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Mg-Ion Inversion in MgO@MgO-Al2 O3 Oxides: The Origin of Basic Sites.

ChemSusChem (2019-04-10)
Vishwanath Hiremath, Hyuk Jae Kwon, In-Sun Jung, Soonchul Kwon, Sung Hyun Kwon, Seung Geol Lee, Hyun Chul Lee, Jeong Gil Seo
RÉSUMÉ

Although MgO-Al2 O3 is well known as having a spinel structure, the inversion of which occurs by exchange of the trivalent (Al3+ ) and divalent (Mg2+ ) cations, little analytical study of the degree of inversion has been carried out. This study concerns a simple methodology to identify the inversion by solid-state NMR spectroscopy, whereby its correlation with the CO2 capture capacity of MgO-rich MgO@MgO-Al2 O3 spinel structures is verified. Through 27 Al and 25 Mg NMR spectroscopy, temperature-programmed CO2 desorption, and thermogravimetric analysis, higher inversion is found to occur at low Mg/Al ratios and the inversion is found to decrease as the Mg/Al ratio increases. Moreover, the degree of inversion correlates with CO2 sorption, which is associated with the medium-strength basic sites induced by formation of the unsaturated O2- species. These results will open new pathways to exploit defects in complex oxides beyond spinels and their derivatives for desired applications. This demonstration of MgO-Al2 O3 for CO2 sorption can contribute to the design of future CO2 sorbents.