.64
,1786.1766.1786
.292
.287
Angle
103~20<
... ,..
Density
a cm
3.2a
3.2~
2.5–3.6m3.56@
3.o@
3.1.3.3@
3.71 ~3.0
Saalfeld andMehrotra
Stumpf et alRooymans
Stumpf et al
Saalfeld (1960)
Stumpl et alSaalfeld (1960)Brindley and Choe
Saalfeld (1960)Brindley and ChoeBrindley and Choe
Stumpt et alSaalfeld (1960)
dehydroxylation of aluminum hydroxide is not possible at lowand moderate temperatures, ad that the rate of decompositionshould slow down after about two-thirds of the OH-ions have
been removed (equivalent to a 10% loss on ignition fortrihydroxides). The reason in both cases is the spatialseparation of hydroxyls, i.e., remaining OH-ions have nohydroxyls for nearest neighbors. Freund’s arguments are
supported by the experimental evidence.
Rocquerol et al. ( 1975, 1978) also imply diffusion of water via
a “step process,” i.e., vacancy hopping. They consider the“structural channels” in the gibbsite lattice, which originatefrom superposition of the “empty” hydroxyl octahedra in the
direction of the c-axis (see Figure 2.9), to be favored diffusionpaths. At high decomposition rates the (CKII) planes betweentwo layers of mtahedra are also prefemed sites for the removalof water.
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The porosity and concomitant large specific surface area of
transition aluminas are the result of the rapid loss of mass thatis not accompanied by a decrease of the external dimensions ofhydroxide particles. Much work has been done to relates~cific surface area, size and shape of pres, as well as pore
volume to tbe properties of the starting material and theconditions of the dehydration process. In earlier investigations,gas adsorption and resorption techniques, and mercuryporosimetry were applied to gain insight into the texNre of
porous transition afuminas. High-resolution electron microscopyhas been used since the 1960’s to directly observe and measure
morphological features inferred from the earlier, indirectexperimental approaches.
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Chi Alumina lCFigure 4.8
The large surface area developing in the initial, rapid stage ofdehydration of trihydroxides (figure 4.4) is attributed to a
system of slit-shaped pores which are less than 2 nm wide.This pore system was earlier descrikd as consisting of <I nmwide, rod-shaped pores oriented perpendicular to the basal
plane of the trihydroxides, and slit-shaped, 2-3 nm poresparallel to these planes. “Ink bottle” sbaps were deduced from
BET adsorptiotidesorption isotbenns, obviously based on acombination of the two morphological features (de Boer et al,1954, 1956). Lippens (1961), Wefers (1964) and others showed
by transmission electron microscopy that a sponge-like texturedevelops within a coherent solid. Paraflel pores located in the
cleavage plane (001 ) separate the solid into Iamellae that are on
K. Welem 220,41xlx
Chi Alumina IlcFigure 4.9
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the order of 2-3 nm thick, about twice the average pore width.A network of imegukuly shaped slits, about 1 MI wide,extends Perpendic”laly to, and is connected with, the pores
parallel to (001). Figures 4,8, 4.9, and 4.10 show these presystems in particles of chi and eta alumina, The intersecting
pore systems divide tbe Iamellae into interconnected, irregularlyshaped domains of solid. These measure on the average lessthan 10 nm in their longest dimension, equivalent to the lengthof about 10-15 A 106 octahedra. It is obvious from the electron
micrographs that the surfaces of the solid domains are “roughon an atomic scale and do not represent refined crystal faces.
Tbe longer-range periodicity necessary for the generation of anX-ray diffraction pattern is provided by an approximatelyparallel alignment of the irregukir domains in the layers of the
Al(OH)3-precursor.
J. J. Ptasienski 400,000X
Eta Alumina IlcRg”re 4.10
Surface areas resulting from this porosity can exceed 400 m2/g.Lippens (1961), Lippens and Steggerda (1970) and Wilson andStacey (1981) pointed out that the surface areas measured bygas adsorption methods, particularly when nitrogen is used,generally are lower than those calculated from microscopicallymeasured values for pore size and spacing. The obvious reason
is the limited access to, or incomplete tilling with gasmolecules of pores smaller than about 1 nm. Limitations of themicroscopic methcd lie in the dlfticulty of precisely
determining and measuring outlines and dimensions of highlyimegulm Pres, and differentiating micropores from clusters ofvacancies. The dimensions of both these morphological featuresoverlap; the definition, therefore, is arbitr~.
Total pore volume of transition aluminas having maximal
specific surface areas is in the range of 0.2 cm3/g A1203. If thecalcination temperature is raised above 650-700K, the surfacearea diminishes (Figure 4.4), but the pore volume increasesslightly. As shown in Figure 4.4, tbe adsorption of water at
high PH20 reaches its maximum nez the first inflection of thedown slope of the surface area-versus-temperature curve,staying nearly constant up to about 980K (Wefers 1964).
These data indicate that the smallest pores contribute the majorpart of the kirge specific sutiaces areas formed below 650K,but are not all accessible to water. Bridging of nmow (1-2 nm)pre openings as a result of dipole interaction of water is themost probable cause. Whh increasing temperature, the smalldomains of solid coalesce into lager, more stable weas of
oxide. As a result, the spacing between solid domainsincreases; so does the volume accessible to water molecules forsurface adsorption and capilkuy condensation.
At temperatures exceeding approximately 10WK, reordering isno longer confined to short-range consolidation witbin the layerskeleton of the decomposed trihydroxide, Activation energies
ae sufficient for three-dimensional sintering to take place, thusremoving the steric hindrance for the formation of long-rangeordered, crystalline oxide. Figures 4.11 and 4.12 show aciculasgibbsite crystals heated to 1100K. Although tbe.layer texture of
the precursor is still obvious, Imellae have fomed that are20-40 nm thick, about 10 times the thickness of the layers inthe particles of chi and eta shown in Figures 4,9 and 4,10, Thelamellae occur simultaneously with the formation of kappa
alumina. They aIe embedded in a network consisting ofinterconnected crystallite and pres, each on the order of
10-30 nm in size, equivalent to a surface area of approximately30-50 m2/g. This estimate is in good agreement with BETsurface areas determined for this transition alumina,
The orientation and morphology of the crystallite seen in thehigh magnification microgmph of Rgure 4.12 suggest that thetransformation ch] + kappa is a reconstructive and not atopotactic process.
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The dehydration of well-crystallized hoehmite causes a system
of Iarnellar pores to develop (Figure 4, 15) which are oriented
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parallel to the (100) direction of the boehmite crystal. Wilson
(1979) and Wilson and Stacy (198 1) measured average porewidths of 0.8-1 nm; the spacing between the pores was
determined to be between 3.5 and 4 nm.(
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K. Wefers
Kappa Alumina from Acicular GibbsiteFigure 4.11
80.000X
The morphological pattern established in the temperature rangefrom 1000 to 1100K persists beyond the formation of a-A1203
at temperatures above 1450K. Lamellae continue to increase inthickness by fusion, as demonstrated in Figure 4.13. The gapsbetween Iamellae also grow with increasing densification,because the hahit and parallel texture of the original gibbsite
crystal are retained (Figure 4.3). In fragments of oxide havingnetwork texture, a comsening of crystallite and pores is
aPP~nt, aS shOwn in Figure 4.14. These morphologicalchanges shift the average pore size into the range of
100-200 nm. While the surface area diminishes to 1-3 m2/g, tbe
Surface areas obtained by dehydmxylation of boehmite we onthe order of less than 100 m2/g, pore volumes generally <0.08cm3/g. The smaller values, compared to those measured with
decomposed trihydroxides, reflect the loss of only 10-12% ofmass during the initial phase of dehydrox ylation. Wilson,
~re volume remains near 0.1 cm3/g A1203. K. Wefers 250,WOX
Complete recrystallization which obliterates tbe habit of the Kappa Alumina Ilc of Gibbsiteprecursor and the porosity, occurs at calcination temperatures Reordering by Bridging Lamellaeexceeding 1800K. Fi8ure4.12
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Alpha Alumina from Acicular GihhsiteFigure4.13
20,MXIX
McConnell and Stacy (1980) found that surface area, porevolume and spacing of the lamellw pores are controlled by the
water vapor pressure prevailing during dehydration at
temperatures below 700K. Llppens and Steggerda (l.c. ) showedthat the microporosity of dehydrated boehmite decreasedsharply above 850K, leaving a surface area of less than20 mzlg, but not affecting the lamellw shape of the pores.
The dehydroxylation of gelatinous boehmite follows a differentpattern. High surface areas exceeding 600 m2/g can by
-1
II
,)
..‘~
K. Wefers 2m,ooox
Alpha Alumina, Primary Crystals and PoresFigure4.14
obtained, as discussed in Chapter 2.12, by extracting the liquidphase from gels. The surface area of the resulting,open-network aerogels is the surface of the c~stallites formingtbe network, and thus a function of the crystallite size, which
may be as small as 2-3 nm. Dehydroxylation at temperaturesbetween 450 and 750K does not lead to significant additionalporosity, due to the small size of the solid particles, as Llppens
and Steggerda (1.c.) pointed out. Loss of water causes thecrystallite to shrink and the network to progressively collapse,leaving surface areas comparable to those obtained bydecomposition of crystalline trihydroxides.
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Gamma Alumina from BoehmiteFigure4.15
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4.52 Relationships Bet ween Texture and Structure
Crystal structure and texture of the transition aluminas areclosely related. Although the stmctures of individual transitionforms differ in some details, they can & grouped into low and
high temperature types that are characterized by commonstmctural and micro-mo~hological features.
The eta, chi, and gamma forms occur in a temperature region(<1 lWK) in which diffusion rates are low, and in whichprogressive loss of mass in form of hydroxyl and hydrogen ionsleads to lower cmrdination numbers for a sig”ifica”t fraction of
the aluminum ions, and the breaking “p of the solid into small
domains separated by gaps (pores) that are as wide as 5 to 20
oxygen ion diameters,
For these reasons, structural consolidation is confined toshort-range reordering witbin the domains. A spinel. type
arrangement is energetically y favored as it can incorporateoctabedrdly and lower - tetrahedrally coordinated aluminum.
Hydrogen ions may k retained in areas of cation deficit tobafance excess negative charges.
Significant sintering and three-dimensional fusion of layersoccurs above 1lWK, as was demonstrated in the precedingsection. brig-range reordering, thus, kcomes possible, The
resulting delta, kappa, and theta forms represent, to varyingdegrees, structure transitions from the spinel-type to the
hexagonally close-packed corundum lattice.
Reordering of the oxygen sublattice precedes that of the cation
sublattice of the high temperature transition forms. Hydrogenions are retained in these structures until the conversion tocomndum is completed (see L,O. I. values in Figure 4.4A). Tbe
cause/effect relationship is not clem are protons retainedbecause of locaf charge imbalance due to the cation disorder, or
does the presence of protons in A13+ “positions” lower thedriving force for the diffusion of A13+ ions into tbe respectiveinterstitial sites? The observed rapid crystallization of corundum
at temperatures around 11OOK in furnace atmospherescontaining fluoride ions appears to suppofl tbe latterexplanation: fluorine is likely to react with protons to form HF,a stable gaseous species in this temperature range, Removal of
protons creates negatively charged sites which accelerate the
diffusion of cations. As this process takes place in the earlierstages of the Iamellar texture, distinctly tabular corundum
crystals should be ex~cted. These have been observed(Wefers, 19@),
The interde~ndence of micro-morphology and stmctureexplains the strong effect of the precursor on the path of
reordering of tic thermally decomposed hydroxides andoxide-hydroxides. In the writers’ opinion, tbe structural details
and distinctions of the individual forms have been somewhatover-emphasized in the literature, leaving the impression thatthey are thermodynamically defined polymorpbs of A1203,
rather than transitional stages in a continous solid-statereordering process,
4.53 Properties of Active Alumina Surfaces
The term “active” or “activated aluminas describes transition
forms which have the capability of catalyzing certain chemicalreactions and chemisorbing a variety of molecula and ionic
species. This reactivity develops concurrently with tbe changesin stoichiometry, texture, and structure that occur in the prmessof deh ydrox ylation.
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Fully dehydroxylated, crystalline a-A1203 is not active, neitherare the well-ordered trihydroxides and oxide hydroxides ofaluminum. Activity is directly related to the defect stmcture ofthe transition forms. ~Is relationship has been the subject of
numerous investigations.
Tamele (1950) ascribed the obsewed hwis acidity (electron
acceptor) to exposed, coordinatively unsaturated (CUS)aluminum ions. Brbnsted-acid (proton donor) properties ofafumina surfaces were discussed by Trambouie and Pernn(1953) and Mapes and E1schens (1954), Cornelius et al. (1955)
assumed “strained” oxygen bridges, resulting from thecondensation of two adjacent hydrox yl ions, to be thecatalytically active centers. Flockbari et al. (1966, 1969)pointed out that active alumina surfaces exhibit both electron
acceptor and electron donor properties, and can catalyzeoxidation as well as reduction reactions.
Peri in 1965 developed a model for the progressivedehydroxylation of a cubic (100) surface plane. He used astatistical treatment (Monte Carlo) of m assumed, random
interaction of hydroxyl ions in a surface monolayer, Tbecomputer model demonstrated that an ordered, planaroxygetihydroxyl lattice is maintained until two-thirds of the
hydroxyl ions have been removed. Further condensation ofadjacent OH-ions creates local dlsordeL at 90.4% removal ofbydroxyl ions, no pair of neighboring OH-ions is left.
Surface migration of protons or hydroxyl ions is required for
any additional dehydration (see also Freund’s arguments,referenced in Chapter 4.51).
The sutiace states resulting from the removal of all OH-pairs
are shown in Figure 4.16. According to Peri’s model, fivecombinations exist of bydroxyl ions with oxygen and CUSaluminum ions (the latter located in the next lower layer). Five
OH-stretch vibrations are registered in the infrared spectrum ofthe transition aluminas chi, eta, and gamma. Peri tentativelyrelated the frequencies of these OH-stretch vibrations to tbenumber of oxygen ions adjacent to the respective hydroxyls.
Knozinger and Ratnasamy (1978) refined Peri’s mcdel,extending it to include (111) and (110) planes. These authors
calculated net chages for the five types of surface hydroxyls,taking into account that aluminum ions to which they ue linkedcan be either tetrahedral y mtahedrall y coordinated. A graphicrepresentation of the five hydroxyl configurations is given in
Figure 4.17. In the top row the most basic hydroxyls xeshown. These c6ny a net chmge of –0.5 and are coordinatedto one Alrv or Alvl ion, respectively. The OH-group linked tothree octahedrally coordinated aluminum ions (bottom) has themost acidic character.
(Peri, 1965)
Configurations of Surface Hydroxyl GroupsFigure4.16
The geometric models developed by Peri and Knozinger and
Ratnasamy are somewhat idealized. Es~cially the assignmentof particular configurations to defined c~stal planes appearsquestionable in light of the microscopic evidence whichindicates that tbe internal surfaces of transition aluminas are
“rough” on the scale of the size of Al-O coordination polyhedra(see Figures 4.10 and 4. 11). The concept, nevenheless, is ingood agreement with experimental observations.
Considerable research effort has been directed at understandingthe contribution of specific sites to adsorption and catalyticsurface reactions. Rosynek and Hightower (1972) classified
sites according to their specific reactivity; i, e,, isomerization ofbutene, chemiso~tion of butene, hydrolysis of ketones andnitrites, and D ~ H exchange, respectively. However, even an
apparently simple reaction such as the adsorption of C02 IIIaYinvolve more than one site. Parkyns (1969) and Monema et al.(1977) showed that, depending on the degree ofdehydroxylation of the alumina surface and the C02-pressure,
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o
IAl
/l\
H
\l/ 0 \Al Al
/l\ /l\
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\i’//;\
H
\l/ 0 \l/
/y\ A, /y\
/l\
Five Coordination of Surface Hydroxyl GroupsFigure 4.17
four configurations of the adsorbed species occur, including abicarbonate group formed via transfer of a hydroxyl ion:
o/ /O\
Al—O—C Al C=o\ \/
o 0
Al—O\ /
o
C=o Al—O—C/
Al—O\
OH
More than one site also is involved in the cbemisorption ofwater. As shown schematically y in Figure 4.18, a Lewis acid
site is hydroxylated and an adjacent Br6nsted base (0-)protonated in the fust-layer reaction. Tbe second layer isadsorbed via dipole bonds with surface hydrox yls. While this
second layer, as well as liquid water tilling pores as a result ofcapill~ condensation, can be desorbed at temperatures lowerthan 400K, removal of the fust layer requires “reactivation” at
higher temperatures.
OH OH “ 2024’2’
—O—Al—O—Al—O —
/l\ /l\I
I– HOH
o–
—O— AI+ —O— AI— O —/l\ , /l\
\
+ HOH
OH OH
—O—AI—O—AI—O —
/l\ /\\
H+ 2HOH
H H H\o/ \/
o
H H\ /
i’ ?—o—Al—o—Al—o —
/l\ /l\
Adsorption of First and Second Layer of Water on A1203
Figure 4.1!3
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Table 4.3IR Frequencies of Surface Hydroxyl Groups
Wave No. No. of Adjacent Net Charge~m-l Oxygens on OH “Peri-Type”
3700-3710 0 +0.5 c
3730-3735 1 +0,25 E
3740-3745 2 0 B
3760-3780 3 –0.25 D
3785-3800 4 –0.5 A
Flockhart et al. (1965) found that the catalytic reduction oftetracyanmthylene on active alumina formed at temperaturesbelow 625K is associated with a surface hydroxyl (Br6nsted
base). On alumina prepared at 775K and above, thecombination of an electron-donor oxygen (f.ewis base) with a
CUS Al ion is believed to catalyze this reaction. Ghorbel et al.(1973, 1974) pointed out that electron acceptor and electrondonor sites are involved in tbe catalytic isomerization ofI-butene, and that these sites can ~ deactivated by selective
poisoning with bases such as ammonia and acids such as aceticacid, respectively. Knozinger (1976) gave a comprehensivereview of !he literature concerning selective poisoning of active
sites to probe their catalytic reactivity.
Basic and acidic propemies of alumina surfaces have beenenhanced by treatment with alkali (Scokart et al., 1981) orhalogen ions (Peri, 1966, 1968).
Much work remains to be done before a comprehensive
understanding of tbe relationships between composition,electronic properties, geometric configuration, and chemicalreactivity of the shon-range ordered surfaces of transitionalumina can be developed. The advent of surface analyticaltools capable of probing structures and interactions at the
atomic level has greatly accelerated progress towards this goal.
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5. Surface Oxides on Aluminum Metal
5.1 Oxides Formed by Sofid-Gas Reactions
Aluminum owes its usefulness as a commercial metal to theproperties of the surface films which it forms in contact withthe atmosphere. In an ambient environment, elemental
aluminum is thermodynamically unstable with respect to itsoxides and hydroxides. The reaction
2AI + 1.502- A1203 – 1675,7 K]
is highly exothemic. Aluminum also readily reduces water, asthe standard potential of the electrode reaction
~ A13+ + e- ~~ Al”, EO= 1.706 V
is considerably negative,
Surface films on aluminum can form by one or more of thefollowing reactions:
(1) 2 AI+ 1.502 -A1203
(2) 2 Al + 3 H20 + AI,03 + 3 Hj
(3) Al + 2 H20~ AIOOH + 1,5 H2
(4) Al + 3 H20- AI(OH), + 1.5 Hz
Secondary reactions of the surface film with water arecontrolled by pH20 and temperature:
(4) A1203 + H20 ~ 2 AIOOH
(5) AlzO, + 3 H20 -2 Al(OH)j
(6) AIOOH + 2 H20 ~ Al(OH)J
Oxide layers developing near room temperature in oxygen ordry air reach a limiting thickness of 2-4 nm after several hours,
They are generally considered to be non-crystalline, butshon-range, cubic ordered stmcture has ken observed by Pryor
( 1971). At an estimated density of -3 g/cm3 of the short-rangeordered oxide, the molar volume increases by a factor of -1,7
in reaction ( I). Because of this strongly positive volumechange, the surface films are continuous even at oxidethicknesses only 2.3 “m, thus Iimiti”g mass transfer to
solid-state (lattice) diffusion, The initial stages of oxidationhave received considerable attention in recent years; in part dueto the availability of ultra-high vacuum instrumentation
providing tbe means for creating tmly clean aluminum sutiacesand precise dosing of gases, Much of tbe renewed interest is
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also related to the use of aluminum and aluminum oxide in
microelectronic devices.
There appears to be general agreement that oxygen adsorbs
dissociatively on aluminum. Batra and Klein man ( 1984), in areview of the literature on oxygen interactions with aluminumsurfaces, pointed out that the breaking of the O-O bond in 02
to form two Al-O bonds results in an energy gain of about5 eV or 482 k.flmole. Simultaneous occupation of surface and
subsurface sites by oxygen was shown to be the first step of theinteraction of 01 with Al( I I I ) planes (Flodstrom et al. 1978;Erskine and Strong, 1982; Crowell, Chen, and Yates, 1986).
According to the latter authors, A1203 begins to form when acritical number of oxygen atoms cluster together after
prolonged exposure to 01 or when temperature is increased.
Similw mechanisms have hen reported for Al( 100) andAI(1 10) crystal faces (Batra and Kleinman, l.c., Cocke,
Johnson and Merrill, 1984),
After a continuous layer of A1203 has been established, further
growth follows exponential rate laws. According to the theoryof Cabrera and Mott (1948/49), thin films grow at low
temperature predominantly by cation migration, therefore,inverse logarithmic rate laws are observed. Electron transporttakes place by tunneling; this limits the film thickness to lessthan 5 nm in the temperature range in which thenno-ionic
emission of electrons dms not contribute significantly to chargetransport. Kirk and Hu&r (1968) reported that film grow[h and
change of work function are pressure dependent and follow alogarithmic rate law. Fehln and Mott ( 197 I) modified the
original Cabrera-Mott theory by assuming cation and anionmigration, the driving force being a space charge resulting froma cation excess and anion deficit near the metalloxide boundary
and the reverse nem the oxidelair interface, This growthmechanism is consistent with a logarithmic time function. Adefect stmcture near the metalloxide interface consisting of
excess metal combined with oxygen vacancies which trap twoelectrons each was propsed by Greenberg and Wright i“ 1955.Heine and Sperry ( 1965) found a metal-rich region extending
more than IO- 15 nm into the oxide (see also Pryor, 1971 ).
Lawless in 1974 critical] y reviewed much of the work on thin
oxide films. He pointed out that discrepancies regarding resultsand interpretation of mechanisms are mainly attributable to the
experimental difficulties of precisely determining mass andthickness changes of very thin oxide layers.
With increasing temperature up to about 650K the amorphous
nature of the A1203 films remains unchanged. Rate laws werereported to be paralinear; i.e., changing to linear after an initial
parabolic function at temperatures exceeding 700K, as shownschematically in Figure 5.1. The rate of mass gain changesback to an exponential function after several hours at these
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Non - linear (expon.)
650- 700K
DAl metal
~ ~::~ho.a
~, - A1203
Growth and Transport Mechanisms of Thermal Oxides, SchematicFignre S.1
temperatures (Cochran and Sleppy, 1961; Gulbransen andWysong, 1947).
The transition from a parabolic (logarithmic?) to a linear time
function coincides with the occurrence of crystalline transitionalumina of the gamma or eta form. This was first observed bydeBrouck&re (1945). Doherty and Davis (1963) showed that
cVstaIline transition alumina nucleates at the metalloxideinterface. Nucleation is very likely epitactic, as the difference
between the lattice parameters of Al (2 x 0,404nm = 0.808 nm) and spinel-type transition forms (~ ofeta = 0.79 nm) is VeIY small, Recent high-resolution electronmicroscopy bas confirmed such oriented growth (Ackland et
al., 1986).
Dignam et al., ( 1966) assumed that the crystalline aluminagrows laterally and vertically by continuous oxidation of metal,
and not by recrystallization of tbe amo~hous film. Oxygen,therefore, must be supplied from the atmosphere. Consideringthe slow rate of lattice diffusion in a refractoy oxide such asA1203 at temperatures below 900K, the linear growth rate isconsistent with a phase boundary (zero-order) reaction betweenoxygen and metal. This reaction mechanism requires open
pathways ktween atmosphere and metal. Flaws in theamorphous layer, wbicb occur simultaneously with the
crystallization of transition alumina, most likely provide suchchannels. Whether these flaws ind~cate a partialrecrystallization and formation of interfaces within tbe
amorphous oxide (Wefers, 1981), or whether they are causedby a different mechanism, is still being debated, Observationsby Bianconi et al. ( 1979) support tbe recrystallization
mechanism, This is also clemly seen in tbe micrographs ofFigure 5.2 A and B.
Continued lateral growth of transition alumina crystalliteeventually results in a continuous layer of thick crystallineoxide which limits oxygen transport to grain boundary diffusion
or lattice diffusion. Both processes follow no”.linear rate laws.
me interface ktween the afumi””m a“d the crystalline as WeIIas the amorphous oxide layers is sharp. Tlmsit et al. ( 1985)
showed that Al( 111 ) and (1 10) oriented i“tefiace~ bet~ee”metal and non-crystalline oxide are “rough” on an atomic scaleonly, with step heights not exceeding two interplan~ spacings.Neither Timsit et al. (l.c.) nor Ackland et al. (I,c. ) found
evidence of a transition zone of cubic suboxide
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J.J. Ptaslenskl/K. Wefem 1Oojmx
Progressive R&rystalliz.ation of Amorphous Surface Oxideon Afuminum
Fiwre 5.2
(a. = 0.406 – 0.430 nm) which has bee. reported hy
Yamaguchi in 1975.
The effect of water vapor on the oxidation of pure aluminum
has not been clearly established. At temperature exceeding650K, rates and mechanisms ap~ar to he very simila for dry
and “moist” (PH2 <100 mbar) atmospheres, as shown by
Cocbran and Sleppy (l.c.), Smeltzer (1956), Blackbum andGulbransen (1960), and Breaks~are (1970), ‘l’be reaction
products w AI*03 and H2, according to reaction (2). Evidencefor the formation of hydroxides has not been reported.
Little information is available regarding tbe composition andgrowth rates of surface films forming in moist atmospheres at
temperatures below 450”K. One may speculate that theinjection of (OH)– into the near-surface region of negative
space charge requires a lower activation energy than thetransfer of the 02- ion. Reduction of H+ may drive thecathmiic reactioq i.e., the extraction of electrons at grain
boundaries or defect sites. In careful studies of the compositionof air-formed films (<10 nm thick), Miller (1986) found a ratio
of oxygen to alutinum of 1.5 near the metalloxide interface,but a 2 to 1 ratio near the oxide/air bound~, suggesting acomposition approaching A1OOH in this region. Much morework is needed to close the gap kt ween studies of first-layer
interactions of clem Al surfaces under ultra-high vacuumcondhions, and the reasonably well known properties of thickfilms grown at high temperatures.
5.2 The Reaction of Aluminum Surfaces with Water
The reaction with water of aluminum and its alloys has been of
concern to corrosion chemists almost since the beginning ofcommercial use of the metal. It was shown in Chapter 2.12 thataluminum which has ken depassivated by slight amalgamationof its surface vigorously reacts with cold water or moist air
until all metal is consumed. Passive aluminum; i.e., metalprotected by a continuous oxide film, is on the other band
practically stable even in boiling water. Reaction with water orsteam at temperatures below 400K under certain conditionsreinforces the protective properties of the surface oxide. Thisphenomenon has been known and commercially utilized for
decades. The literature on this subject was summarized byAltenpohl in 1962.
A number of researchers have studied growth mechanisms mdproperties of hydroxide films formed by reaction of aluminumsurfaces with water. An extensive review of the
aluminum-water system was published by Alwitt in 1976.
Several workers, Hart (1957), Bernard and Randall (1961 ), andVedder and Verrnilyea (1969) observed that, in the temperature
range between 293K and 373K, increase in mass of the surfacefilms follows exponential time laws after an induction period,
,f
,
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the duration of which is inversely proportional to temperature.While Vedder and Vermilyea proposed a pwabolic rate,
indicating a diffusion controlled reaction, Alwitt (l. c.) pointedout that the exponent of the rate equation varies withtem~rature.
Mass change data are not unambiguous indicators of growthrates, because neither composition nor mo~hology of sutiace
films on aluminum ~e uniform. Hart (1957) was one of thefirst researchers to find that the films formed between 293Kand 353K are layered an amorphous layer near the metal
intetiace is followed by a zone consisting of gelatinousboehmite; bayerhe or well crystallized boehmite grow on theouter surface (Figure 5.3). The ratio of the three strata changeswith temperature, pH, and time of exposure. when formed at
room temperature, films may be made up of only two opticallydistinguishable layers, both of them consisting of X-rayindifferent f’amorphous”) material (We fers, 1961),
Bayerite occurs during exposures of up to 350-360K at ambientpressure. Well crystallized boehmite develops in the outer
region of the films at higher temperatures. Dachille et al.( 1971) showed that bayerite may persist up to 425K if thepressure is raised above 675 bars. Although A1OOH is the
stable phase under these temperaturelpressure conditions (seefigure 3. I), the phase reaction
Al(OH)g - AIOOH + H20
which results in an increase in moleculz volume, may be
kinetically hindered at higher pressures, especially if nuclei of
Y-AIOOH are not present. At temperatures exceeding425-450K, the surface hydroxides recrystallize and form adiscontinuous layer of individual boehmite crystals which no
longer protects the metal (Altenpohl, 1962; Wefers, 1961).Diaspore, a-AIOOH, corundum a-A120q, or transition aluminasare tbe reaction products at higher temperatures and pressures
(Alwitt, 1976).
It is obvious from these observations that the interaction ofaluminum surfaces with water produces the same phases andfollows reaction paths similar to those observed withhydroxides precipitated from homogeneous solution.
According to the phase diagram A1203-H20 (Figure 3.1), thethin, air-formed surface oxide on aluminum is unstable attemperatures lower than 635K in the presence of water. Below-360K, a porous layer of gelatinous hydroxide is fomed by
the reaction of tbe oxide according to Quation 4 inChapter 5.1. The concomitant thinning of the continuous oxide
barrier initiates diffusion of aluminum ions which becomehydrated as they enter the porous gel.
Due to the ve~ low volubility of aluminum in pure water, thesolvated Al-ions precipitate, most likely via the
D. R. Mlcholas Io,ooox A
Cryst. AIOOHI AI (OH,,\ , Al (OH); SOI.
A Al Immersed in Watar, 1 day st 335KE Film Texture, Schematic
Multilayered Hydroxide Film on AluminumFigure 5.3
deprotonationlcondensatoin process depicted in Figure 2.5, thus
increasing the thickness of the gelatinous layer, At the
gel/liquid interface, crystalline hydroxide is precipitated by asolutionlredeposition reaction. Temperature and pressure
determine which phase is formed. Crystals of boehmite areshown in Figure 5.4 which represents aluminum treated inboiling water for 8 hours.
The layered texture of the surface films reflects thepredominant transport mechanisms and relative activities of
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Duplex Film on Al Formed in Boiling WaterF,g”re 5.4
aluminum and water both the oxide adjacent to the metal andthe topochemically formed gelatinous hydroxide develop as aresult of the diffusion of aluminum ions into and through a
continuous barrier. The development of the outer, crystallinelayer is a function of volubility; i.e., pH and temperature. Theratio of aluminum to oxygen changes accordingly: it is tbehighest, 0.66, in the A1203 region near the metal surface;decreasing to around 0.5 in gelatinous hoehmite(AIOOH + aq, ) and 0,33 in AI(OH)3, bayerite.
To obtain an optimally protective coating, it is obviouslyadvantageous to promote the growth of tbe two inner, diffusioncontrolled barriers and to suppress the recrystallization reactionwhich transforms tbe continuous, gelatinous hydroxide,
Treatment of aluminum surfaces for shon times (<1 h) withunsaturated steam at 380-400K meets these requirements.
5.3 Oxidss Formed by Anodic Polarization of Aluminum
5.31 Non-Porous Oxide Films
A widely used method of forming surface oxides on aluminumis the ancdic polarization of tbe metal in liquid, aqueous andnon-aqueous electrolytes, or in plasma environments containing
oxygen-beting sWcies. Surface films of varying thickness,composition, and texture can k produced by selecting
appropriate electrical and chemical conditions. Detailed reviewsof tbe electrochemistry of anodic oxidation as well as of thestmcture and composition of anodic films were given byTajima (1970) and Diggle, Downie, a“d Gouldi”g (1969). The
practice of commercial “anodizing” has been summarized in a
number of biwks; e.g., Wemick and Pinner (1972), Henley(1982).
Countless andlzing systems and procedures; i.e., combinationsof electrolyte chemistry, temperature, voltage, and current,
have kn descrikd during more than 90 years of research anddevelopment in this field. The oxide films produced,
nevertheless, can & grou~d - with some simplification - intoonly two types: non-porous “barrier” oxides and porous anodlcfilms. Barrier oxides form in electrolytes in which aluminum
oxide is not significantly soluble, while prous coatingsdevelop in electrolytes which dissolve A1203. This
differentiation, again, is somewhat simplistic but will behelpful in the context of this short summary of the complex
subject.
Figure 5.5A shows the voltage/cument relation of a cell inwhich an aluminum electrcde is anodically polarized; e.g., in a
neutral solution of scdium borate and boric acid. After thevoltage has been applied, the current surges briefly before
decaying exponentially to a ve~ low value. This processrepeats itself each time the voltage is raised to a higher level.A current-limiting passivation layer is formed, the thickness of
which is a linear function of the anodic electrode potential. Inthe absence of chemical dissolution of the oxide, the filmthickness corresponds to 1.4 nm ~r volt of anodic potential, or
a minimum field strength of 7.1 X 106 V/cm.
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Voltage-Current Relationships in Anodizing AlFiwre S.5
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Current efficiency is close to 10Q% of the theoretical Fxadayequivalent under these conditions. Ultimate thickness of thebarrier oxides is limited by their dielectric strength. Breakdownby sparking occurs at cell potentials above 600.7W V,corresponding to a film thickness of -0,85-1 pm.
The current flowing across the harrier is ionic at tield strengthshigher than the minimum value. Below this limit, tbe small,residual current is electronic and probably related to local
impurities. Both aluminum and oxygen ions are mobile undertbe influence of tbe high field, contributing equally to film
growth at the metalloxide and the metallelectrolyte interface.This was found by Davies et al, (1965) and Xu et al. ( 1985)who used radioactive (Xe12s) marker techniques to study tbe
relative movement of cations and anions during film formation.A transport numkr of -0,5 for A13+ was detemined in bothinvestigations.
Major contributions to the understanding of profxrties andgrowth mechanisms of anodic oxides were made by
A. Giintberscbultze, D, A, Vermilyea, M, J, Dignam, W. J.Bernard, N. F. Mott, G. C. Wocd, and their work groups.
me barrier films consist of almost pure A1203; they containgenerally less than 1% electrolyte anion and water. Oxidesformed at less than 2Ctl-3W V are X-ray indifferent; eta andgamma transition aluminas have been found in film,. p,uduced. .
at higher potentials, Being optically featureless even at
dimensions of a few nanometers, barrier films can be used toreplicate aluminum surfaces for transmission electronmicroscopic examination.
The main application for barrier oxides is in electrolyticcapacitors. Although the dielectric constant of the oxide filmsis only moderate (K = 8- 10), high capacitance Fr unit area is
obtained by etching the aluminum substrate before anodicoxidation. A special electrolytic etching procedure leaves deep,
crystallographically oriented “tunnels” which are tilled with theanodic oxide, as shown in Figure 5.6.
Plasma anodization of aluminum is employed in themanufacture of microelectronic devices to form insulating filmsin-situ. tittle is known about growth mechanisms andstructures of these films. A review of this technique was given
by Hyde and Yep in 1976.
5.32 Porous Anodic Oxide Coatings
5.321 Properties
When aluminum is anodically ~l&zed in electrolytes which
dissolve aluminum oxide, the current-limiting barrier thicknessof 1.4 nmlV generally cannot be obtained. Ionic current,therefore, continues to flow. In the extreme case, the rates at
W. T. EvanS 3,000X
“Tunnel” Etched Al with Barrier OxideFigure 5.6
which oxide is formed and dissolved are equal, Suchconditions, under which the anodic current efficiency is zero,
Xe employed in “electropolishing”, a form of controlledelectrolytic etching of aluminum and its alloys. Numerouscombinations of electrolyte chemistry, cument, voltage, and
temperature have been reprted in the literature which produceandlc films having properties that place them between thenon-porous barrier layer and the thin (<5 nm) oxide remainingafter electropolishing.
Oxide films having a very distinctive texture develop inelectrolytes containing sulfuric, oxalic, and phosphoric acid,Two examples of the anodic polarization behavior of aluminum
in these electrolytes are given in Figure 5.5: curve B shows thecurrent vs. time transient of an aluminum anode polarized at
constant potential in 370 oxalic acid, a moderately solventelectrolyte. Curve C represents the current vs. time relationobserved when 1590 sulfuric acid, a strong solvent, it used,
Both curves digress from the exponential decay of currentwhich occurs after the formation of a continuous barrier layerof 1,4 rim/V (curve A). Having passed through a minimum,current recovers to a constant level (C) or again slowly declineswith time (B). (If the anodlc current is held constant, voltage
rises in case B).
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In the first few seconds of anodic polarization, a barrier layergrows as it does in a non-solvent electrolyte (A). Recovery ofionic current is the result of a stmctural and morphologicalchange of the initial btier. bcalized reaction sites develop in
which a thinner (<1.4 rim/V) oxide advances into the metalsubstrate (Figure 5.7). First shaped almost hemispherically, thepenetrating oxide “cells” elongate into hollow cylinders closed
by a rounded bottom, Being thinner and, therefore, absorbingfewer electrons, the cell bottoms appear light in the electronmicrograph. The annular cell walls, which are oriented parallel
to the electron beam, appe~ dark due to the longer path lengthand higher absorption of the electrons. Ap~aring first in areasof higher free energy such as subgrain boundaries, the cellsrapidly cover the electrode surface, attaining a polygonal,ideally hexagonal, cross section as they fill the available space.
Once the cell pattern has ken established, it remainsunchanged while the oxide continues to grow (at constant
electrcde ptential). The length of the cells; i.e., total filmthickness, may reach more than 100 pm. Their diameter is afunction of voltage and electrolyte composition. It ranges from2.6 to 3.0 nmlV. Pores formed in moderately solvent
electrolytes measure less than one-third of the cell diameteqlarger pores of more than 1 rim/V develop in aggressivesolutions.
The mo~hology of a thick, cellular oxide film is schematically
represented in Figure 5.8. Setoh and Miyata (193 I ) andRummel (1936) fust recognized the porous nature of thickanodic oxides. These workers ~stulated a duplex structure ofanodic coatings on the basis of measured electrical proprties: ahigh-im~dance layer of less than 100 nm thickness adjacent to
the metal surface, covered by a second layer the (low)impedance of which is nearly independent of thickness. Directevidence of the porous texture was provided by electronmicroscopic investigations of Fischer and Kurz in 1942. Keller,Hunter, and Robinson published the now classical Alcoa modelin 1953. Although they microscopically analyzed mostly
replicas of the metalloxide and oxidclair interfaces, and verythin oxide films sepaated from the metal (as did Fischer and
Kurz), their concept agrees in its essential features with themodel of Figure 5.8, Electron micrographs of cross sectionslater published by Booker, Wood, and Walsh (1955), Akahori
(1961), and Ginskrg and Wefers (1962, 1963) contimed andadded minor details to the Alcoa model (Figure 5.9).
The concept of the duplex structure only describes the electricalpro~rties of the celhdar oxides. There is no structural orcompositional separation between the barrier and the porous
pan of the cellular oxides. Any distinction is a functional one.The rounded bottom of the cells constitutes the
G. A. Nitowskl 25.000X
Initial Cell DevelopmentFigure5.7
electrochemicafly active “barrier” while anodic oxidation isproceeding. Aluminum and anions are transported through thisbarrier along the lines of force of a cone-shaped field. As thecell advances into the substrate by oxidizing metal, the apex of
the field also moves downward and the upper portions of thecell bttom become cell wall. Consequently, each cell is anindividual entity which grows independently of others.
Advancing single cells and their circula cross sections areshown in Figure 5.10. The non-uniform progression of cellshad been induced by a sudden increase in current.
Oxid’es and Hydroxides of Aluminum
Pore
i
Cell wall
(
\Barrier layer(cell bottom)
t
Sealed cells
rexture of Porous AndIc OfideFigure 5.8
Whereas the diameter of the cells is a function of the anodic
voltage, both pore volume and chemical composition of theanodic films are determined by tbe electrolyte. As early as1899, Norden reported that anodic films formed on aluminum
in dilute sulfuric acid contained 13% S03 and almost 15%H20. Infrued analysis indicates sulfate ion to be thepredominant species. The concentration varies; it is determined
by current density, concentration, and temperature of theelectrolyte. Anodic coatings produced in oxalic acid containbetween two and five percent oxalate iow similar amounts ofphosphate are found if phosphoric acid is used as the
electrolyte. (Films formed in chromic acid have a poorlydeveloped cell texture; they are repotied to be practically freeof chromate ion; Tajima, 1970. )
The Pre volume of anodic films is controlled by the solventpwer of the electrolyte. Values near 209. were measured withcoatings produced in 15% H2S04 at 300K (Mason, 1957).
Porosity may be as low as 5% in films formed in dilute (<2%)sulfuric acid at 280K. Specific surface area is a function of the~rosity. For an ideal oxide of 10 pm thickness, having celldiameter of 30 nm and a ~re diameter of 10 nm, a surface
area of abut 45 m2 per mz of geometric surface (1 mz X 10pm = 1 cm3) can be calculated. At a density of nearly 3 glcm],this value comespnds to approximately 15 m2/g.
Porosity is an indirect measure of the current efficiency of the
anodic process. The larger the pre size at a given celldiameter, the lower the current efficiency. It is obvious from
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Cross Section and Surfaceof Porous Anodlc Oxide
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the mcdel of Figure 5.8 that porosity or current efficiency can
be expressed as cell wall thickness in nanometers pr volt (atthe bottom of the cell; in the upper portions, chemical attackduring immersion in the electrolyte causes some additional
thinning). Values ranging from 0,85 to to 1.25 rim/V have kenreported (Diggle et al., 1969; Tajima, 1970). As 1.4 rim/Vcorresponds to a current efficiency of 100Yo, only -6090 of thealuminum ions contribute to film formation at 0.85 nmlV.
A comprehensive understanding is still lacking of theelectrochemical and chemical reactions involved in thefomation of porous anodic oxides, especially the development
of the unique regular, cell texture, There appears to be general
agreement that a purely chemical dissolution of anodically
F. A. Mozelewsld 4,000 x
Surface of Anodic OxideFigure5.9B
formed oxide is not likely to be the cause of the uniform~rosity and the defined, voltage-dependent barrier layer
thickness.
Both anions and cations are moved into and across the ceil
bottom (banier) by the electrical field. The chemical
composition of the electrolyte, current density, and tem~rature
are the factors which determine the fraction of aluminum ions
moving into the electrolyte without forming oxide (“field
assisted dissolution”) and the amount of acid anion incorporated
into the film, It remains an own question if there is a causal
relationship ktween the loss of aluminum ions and the
incorporation of multivalent cations such as sulfur, phosphoms,
or carhn.
In the cell wall, the concentration of electrolyte anions is
highest near the pore and decreases towards the periphery
(Ginsberg and Wefers, 1963; Thompson et al., 198 I ). It has
ken suggested that a thin (<50-60 nm) “shell” of aluminum
oxide is formed by a solid-state reaction at the metal interface,
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5.322 Application of Porous Anodic Films
Porous coatings are widely used to enhance the appearance andimprove the corrosion resistance of fabricated alumium parts.Building, automotive, and aircraft industries provide the largest
markets. Coatings can be colored by several methods. One isthe impregnation of the pores with dyes such as azo dyes oranthraqu inone derivatives (Tajima, 1970). Precipitation ofinorganic pigments in the ~res; e.g., iron hydroxides, is
another commercial process. Widely used for the coloration ofarchitectural panels is electrolytic deposition of metal. Bycathodic polarization of freshly anodized aluminum workplaces
in appropriate plating baths, Pres are partially filled with
. .
1lul,ooox
Fragments of Anodic OxideFigure 5.9C
and that aluminum ions moving across this layer precipitate
anion-rich, microcrystalline cell wall material by reaction withthe electrolyte (Thompson et al., 1978). Electron micrographsof cells produced at high voltage show, indeed, a distinctly
different morphology of the outer “shell” and the inner porewall material-(Figu~e 5 .9C, from Wefers and Wallace, i97@see also Thompson et al., 1978). This interesting conceptwould give the term “duplex film” a new definition. The
similarity to the dual-layer texture of hydrothermally formedsurface films may k more than coincidental. These, too,
consist of a zone of pure oxide produced by a solid-statereaction and an outer layer resulting from a solution-depositionprocess, as was shown in Chapter 5.2.
Many questions remain unanswered. These authors consider therelationship &tween the electrolyte composition and theunique, regular cell texture the most impoflant puzzle to be
solved.
.
K. Wefers 15,000X
Cells of Anodic Oxide Advancing into MetalFigure 5.10
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~,- ‘ -= -’-- -“””- JF. A. Mozelewskl 15,000X
Cross Section of Sealed Anodic OxideFigure 5,11
bismuth, copper, nickel, and other metafs. So-called integral
color prmesses use specific electrolytes and voltagelcumentcontrol to produce color centers (Frenkel-type defects) in theanodic oxide (Tajima, 1970; Wefers and Wallace, 1976).
Pigmentation of the anodic films can be achieved by the use ofafloys containing constituents which do not oxidize in thecoatings process.
The protection given to the metal by thick porous oxides isgreatly improved hy a hydrothermal treatment of the coatings in
boiling water or steam. In the “sealing” process, the pore wallmaterial reacts with water to form gelatinous boehmite and
amorphous oxide hydroxide:
Alx(anion)Y + H20 ~ AIOOH + acid
A1203 + H20 ~ 2 AIOOH
The reaction proceeds Wrpendiculm to the pre walls,
eventually tilling the pore with aluminum oxide hydroxide(Hoar and Wood, 1962; Wefers, 1973). The morphology of
sealed oxides is shown schematically y in Figure 5.8 and in theelectron micrographs of Figure 5.1 I.
Interesting applications for anodic oxides were proposed byGrubitsch et al. (1961), Honicke ( 1983), and Rai andRuckenstein (1975). Gmbitsch et al. suggested the use ofporous oxides as microporous filters for the separation of
isotopes, vims, or proteins. Honicke, and Rai and Ruckensteinused anodic oxides as catalysts and as substrates forcatalytically active metals. Dehydration of alcohols and
isomerization of alkenes are examples of reactions which xecatalyzed byanodic oxides (see also Cockeet al. 1984).
There are many more commercial applications for prousanodic coatings. Their discussion would exceed the scope ofthis monograph.
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