In this paper, the synthesis of Ti_3 SiC_2 from SiC/Ti powder using reactive spark plasma sintering(R-SPS) in the temperature range of 1300-1400 ℃ is reported. The results show that the purity of Ti_3 SiC_2 is improv...In this paper, the synthesis of Ti_3 SiC_2 from SiC/Ti powder using reactive spark plasma sintering(R-SPS) in the temperature range of 1300-1400 ℃ is reported. The results show that the purity of Ti_3 SiC_2 is improved up to 75 wt% when the holding time is increased from 10 to 20 min at1400 ℃. The thermodynamic and experimental results indicate that Ti_3 SiC_2 formation takes place via the reaction of a pre-formed TiC phase with the silicides, formed from the eutectic compositions.Detailed analysis of mechanical behaviour indicates that samples with higher percentage of secondary phases exhibit higher microhardness and better resistance compared to the near single phase Ti_3 SiC_2.展开更多
Two classes of inorganic materials such as metallic nanowires and metal oxides nanorods were synthesized using the polyol process and scaled-up to produce macroscopic quantities. Scale-up strategy was successfully bui...Two classes of inorganic materials such as metallic nanowires and metal oxides nanorods were synthesized using the polyol process and scaled-up to produce macroscopic quantities. Scale-up strategy was successfully built by performing the synthesis in a 15 cm diameter, 4.5 litersvolume cylindrical tank using a straight paddle impeller and a Rushton turbine. The actual yield of the synthesis is ~45 grams per batch for zinc oxide nanorods and ~20 grams per batch for cobalt nickel nanowires. Under the same rotation speed, the aspect ratio of the produced nanowires and nanorods using the Rushton turbine impeller with radial flow patterns has shown a lower aspect ratio, nanoparticle size and polydispersity. This is attributed to the increase of the local dissipated energy as spatially calculated by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) that is proposed to design, optimize and scale-up the polyol process.展开更多
文摘In this paper, the synthesis of Ti_3 SiC_2 from SiC/Ti powder using reactive spark plasma sintering(R-SPS) in the temperature range of 1300-1400 ℃ is reported. The results show that the purity of Ti_3 SiC_2 is improved up to 75 wt% when the holding time is increased from 10 to 20 min at1400 ℃. The thermodynamic and experimental results indicate that Ti_3 SiC_2 formation takes place via the reaction of a pre-formed TiC phase with the silicides, formed from the eutectic compositions.Detailed analysis of mechanical behaviour indicates that samples with higher percentage of secondary phases exhibit higher microhardness and better resistance compared to the near single phase Ti_3 SiC_2.
文摘Two classes of inorganic materials such as metallic nanowires and metal oxides nanorods were synthesized using the polyol process and scaled-up to produce macroscopic quantities. Scale-up strategy was successfully built by performing the synthesis in a 15 cm diameter, 4.5 litersvolume cylindrical tank using a straight paddle impeller and a Rushton turbine. The actual yield of the synthesis is ~45 grams per batch for zinc oxide nanorods and ~20 grams per batch for cobalt nickel nanowires. Under the same rotation speed, the aspect ratio of the produced nanowires and nanorods using the Rushton turbine impeller with radial flow patterns has shown a lower aspect ratio, nanoparticle size and polydispersity. This is attributed to the increase of the local dissipated energy as spatially calculated by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) that is proposed to design, optimize and scale-up the polyol process.
