Reactivity of δ‐ and θ‐ Al2O3 for ZnAl2O4 formation

Abstract
The rate of ZnAl2O4 formation was measured for δ‐ and θ‐A1203 in order to distinguish the reactivity of them. The reaction rate fitted to JANDER' equation and the activation energy calculated were 53 Kcal/mol for θ‐A1203 system and 73, 79, 57, 71 Kcal/mol for δ‐A1203(l), (2), (3), (4) systems, respectively. The fact that θ‐A1203 shows very high reactivity compared with that of δ‐A1203 was found to result from the larger specific surface area of θ‐A1203. The reactivity of δ‐A1203 changed by the conditions of preparation of boehmite which is a starting material of alumina.

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