Corundum abrasives with good chemical stability can be fabricated into various free
abrasives and bonded abrasive tools that are widely used in the precision machining of …

In modern technologies, the researchers are keen on top-down approaches to tailor the
materials from bulk into their nanometer forms. For the amorphous alumina, this is the other …

Conspectus The properties of a material depend upon its physical characteristics, one of
these being its crystalline state. Next generation solid-state technologies will integrate …

Calcination is an important step in the alumina production process, affecting the final
properties of the attained product, such as the surface area, soda and alpha phase contents …

Homogeneous α-Al2O3 particles have been synthesized by introducing fluorides in the
alumina precursor. The effects of LiF, ZnF2 and AlF3 additives on the phase transformation …

It is crucial to synthesize α‐Al2O3, which is a multifunctional material, at high temperatures
due to the nature of the material. However, this high‐temperature preparation process is not …

A new synthesis route to nonhydrated, X-ray amorphous aluminum hydroxy fluorides was
explored by sol− gel synthesis with aqueous hydrofluoric acid. Followed by XRD, MAS NMR …

A low-temperature synthesis of α-alumina was studied using a flux consisting of salts and
additives. Al (OH) 3 was used as a precursor for the preparation of alumina; NaCl–KCl …

Rapid dissolution of alumina upon addition to the cryolitic melt is crucial for the modern Hall-
Heroult process for aluminium production. The formation of slow-dissolving alumina …

Fluorinated compounds are effective mineralization agents for the fabrication of plate-like α-
Al2O3. However, in the preparation of plate-like α-Al2O3, it is still an extremely challenging …