Molten salt synthesis, formation mechanism, and oxidation behavior of nanocrystalline HfB2 powders

Synthesis of HfB2 Powders by Carbothermal Reduction

In this research, solid state carbothermal synthesis of HfB2 Nano powders was investigated. For this purpose, HfO2,H3BO3, carbon active or phenolic resin were used as raw materials for carbothermal reaction. After 2-4 hours of milling the raw materials by a planetary ball in an ethanol media, the mixture was heat dried and pressed in to disks under pressure of 20-30 bar. The disks were then pla...

LOW TEMPERATURE MOLTEN SALT SYNTHESIS OF NANO CRYSTALLINE MgAl2O4 POWDER

Abstract: composition of MgO and nano boehmite. The reactant and potassium chloride, as the reaction media, were fired at800-1000 °C at different dwell times (0.5-5 h) in the ambient atmosphere. After washing and filtration, the spinel nanopowder was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) techniques. It was demonstrated tha...

Synthesis and Characterization of Hexagonal Shaped Nanocrystalline Zinc Oxide Powders

Nanocrystalline ZnO powders are synthesized using a quick, simple and inexpensive combustion method. Glycine and zinc nitrate, used as fuel and oxidant/cation sources respectively, were mixed together at room temperature to form a slurry or gel. A series of experiments were performed to synthesize nanoparticles for different fuel to oxidant ratios. The rate of heating and stirring greatly influ...

Molten Salt Synthesis of Calcium Hydroxyapatite Whiskers

Calcium hydroxyapatite (HA) whiskers and crystals were produced by the route of molten salt synthesis. The effects on whisker morphology of chosen flux, flux-to-HA ratio, synthesis temperature, and reaction time were investigated. The thermal stabilities of the produced whiskers were tested at 1300°C in an air atmosphere. A tentative X-ray diffraction pattern was proposed for the HA whiskers. M...

Formation Mechanism and Enthalpy of Mixing of Nanocrystalline NiTi Intermetallic during Mechanical Alloying