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- The study focuses on how aluminium ions in water transform into aluminium (oxy)hydroxides when a Tris-buffer is added, utilizing techniques like pH, conductivity, viscosity, and ultrasound measurements.
- The research identifies key phases in the sol-gel transformation, including the change from aluminium clusters to nanoparticles, aggregation of these particles, and the formation of a gel network.
- It highlights the role of aluminium ion speciation in the transformation process and demonstrates that ultrasound is an effective method for observing later stages of aluminium (oxy)hydroxide formation and breakdown.
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The sol-gel transformation of aqueous solutions of aluminium ions into aluminium (oxy)hydroxides induced by the addition of a 'soft base'-'Tris-buffer' (pK(a)=8.2) has been investigated using monotonous single-batch titrations and a combination of four complimentary techniques for monitoring pH, conductivity, viscosity and ultrasound parameters (velocity and attenuation). The multi-probe monitoring of the formation of aluminium (oxy)hydroxides enabled important stages of the sol-gel transformation process including: the structural conversion of aluminium Keggin-like polynuclear clusters into nanoparticles of aluminium (oxy)hydroxide; the aggregation of primary nuclei of aluminium (oxy)hydroxide into larger particles, and the 'arrested growth' of the aggregates with the formation of the three-dimensional gel network to be followed. The effect of aluminium ion molecular speciation on the sol-gel transformation stages is discussed. The data presented show that ultrasonic spectrometry, although a novel tool for sol-gel studies, is beneficial for the non-invasive monitoring of the latter stages of aluminium (oxy)hydroxide formation and its eventual breakdown in the presence of excess base.
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