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Basic aluminium succinate: An alumina precursor formed by precipitation from homogeneous solution

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Precipitation from a homogeneous solution of aluminium nitrate by neutralisation using urea in presence of succinic acid leads to the formation of a well-defined alumina precursor, basic aluminium succinate, which on calcination yields microspheroidal γ-alumina with excellent free-flowing characteristics.

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  1. School of Chemistry, Andhra University, 530003, Visakhapatnam, India

    B. S. Maruthiprasad & M. N. Sastri

  2. Research Centre, Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd., 391 345, Baroda, India

    B. S. Maruthiprasad, M. N. Sastri, S. Rajagopal, K. Seshan, K. R. Krishnamurthy & T. S. R. Prasada Rao

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Maruthiprasad, B.S., Sastri, M.N., Rajagopal, S. et al. Basic aluminium succinate: An alumina precursor formed by precipitation from homogeneous solution. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Chem. Sci.) 101, 111–114 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02840597

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