Inorganic metal oxides having high surface area and pore volume are prepared by spray drying. The admixture which is spray dried to yield the metal oxides is produced from reactants comprising at least one hydrolyzable metal compound, a sufficient amount of water to at least partially hydrolyze the metal compound and an organic solvent. The admixture is supplied as a plurality of droplets to a reaction zone operated under conditions of temperature and pressure below the critical temperature and pressure of the reactants but sufficient to produce a product comprising metal oxide powders and a gas comprising organic solvent vapors. The powders are separated from the gas in a known fashion and collected. Spray drying of non-aqueous systems unexpectedly produces metal oxides having properties generally intermediate conventionally produced oxides and aerogels.
通过喷雾干燥制备具有高比表面积和孔体积的无机金属氧化物。用于产生金属氧化物的喷雾干燥混合物由至少一种可
水解
金属化合物、足够的
水至少部分
水解
金属化合物和一种有机溶剂组成。该混合物作为多个液滴提供给反应区,在温度和压力条件下操作,这些条件低于反应物的临界温度和压力,但足以产生金属氧化物粉末和含有有机溶剂蒸气的气体。粉末以已知的方式与气体分离并收集。非
水系统的喷雾干燥意外地产生了性质通常介于常规产生的氧化物和气凝胶之间的金属氧化物。