Synthesis of a new crystalline aluminophosphate
Abstract
A crystalline aluminophosphate, AlPO4–NCL, has been synthesized from a 2DBA–Al2O3–P2O5–40H2O system (DBA =n-dibutylamine), and characterized by means of X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, 27Al MASNMR and thermal analysis. The presence of a large amount of occluded amine and high instability during air drying, even at ambient temperature, seem to suggest a layered structure for the material.