scholarly journals Preparation of V–4Cr–4Ti Alloys from Mixed Oxides via Electro-Deoxidation Process in Molten Salt

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1067
Author(s):  
Xiaozhou Cao ◽  
Qiuyue Li ◽  
Yuanyuan Shi ◽  
Dong Wu ◽  
Xiangxin Xue

V–4Cr–4Ti alloys exhibit important advantages as a candidate structural materials for fusion reactor first-walls and blanket applications. V–4Cr–4Ti alloys were prepared by direct electrochemical reduction of the solid mixture of V2O3, Cr2O3 and TiO2 in the molten CaCl2–NaCl eutectic at 1073 K. The influence of cell voltage, sintering temperature and electrolysis time on the electrolysis process are reported. The microstructure and phase compositions of the products were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) during the electrolysis process. The results showed that V–4Cr–4Ti alloys can be obtained at the voltage of 3.1 V and the time of 0.5 h. Cr2O3 was first reduced to Cr metal, while V2O3 and TiO2 was reduced to low-valence oxide of vanadium and titanium. The reduction rate increases with increasing cell voltage, with much perovskite oxide formed during the electrolysis process.

2008 ◽  
Vol 595-598 ◽  
pp. 897-905
Author(s):  
Eric Caudron ◽  
Régis Cueff ◽  
Christophe Issartel ◽  
N. Karimi ◽  
Frédéric Riffard ◽  
...  

Manganese addition and subsequent yttrium implantation effects on extra low carbon steel were studied by Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS), Reflection High Energy Electron Diffraction (RHEED), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Glancing Angle X-ray Diffraction (GAXRD). Thermogravimetry and in situ X-Ray Diffraction at 700°C and PO2=0.04 Pa for 24h were used to determine the manganese alloying addition and subsequent yttrium implantation effects on reference steel oxidation resistance at high temperatures. This study clearly shows the combined effect of manganese alloying addition and subsequent yttrium implantation which promotes the formation of several yttrium mixed oxides seem to be responsible for the improved reference steel oxidation resistance at high temperatures.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beata Zielińska ◽  
Ewa Mijowska ◽  
Ryszard J. Kalenczuk

K-Ta mixed oxides photocatalysts have been prepared by impregnation followed by calcination. The influence of the reaction temperature (450°C–900°C) on the phase formation, crystal morphology, and photocatalytic activity in hydrogen generation of the produced materials was investigated. The detailed analysis has revealed that all products exhibit high crystallinity and irregular structure. Moreover, two different crystal structures of potassium tantalates such as KTaO3and K2Ta4O11were obtained. It was also found that the sample composed of KTaO3and traces of unreacted Ta2O5(annealed at 600°C) exhibits the highest activity in the reaction of photocatalytic hydrogen generation. The crystallographic phases, optical and vibronic properties were examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and diffuse reflectance (DR) UV-vis and resonance Raman spectroscopic methods, respectively. Morphology and chemical composition of the produced samples were studied using a high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HR-TEM) and an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDX) as its mode.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 625
Author(s):  
Said Arhzaf ◽  
Mohammed Naciri Bennani ◽  
Sadik Abouarnadasse ◽  
Hamid Ziyat ◽  
Omar Qabaqous

<p>The fundamental character of the Mg-Al mixed oxide (Mg<sub>n</sub>(Al)O), derived from the Mg-Al hydrotalcite (Mg<sub>n</sub>Al-CO<sub>3</sub>-HT), where n corresponds to the Mg/Al molar ratio (n: 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5 and 4), was studied by using the adsorption of phenol as a probe acid molecule. The hydrotalcite precursors were prepared by the coprecipitation method. Their derived mixed oxides were obtained by thermal treatment at 450°C in a flow of air. The resulting solids were characterized by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis             (TG-DTA), nitrogen physisorption (BET) and phenol chemisorption. The phenol adsorption followed by UV-Visible spectrophotometry shows that the basicity increases with the Mg/Al molar ratio, such that maximum quantity of phenol adsorbed (Q<sub>ads</sub> = 0.54 mmol/g <sub>cat</sub>) was obtained with the mixed oxide derived from the Mg-Al hydrotalcite of Mg/Al molar ratio equal to 3.5.</p>


Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1344
Author(s):  
Tim Van Everbroeck ◽  
Radu-George Ciocarlan ◽  
Wouter Van Hoey ◽  
Myrjam Mertens ◽  
Pegie Cool

Mixed oxides were synthesized by co-precipitation of a Cu source in combination with Al, Fe or Mn corresponding salts as precursors. The materials were calcined at 600 and 1000 °C in order to crystallize the phases and to mimic the reaction conditions of the catalytic application. At 600 °C a mixed spinel structure was only formed for the combination of Cu and Mn, while at 1000 °C all the materials showed mixed spinel formation. The catalysts were applied in three-way catalysis using a reactor with a gas mixture containing CO, NO and O2. All the materials calcined at 600 °C displayed the remarkable ability to oxidize CO with O2 but also to reduce NO with CO, while the pure oxides such as CuO and MnO2 were not able to. The high catalytic activity at 600 °C was attributed to small supported CuO particles present and imperfections in the spinel structure. Calcination at 1000 °C crystallized the structure further which led to a dramatic loss in catalytic activity, although CuAl2O4 and CuFe2O4 still converted some NO. The materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, H2-Temperatrue Programmed Reduction (H2-TPR), N2-sorption and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX).


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Neatu ◽  
Mihaela M. Trandafir ◽  
Adelina Stănoiu ◽  
Ovidiu G. Florea ◽  
Cristian E. Simion ◽  
...  

This study presents the synthesis and characterization of lanthanum-modified alumina supported cerium–manganese mixed oxides, which were prepared by three different methods (coprecipitation, impregnation and citrate-based sol-gel method) followed by calcination at 500 °C. The physicochemical properties of the synthesized materials were investigated by various characterization techniques, namely: nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and H2–temperature programmed reduction (TPR). This experimental study demonstrated that the role of the catalytic surface is much more important than the bulk one. Indeed, the incipient impregnation of CeO2–MnOx catalyst, supported on an optimized amount of 4 wt.% La2O3–Al2O3, provided the best results of the catalytic combustion of methane on our catalytic micro-convertors. This is mainly due to: (i) the highest pore size dimensions according to the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) investigations, (ii) the highest amount of Mn4+ or/and Ce4+ on the surface as revealed by XPS, (iii) the presence of a mixed phase (Ce2MnO6) as shown by X-ray diffraction; and (iv) a higher reducibility of Mn4+ or/and Ce4+ species as displayed by H2–TPR and therefore more reactive oxygen species.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romain VAUCHY ◽  
Renaud.C. BELIN ◽  
Anne-Charlotte ROBISSON ◽  
Fiqiri HODAJ

ABSTRACTUranium-plutonium mixed oxides incorporating high amounts of plutonium are considered for future nuclear reactors. For plutonium content higher than 20%, a phase separation occurs, depending on the temperature and on the oxygen stoichiometry. This phase separation phenomenon is still not precisely described, especially at high plutonium content. Here, using an original in situ fast X-ray diffraction device dedicated to radioactive materials, we evidenced a phase separation occurring during rapid cooling from 1773 K to room temperature at the rate of 0.05 and 2 K per second for a (U0.55Pu0.45)O2-x compound under a reducing atmosphere. The results show that the cooling rate does not impact the lattice parameters of the obtained phases at room temperature but their fraction. In addition to their obvious fundamental interest, these results are of utmost importance in the prospect of using uranium-plutonium mixed oxides with high plutonium content as nuclear fuels.


2018 ◽  
Vol 512 ◽  
pp. 635-643
Author(s):  
E. Gordillo-Cruz ◽  
J. Alvarez-Ramirez ◽  
F. González ◽  
J.A de los Reyes

2019 ◽  
Vol 805 ◽  
pp. 71-75
Author(s):  
Suchittra Inthong ◽  
Chatchai Kruae-In ◽  
Wuttikrai Thanomsiang ◽  
Suppanat Kosolwattana ◽  
Denis Russell Sweatman ◽  
...  

This research reports the physical and mechanical properties of (1-x) Bi0.5(Na0.81K0.19)0.5TiO3-xKNbO3 (x=0.00-0.06) ceramics. The Modified Bi0.5(Na0.81K0.19)0.5TiO3 ceramics were synthesized by solid state reaction technique. The mixed oxides powders were calcined at 850 °C, 4 h and sintered at 1120 °C, 2 h to form pure phase perovskite and the optimum bulk density, respectively. The phase formation of the modified ceramic samples was determined by X-ray diffraction technique. All of the modified Bi0.5(Na0.81K0.19)0.5TiO3 ceramics exhibited a single perovskite phase. The bulk densities of the modified ceramic samples were 5.41±0.27-5.75±0.28 g/cm3 using the Archimedes’ method. The microstructure was revealed by the scanning electron microscope. The rectangular-like shape was found of all studied ceramics which had the grain size between 1.31±0.02-1.56±0.03 mm. The mechanical properties were studied by both Vickers and Knoop microhardness tester. The results are discussed in term of the relation among hardness properties, Young’s modulus, and fracture toughness.


2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (01n03) ◽  
pp. 533-535
Author(s):  
J. H. HAO ◽  
J. GAO

We have developed a process to grow SrTiO 3 ( STO ) thin films showing single (110) orientation directly on Si by means of pulsed laser deposition technique. The growth of STO films directly on Si has been described. The crystallinity of the grown STO films was characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis of θ-2θ scan and rocking curve. Our results may be of interest for better understanding of the growth based on the perovskite oxide thin films on silicon materials.


2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (24) ◽  
pp. 12757-12766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Strach ◽  
Renaud C. Belin ◽  
Jean-Christophe Richaud ◽  
Jacques Rogez

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