Insights into the Microstructural Evolution Occurring during Pyrolysis of Metal-Modified Ceramers Studied through Selective SiO2 Removal
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Structural Characterization of the Ceramer Materials
3.2. Thermal Analysis
3.3. Textural Characterization
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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T (°C) | Al | Zr | Co | Zr/Co |
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500 | SiAl0.05O1.68C0.97H3.13 | SiZr0.02O1.42C0.94H2.82 | SiCo0.06O1.57C0.89H2.79 | SiZr0.02Co0.03O1.59C0.94H3.02 |
600 | SiAl0.05O1.18C0.74H2.31 | SiZr0.02O1.52C0.86H2.41 | SiCo0.07O2.18C1.09H3.75 | SiZr0.02Co0.03O1.93C1.03H2.80 |
700 | SiAl0.05O1.39C0.59H1.08 | SiZr0.02O1.08C0.58H1.69 | SiCo0.07O2.53C0.98H2.19 | SiZr0.02Co0.03O1.99C1.01H2.36 |
800 | SiAl0.05O1.55C0.68H0.70 | SiZr0.02O1.43C0.73H1.12 | SiCo0.06O1.85C0.80H1.83 | SiZr0.02Co0.03O1.85C0.83H1.32 |
900 | SiAl0.05O1.41C0.61H0.23 | SiZr0.02O1.58C0.65H1.01 | SiCo0.06O1.98C0.78H0.11 | SiZr0.02Co0.03O1.94C0.74H1.18 |
1000 | SiAl0.05O0.68C0.51H0.04 | SiZr0.02O1.50C0.58H0.03 | SiCo0.07O2.16C0.85H0.07 | SiZr0.02Co0.03O2.35C0.86H0.04 |
T (°C) | Al | Zr | Co | Zr/Co | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pyr | HF Etch | Pyr | HF Etch | Pyr | HF Etch | Pyr | HF Etch | ||||||
600 | 450 | n/d | 465 | 495 | n/d | 465 | 515 | n/d | 500 | 565 | n/d | ||
700 | 495 | n/d | 500 | n/d | 470 | 600 | 555 | 525 | 575 | n/d | |||
800 | 545 | n/d | 550 | n/d | 550 | 585 | 580 | 545 | 600 | 535 | |||
900 | 650 | 355 | 550 | 550 | 525 | 475 | 520 | 575 | 480 | 545 |
SSA m2/g | ||||
T (°C) | Al | Zr | Co * | Zr/Co |
500 | 220 | 40 | 190 | 60 |
600 | 370 | 390 | 475 | 165 |
700 | 320 | 325 | 335 | 360 |
800 | 265 | 270 | 255 | 290 |
900 | 3.0 | 243 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
1000 | 0.5 | 100 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
SSA m2/g after HF etching | ||||
700 | -- | 1.2 | 2.0 | -- |
800 | -- | 41 | 43 | -- |
900 | 91 | 3.3 | 74 | 17 |
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Tamayo, A.; Rubio, J.; Rubio, F.; Rodriguez, M.A. Insights into the Microstructural Evolution Occurring during Pyrolysis of Metal-Modified Ceramers Studied through Selective SiO2 Removal. Materials 2021, 14, 3276. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14123276
Tamayo A, Rubio J, Rubio F, Rodriguez MA. Insights into the Microstructural Evolution Occurring during Pyrolysis of Metal-Modified Ceramers Studied through Selective SiO2 Removal. Materials. 2021; 14(12):3276. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14123276
Chicago/Turabian StyleTamayo, Aitana, Juan Rubio, Fausto Rubio, and Mᵃ Angeles Rodriguez. 2021. "Insights into the Microstructural Evolution Occurring during Pyrolysis of Metal-Modified Ceramers Studied through Selective SiO2 Removal" Materials 14, no. 12: 3276. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14123276