Effect of Al_(2)O_(3)/SiO_(2) ratio on morphology of complex calcium ferrite

Al_(2)O_(3) and SiO_(2) greatly influence the formation of complex calcium ferrite,which is the main bonding phase in high basicity sinters.The effects of Al_(2)O_(3)/SiO_(2) ratios on the morphology of complex calcium ferrite were studied.The main mineral phases in the samples with different Al_(2)O_(3)/SiO_(2) ratios were CaFe_(2)O_(4) with a solid solution of Si or Al atoms and the silico-ferrite of calcium and aluminum.The results showed that the morphology of the complex calcium ferrite changed from lumpy to plate-like and acicular with increases in the SiO_(2) content and the Al_(2)O_(3)/SiO_(2) ratio.When the content of SiO_(2) was 4 wt.%,the main calcium ferrite morphology was acicular,and the number of macropores in the samples increased with the Al_(2)O_(3)/SiO_(2) ratio increasing.The first-principles analysis of the calcium ferrite crystal structure showed that adding SiO_(2) and Al_(2)O_(3) changed the growth mechanism of the CaFe_(2)O_(4) crystal,promoting the formation of platy and acicular complex calcium ferrite.The size of calcium ferrite was significantly smaller due to the increase in CaO-Fe_(2)O_(3)-SiO_(2)-Al_(2)O_(3) viscosity with increasing the Al_(2)O_(3)/SiO_(2) ratio.

Effects of Compound Silicate Gangue on Formation of Complex Calcium Ferrite During Sintering Process

In order to improve the quality of sinter produced by Baiyunebo iron ore concentrate,the effects of compound silicate gangue containing kalium and natrium on formation of complex calcium ferrite were studied using mini-sintering test device,optical microscope（OM） analysis and scanning electron microscope（SEM）/energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy（EDX） analysis.The results show that with the increasing of K2O and Na2O content in sintering samples,K2O and Na2O highly enriched in the glassy phases,the contents of complex calcium ferrite and hematite in sinter decreased and the porosity increased;the mineral microstructure exhibited large cavities and thin framework and became inhomogeneous.The compound silicate gangue containing kalium and natrium significantly inhibited the generation of complex calcium ferrite（SFCA）.When the content of K2O and Na2O was higher in samples,a part of K2O and Na2O entered into complex calcium ferrite,which caused the fine grains of SFCA with acicular and columnar to agglomerate into coarse grains,and its bonding effect to iron oxides reduced.The content of K2O and Na2O in sinter had effects on quantity,composition and morphology of complex calcium ferrite.

Primary slag formation behavior during reduction process of SFCA-I and SFCA

Because the formation behavior of primary slag which decomposed from complex calcium ferrite(SFCA-I and SFCA)is not quite clear,the migration behavior of CaO and Al_(2)O_(3) derived from high basicity or high alumina sinter is always worth studying.The reducibility of three representative sinter samples and the formation behavior of primary slag during reduction process were investigated via X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,and energy-dispersive spectroscopy characterization.The results show that the reducibility of high basicity sinter is superior to that of high alumina sinter.Minerals with poor reducibility like hercynite and brownmillerite and with large-grained particles like free alumina and silica form in sinters with basicity of 2.4 and Al_(2)O_(3) content of 4 wt.%,respectively.The appearance of these minerals can well explain the reduction stagnation phenomenon occurring in these sinter samples.The migration behavior of CaO and Al_(2)O_(3) during slag formation process is different.CaO can easily combine with SiO2 to form silicate phase or firstly form calcium-rich ferro-aluminate solid solution and then transform to silicate phase,while Al_(2)O_(3) firstly combines with CaO and FeO to form solid solution and then,gradually combines with SiO2 to form calcium aluminum silicate phase.

Structural, Dielectric, and Magnetic Properties of Ba-Doped Multiferroic Bismuth Ferrite

The main focus of the research was to correlate the microstructure with dielectric and magnetic properties of Bi1-xBaxFeO3 samples. Bi1-xBaxFeO3 samples（x = 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3） were synthesized by the conventional solid-state reaction method using nano-powders of Bi2O3, Fe2O3, and BaCO3. Thereafter, field emission scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction（XRD） techniques were used to examine the structure and phase of the samples. Phase analysis by XRD indicated that the single-phase perovskite structure was formed with possible increment in lattice parameter with increasing Ba doping. Complex permeability（u＇iand u＇＇i） measured using impedance analyzer confirmed the increase in magnetic property with increasing Ba doping. Finally, dielectric constant（k） was analyzed as a function of temperature at different frequencies. Dielectric constant as high as 2900 was attained in this research for Bi0.8Ba0.2FeO3 sample due to reduction in leakage current at this composition.