| abstract |
A method for producing a high surface area, high porosity, stable metal oxide such as, but not limited to, a material used as an adsorbent or catalyst support, comprising: (i) a metal A solvent-deficient precursor mixture is formed from the salt and base, and the metal ions and base ions in the solvent-deficient precursor mixture are reacted to produce an intermediate hydroxylation product (eg, metal hydroxide or metal oxide hydroxylation). And (ii) allowing the intermediate hydroxide to form nanoparticles (eg, by heating), and (iii) calcining the intermediate nanoparticles, Sintering the nanoparticles together to obtain a highly porous, stable metal oxide aggregate having a pore structure. [Selection figure] None |