A facile, green and efficient surfactant-free method for synthesis of aluminum nanooxides with an extraordinary high surface area

Nano boehmite with unprecedented high surface area and pore volume (802 m2 g−1, 2.35 cm3 g−1) was prepared using a facile, green and efficient surfactant-free synthesis method. The structure of the material is characterized by the presence of plates with varying thicknesses and morphologies. The calcined samples show curved and rolled plates with a nanotube-like appearance.