PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ALUMINA NANOPARTICLES FROM GIRO CLAY VIA ACID LEACHING WITH SOL GEL METHOD

Authors

  • S. O. Balogun

    Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria

  • S. A. Yaro

    Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

  • M. Abdulwahab

    Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

  • A. Kasim

    Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51459/futajeet.2021.15.1.261
Keywords:
Alumina, Nano-Particle, High Alumina Clay, Sol-gel
Abstract

Alumina nanoparticles were synthesized from locally available high alumina clay, obtained from Giro in Kabbi State, through acid leaching with sol-gel method. The clay was leached with hydrofluoric acid and the aluminous solution produced was used as precursor to synthesis nanoparticles through sol gel process. The composition and structure of the clay and the particles produced were characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction and fluorescence Spectroscopic techniques, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). From the analyses, the clay sample was observed to be high in alumina and predominantly Kaolinitic in nature. During the sol-gel process, effective flocculation was obtained at slightly alkaline pH range (7.6 to 8.0) and a relative moderate temperature of 80oC. The result also shows that the aging time of the gel affected the size of the particles produced during the process, and the particles are mainly nano-alumina.

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PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ALUMINA NANOPARTICLES FROM GIRO CLAY VIA ACID LEACHING WITH SOL GEL METHOD. (2021). FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, 15(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.51459/futajeet.2021.15.1.261

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