MgO nanostructured microspheres synthesized by an interfacial reaction in a solid-stabilized emulsion

摘要

Nanostructured MgO microspheres were prepared by a novel solid-stabilized emulsion for the first time. SEM, XRD, size analysis and BET measurement were used to characterize the MgO microspheres. The diameter of the MgO microspheres was in a range of 5.1 to 5.4 mu m. The surfaces of the MgO microspheres were made of leaf-like nanostructures with a leaf thickness of 65 nm. The XRD analysis indicated that the MgO nanostructured microspheres were of cubic lattice. The specific surface area of the MgO nanostructured microspheres was about 105.8 nr/g. The MgO microspheres with nanostructured surfaces had a larger specific surface area than the MgO polyhedral particles prepared by the comparing experiment (via a conventional homogeneous precipitation route). An interfacial reaction mechanism for the formation of the MgO microspheres with nanostructured surfaces was proposed.