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Low-temperature fluoride-assisted synthesis of mullite whiskers.

ABSTRACT: Mullite is a promising material for advanced ceramic applications. The synthesis of mullite from oxides requires very high temperatures (T > 1000 °C). Here highly crystalline mullite whiskers with an average length and diameter of 2.37 ± 1.7 μm and 0.18 ± 0.11 μm, respectively, were synthesized by a fluoride-assisted method from aluminium sulfate, aluminium fluoride and fumed silica at a temperature as low as 800 °C.

SUBMITTER: Abdullayev A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9056419 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Low-temperature fluoride-assisted synthesis of mullite whiskers.

Abdullayev Amanmyrat A Zemke Fabian F Gurlo Aleksander A Bekheet Maged F MF

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Mullite is a promising material for advanced ceramic applications. The synthesis of mullite from oxides requires very high temperatures (<i>T</i> > 1000 °C). Here highly crystalline mullite whiskers with an average length and diameter of 2.37 ± 1.7 μm and 0.18 ± 0.11 μm, respectively, were synthesized by a fluoride-assisted method from aluminium sulfate, aluminium fluoride and fumed silica at a temperature as low as 800 °C. ...[more]

PMID: 35520646

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