151. Synthesis of TiB2 powders via carbothermal reduction of TiO2, HBO2 and carbon black
- Author
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Liwei Zhou, Jincheng Yu, Hongyu Gong, Yujun Zhang, and Li Ma
- Subjects
Materials science ,Scanning electron microscope ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,01 natural sciences ,law.invention ,Crystallinity ,law ,Carbothermic reaction ,0103 physical sciences ,Materials Chemistry ,Calcination ,Boron ,010302 applied physics ,Process Chemistry and Technology ,Metallurgy ,Carbon black ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Microstructure ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,chemistry ,Ceramics and Composites ,Particle size ,0210 nano-technology ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
A certain amount of H 3 BO 3 was preheated at 120 °C for 8 h in order to obtain HBO 2 for preparation of TiB 2 powders by carbothermal reduction. The influence of different amounts of HBO 2 ( 44.9–48.4 wt%), calcination temperature (1400–1800 °C) and the variety of boron sources (H 3 BO 3 , HBO 2 and B 2 O 3 ) on the composition and microstructure of the product was investigated. The resultant powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Results showed that impurity-free TiB 2 crystalline powders with the grain size of about 10.0 μm could be successfully prepared at 1700 °C for 30 min in Ar atmosphere when the amount of HBO 2 was 46.7 wt%. Compared with control groups, grains of powders revealed better crystallinity and relatively finer particle size.
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- 2016