TY - JOUR AV - none JF - Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84155175698&partnerID=40&md5=6e0a6476bc397ef5b1854c03002e4a32 ID - scholars1847 SP - 1342 EP - 1351 Y1 - 2011/// N1 - cited By 1 IS - 11 N2 - Mixed oxides of alumina and magnesia with different MgO content were prepared by wet impregnation method. The physicochemical properties and structures of these synthesized mixed oxides γ-Al 2O 3-MgO were studied with X-ray diffraction (XRD), FESEM, Fourior transform infrared (FTIR), Thermogravimeric analysis (TGA), and BET methods. The point of zero charge of mixed oxides was also determined by salt addition method to explore the effect of MgO contents on the PZC of commercial γ-Al 2O 3. The results showed the as the MgO loading was increased the PZC of alumina was also increased linearly. Moreover, the PZC of these synthesized mixed oxides varied between the PZCs of pure oxides of γ-Al 2O 3 and MgO. Further, it was found that the addition of low amounts of MgO to alumina didn't cause change in the structure of alumina however, high loading of MgO caused change in the phase and structure of alumina depending on the MgO loading. Moreover, it was observed that the activation energy of degradation increased as the Mg (NO 3) 2.6H 2O loading was increased onto γ-Al 2O 3. A1 - Farooq, M. A1 - Ramli, A. A1 - Subbarao, D. VL - 5 SN - 19918178 TI - The effects of MgO loading on the surface properties of γ-Al 2O 3 in the mixed oxides ER -