Synthesis Mechanism and High Temperature Chemical Stability of CaZrO3

CaZrO3 powder was prepared using CaO,CaCO3 and Ca(OH)2 as calcium source,nano m-ZrO2 powder,micron m-ZrO2 powder,micron CaO partially stabilized ZrO2(Ca-PSZ)powder as zircon source,through high temperature solid reaction.Effect of the calcination temperature(800,900,1000,1100,1200,1300,1400,1500,and 1600℃)and the holding time(3,4,and 5 h)on the phase composition change was studied to research the synthesis mechanism.The synthesized CaZrO3 powder was mixed with CaO,MgO,Al2O3,Cr2O3,SiO2,and ZrO2 powder separately and fired at 1500℃for 3 h to prepare specimens to research the high temperature chemical stability of CaZrO3 with different reaction mediums.The results show that during the synthesis process,the CaZrO3 content does not always increase with the increasing calcination temperature or the prolonging holding time,CaZrO3 decomposes resulting from the diffusion of Ca2+and O2-in CaZrO3 to m-ZrO2 or c-ZrO2.At high temperatures,when CaZrO3 is in alkaline environment(such as environment containing CaO or MgO),the high temperature chemical stability is high,but when CaZrO3 is not in alkaline environment(such as environment containing Al2O3,Cr2O3,SiO2 or ZrO2),the high temperature chemical stability is low.

Preparation and Performance of Si^4＋ -doping Rod-shaped TiO2 Powder by Nonhydrolytic Sol-gel Method

Titania（TiO2） nanorod powder was prepared by nonhydrolytic sol-gel method using titanic chloride（TiCl4） as titanium source, methylene dichloride（CH2Cl2） as solvent, absolute ethyl alcohol（CH（-3）CH2OH） as oxygen donor. The effects of Si^（4＋） doping on the TiO2 nanocrystalline phase transformation temperature were systematically researched. The results showed that when the molar ratio of Ti^（4＋） to Si^（4＋） is 1 to1.3, TiO2 prepared by calcination at 1 100 ℃ for 1 hour exhibits rod shape and has good photocatalytic activity. Doping of Si^（4＋） makes glass phase core-shell structure forming on the surface of anatase crystal particles, which can inhibit crystal phase transformation and raise the transformation temperature, making TiO2 stable in anatase phase at 1 200 ℃.