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Fabrication of Highly Porous Alumina Prepared by Gelation Freezing Route with Antifreeze Protein
Author(s) -
Fukushima Manabu,
Tsuda Sakae,
Yoshizawa Yuichi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/jace.12229
Subject(s) - antifreeze protein , monolith , porosity , fabrication , materials science , antifreeze , ceramic , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , catalysis , medicine , biochemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
Macroporous alumina ceramic monolith was fabricated by the novel gelation freezing method with antifreeze protein ( AFP ). The gelation freezing route with AFP is a simple and efficient way to produce macrocellular ceramics with tailored and uniform pore architecture as well as high porosity.