GEL PROCESSING

Abstract
Gel processing technology has been classified into four groups : Sol-gel, Gel-precipitation, Gel addition and the Alkoxide route. Each of the groups has merit for preparing specialised ceramic materials. Investigations into the hydrous oxide gel structures revealed they could be used to thermally decompose alkali and alkaline-earth metal salts. In some cases the acidic thermal decomposition products reacted with the hydrous gel substrate to give deaggregated oxides which readily formed concentrated aquo-sols

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