본 연구에서는 메조기공 티타니아/알루미나 막을 솔-젤법을 이용하여 제조하였다. 티타니아/알루미나 막의 기공구조 및 결정상은 하소 온도에 따라 조절될 수 있었다. 티타니아에 알루미나를 첨가하는 것은 티타니아 결정상이 아나타제상에서 루타일상으로 상변화 되는 것을 지연시켜 기공구조의 열적 안정화를 가져왔다. 5번 딥코팅하여 제조된 막의 두께는 10.3mum였으며, 평균 기공크기는 5 nm이었다. 기체 투과 실험 결과는 수소와 질소의 permeance는 각각 17.1×10 -7mol/㎡·s·Pa 및 4.7×10 -7mol/㎡·s·Pa이었다. 이 결과는 Knudsen 확산에 의해 설명될 수 있었다.

Mesoporous alumina particles were prepared by spray pyrolysis using cetyltrimethyl-ammonium bromide (CTAB) as a structure directing agent and the effect of Al precursor types on the texture properties was studied using N2 adsorption isotherms, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The surface area and the microstructure of alumina particles were significantly influenced by the Al precursor type. The largest BET surface area was obtained when Al chloride was used, whereas alumina particles prepared from Al acetate had the largest pore volume. According to small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analysis, the alumina powders prepared using nitrate and acetate precursors had a clear single SAXS peak around 2θ = 1.0~1.5°, indicating that regular mesopores with sponge-like structure were produced. On the basis of TEM, SAXS, and N2 isotherm results, the chloride precursor was most profitable to obtain the largest surface area (265 m2/g), whereas, the nitrate precursor is useful for the preparation of non-hollow mesoporous alumina with regular pore size, maintaining high surface area (~233 m2/g).