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4 Results and discussion<br />

Vads / cm 3 g -1<br />

150<br />

100<br />

50<br />

Table 26 Microstructure properties of dried b<strong>in</strong>ary oxide TiO2-ZrO2 DIPA sols<br />

Calc<strong>in</strong>ation Temp. Mol% Ti SBET m 2 /g<br />

400ºC 25 334<br />

50 224<br />

500ºC 25 219<br />

50 115<br />

600ºC 50 48<br />

50 mol% TiO2 <strong>in</strong> ZrO2 DIPA<br />

400ºC<br />

500ºC<br />

600ºC<br />

0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1,0<br />

p/p 0<br />

0<br />

25 mol% TiO2 <strong>in</strong> ZrO2 A DIPA-DEA 400ºC B<br />

200<br />

94<br />

Vads / cm 3 g -1<br />

150<br />

100<br />

50<br />

DIPA<br />

DEA<br />

0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1,0<br />

p/p 0<br />

0<br />

Figure 60 A) N2 isotherms 50 mol% TiO2 <strong>in</strong> ZrO2 calc<strong>in</strong>ed at (□) 400, (○) 500 and (◊) 600ºC us<strong>in</strong>g DIPA. B)<br />

N2 isotherms 25 mol% TiO2 <strong>in</strong> ZrO2 calc<strong>in</strong>ed at 400ºC us<strong>in</strong>g DIPA (○) and DEA (□). Open symbols present<br />

the adsorption and closed symbols the desorption po<strong>in</strong>ts.<br />

Ti0.5Zr0.5O2 calc<strong>in</strong>ed at 600ºC is XRD-amorphous when diethanolam<strong>in</strong>e is replaced by<br />

diisopropanolam<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> the sol synthesis (Figure 61). The crystallisation temperature of<br />

TiZrO4 prepared by DIPA is delayed and could be expla<strong>in</strong>ed by a more porous structure<br />

(larger specific surface area).<br />

Acidification of the hydrolysis solution <strong>in</strong> the DIPA sol synthesis is less effective<br />

compared to the DEA sol synthesis. The specific surface area and relative microporous<br />

adsorbed volume are comparable when the hydrolysis solution is prepared with H2O<br />

<strong>in</strong>stead of 1 M HNO3. These results suggest that the DIPA is better bonded to alkoxide<br />

precursors. There<strong>for</strong>e, DIPA might be an <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g alternative to DEA <strong>for</strong> the <strong>for</strong>mation<br />

of microporous membrane materials.

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