A Facile Green Synthetic Route for the Preparation of Highly Active gamma-Al2O3 from Aluminum Foil Waste

作者：Osman Ahmed I; Abu Dahrieh Jehad K; McLaren Mathew; Laffir Fathima; Nockemann Peter; Rooney David

来源：Scientific Reports, 2017, 7(1): 3593.

DOI：10.1038/s41598-017-03839-x

A novel green preparation route to prepare nano-mesoporous gamma-Al2O3 from AlCl3`center dot 6H(2)O derived from aluminum foil waste and designated as ACFL550 is demonstrated, which showed higher surface area, larger pore volume, stronger acidity and higher surface area compared to gamma-Al2O3 that is produced from the commercial AlCl3 precursor, AC550. The produced crystalline AlCl3 center dot 6H(2)O and Al(NO3)(3)center dot 9H(2)O in the first stage of the preparation method were characterized by single-crystal XRD, giving two crystal structures, a trigonal (R-3c) and monoclinic (P2(1)/c) structure, respectively. EDX analysis showed that ACFL550 had half the chlorine content (Cl%) relative to AC550, which makes ACFL550 a promising catalyst in acid-catalysed reactions. Pure and modified ACFL550 and AC550 were applied in acid-catalysed reactions, the dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether and the total methane oxidation reactions, respectively. It was found that ACFL550 showed higher catalytic activity than AC550. This work opens doors for the preparation of highly active and well-structured nano-mesoporous alumina catalysts/supports from aluminum foil waste and demonstrates its application in acid-catalysed reactions.

• 出版日期2017-6-15