scholarly journals Phenomena Occurring upon the Sintering of a Mixture of Yttria–Zirconia Nanometric Powder and Sub-Micrometric Pure Zirconia Powder

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
pp. 6937
Author(s):  
Kamil Wojteczko ◽  
Zbigniew Pędzich ◽  
Dariusz Zientara ◽  
Katarzyna Berent ◽  
Krzysztof Haberko

Mixtures of powders essentially differing in their particle morphology and size were applied to prepare polycrystals in a Y2O3-ZrO2 system. An yttria–zirconia solid solution nanometric powder with a Y2O3 concentration of 3.5% was prepared by subjecting co-precipitated gels to hydrothermal treatment at 240 °C. The crystallization occurred in distilled water. The pure zirconia powders composed of elongated and sub-micrometer size particles were also manufactured through the hydrothermal treatment of pure zirconia gel, although in this case, the process took place in the NaOH solution. Mixtures of the two kinds of powder were prepared so as to produce a mean composition corresponding to an yttria concentration of 3 mol%. Compacts of this powder mixture were sintered, and changes in phase composition vs. temperature were studied using X-ray diffraction. The dilatometry measurements revealed the behavior of the powder compact during sintering. The polished surfaces revealed the microstructure of the resulting polycrystal. Additionally, the electron back scattering diffraction technique (EBSD) allowed us to identify symmetry between the observed grains. Hardness, fracture toughness, and mechanical strength measurements were also performed.

2009 ◽  
Vol 610-613 ◽  
pp. 1227-1230
Author(s):  
Chun Li Zou ◽  
Xin Bo Xiong ◽  
Xie Rong Zeng

An adherent apatite coating was deposited on titanium substrate through the three steps. First, titanium substrate was modified in 10M NaOH solution at 60°C, and then immersed in acidic solution of calcium phosphate resulting in the deposition of monetite (CaHPO4) coating using induction heating technique. Finally the monetite crystals were transformed to HA by a hydrothermal process at 160°C for 2 hours. Composition、morphology and structure of the initial and final coatings were identified using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy, and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS). The final coating consisted of compact HA crystals and these HA apatite crystals stacked tightly and kept the initial morphology of the monetite crystals. The coating adhesion measured using scratch test was 25.25N. In conclusion, hydrothermal treatment and induction heating techniques are effective surface coating methods that improve bonding to titanium substrate.


2005 ◽  
Vol 878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladislav A. Sadykov ◽  
Vladimir I. Zaikovskii ◽  
Dmitrii A. Zyuzin ◽  
Ella M. Moroz ◽  
Elena B. Burgina ◽  
...  

AbstractGenesis of the structure of zirconia fine particles prepared by precipitation of amorphous hydrated zirconia by ammonia from the ZrO(NO3)2 solution followed by a mild hydrothermal treatment (HTT) of precipitate, washing and calcination under air up to 1000 °C has been studied by HRTEM, X-ray diffraction, Raman and FTIRS. HTT rearranges the structure of amorphous zirconia, which helps to obtain nearly single-phase monoclinic nanozirconia (particle size 5-15 nm) after a mild calcination at 500 °C. Dehydroxilation and sintering of these nanoparticles at higher (600-650 °C) temperatures generate polysynthetic (001) twins. Modeling revealed that reappearance of the (111) “cubic” reflex in XRD patterns of samples calcined at 600-650 °C can be due to these extended defects. In their vicinity, the seven-fold Zr-O coordination sphere is retained, while packing of ZrO7 polyhedra is varied towards more symmetric structures, thus causing disappearance of the Raman spectra.


1991 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Scardi ◽  
L. Lutterotti ◽  
R. Di Maggio

AbstractA new preparation procedure to obtain tetragonal pure zirconia powders is reported together with a detailed analysis of the profile of X-ray Diffraction (XRD) peaks. The crystallization kinetic up to 800°C is described through r.m.s. microstrain and crystallite size distributions. The results of two methods of profile analysis are compared. After thermal treatments up to 100°C the samples of amorphous gel prepared crystallize in the tetragonal structure. The monoclinic phase occurs only above this temperature. Moreover the tetragonal to monoclinic transformation has a strong effect in changing the shape of the distributions. Studying the crystallite size distributions we can infer a critical size of about 300 Å for the tetragonal crystallites to transform. The shape of the mean crystallite of a fully tetragonal sample is also described.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 745-754
Author(s):  
Khoirina Dwi Nugrahaningtyas ◽  
Eddy Heraldy ◽  
Rachmadani ◽  
Yuniawan Hidayat ◽  
Indriana Kartini

Abstract The properties of three types of CoMo/USY catalysts with different synthesized methods have been studied. The sequential and co-impregnation methods followed by activation using calcination and reduction process have been conducted. The properties of the catalysts were examined using Fourier-transform-infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) with refinement, and surface area analyzer (SAA). The FTIR spectrum study revealed the enhanced intensity of its Bronsted acid site, and the XRD diffractogram pattern verified the composition of pure metals, oxides, and alloys in the catalyst. The SAA demonstrated the mesoporous features of the catalyst. Scanning electron microscopy showed an irregular particle morphology. Additional analysis using the transmission electron microscopy indicated that the metal has successfully impregnated without damaging the USY structure.


Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Aaron Mbissik ◽  
Abdellatif Elghali ◽  
Muhammad Ouabid ◽  
Otmane Raji ◽  
Jean-Louis Bodinier ◽  
...  

Due to the increasing demand for conventional sources of potassium (K) and their inaccessibility by African countries, K-rich igneous rocks are increasingly studied as potential alternative sources. In this study, six potassic igneous rocks (syenites and trachytes) from the Tamazeght, Jbel Boho, Ait Saoun, and El Glo’a regions (Morocco) were sampled and characterized. Then they were hydrothermally treated to enhance their K release for potential use as potassic fertilizers. The raw materials are mainly formed by microcline (up to 74%), orthoclase (20–68%), albite (36–57%), biotite-muscovite (15–23%), and titanite, calcite, hematite, and apatite as accessory minerals. These samples were crushed and milled to reach a particle size <150 µm and mixed with 4 N NaOH solution in an autoclave. The liquid/solid (L/S) ratio was about 44 mL/50 g. The powders were allowed to react with the solution at 170 °C for 7 h. For all tests, NaOH reacted completely with the powders and no liquid was observed after the treatment. X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), infrared spectroscopy (IRTF), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS) were carried out on treated samples to characterize the mineralogical and structural changes due to the alkali-hydrothermal treatment. Indeed, the treated samples revealed the presence of sodic neoformed phases such as thermonatrite, sodalite, analcime, and cancrinite. The treated material was leached for a week using deionized water and the elements released were measured using inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). The hydrothermal process showed a strong effect on structure breakdown as well as on the release of K and other nutrients such as P, Fe, Si, Mg, and Ca. Therefore, the alkali-hydrothermal treatment allowed the release of 50.5 wt% K. Moreover, the release of Mg, Ca, Fe, P, K, and Si were significantly increased. Mg, Ca, Fe, P, K, and Si release within raw materials was about (0.5–3.6), (3.5–31.4), (0.01–0.4), (0.01–0.3), (20–55), and (4.6–8) mg/kg, respectively, whereas treated samples showed a higher release of these elements. Quantitatively, Mg, Ca, Fe, P, K, and Si releases were about (10–11.8), (60–70), (7–20), (1.2–15), (218–1278), and (1119–2759) mg/kg, respectively. Consequently, the treated igneous rocks (syenite and trachyte) could be directly used as potassic fertilizers that would also be a source of other nutrients.


2012 ◽  
Vol 490-495 ◽  
pp. 3211-3214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Shan Chen ◽  
Cun Jing Wang

Synthesis reactions were carried out by chemical vapor deposition using iron catalyst supported on aluminum hydroxide at 400 °C and 420 °C, in the presence of argon as carrier gas and acetylene as carbon source. The aluminum hydroxide support was separated by refluxing the samples in 40% NaOH solution for 2 h and 36% HCl solution for 24 h, respectively. The samples were characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The results show that carbon nanotubes were the main products at 420 °C, while large scale high purity nano onion-like fullerenes encapsulating Fe3C, with almost uniform sizes ranging from 10-50 nm, were obtained at the low temperature of 400 °C.


2010 ◽  
Vol 660-661 ◽  
pp. 983-988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Rodrigo Arakaki ◽  
Walter Kenji Yoshito ◽  
Valter Ussui ◽  
Dolores Ribeiro Ricci Lazar

Zirconia stabilized with 8.5 mol% yttria (YSZ) were synthesized by coprecipitation and resulting gels were hydrothermallly treated at 200°C and 220 PSI for 4, 8 and 16 hours. Products were oven dried at 70°C for 24 hours, isostatically pressed as pellets and sintered at 1500 °C for 1 hour. Powders were characterized for surface area with N2 gas adsorption, X-ray diffraction, laser diffraction granulometric analysis and scanning and transmission electronic microscopy. Density of ceramics was measured by an immersion method based on the Archimedes principle. Results showed that powders dried at 70°C are amorphous and after treatment has tetragonal/cubic symmetry. Surface area of powders presented a significant reduction after hydrothermal treatment. Ceramics prepared from hydrothermally treated powders have higher green density but sintered pellets are less dense when compared to that made with powders calcined at 800°C for 1 hour due to the agglomerate state of powders. Solvothermal treatment is a promising procedure to enhance density.


2007 ◽  
Vol 544-545 ◽  
pp. 901-904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Bum Yang ◽  
Tae Gyung Ko ◽  
Sang Jin Jung ◽  
Jae Hee Oh

We report on a process in which CuO nanopowder was produced in a high yield by adopting ultrasonic in aqueous solution. In our experiment, CuCl2 solution was reacted with NaOH solution and NaNO2, at ambient conditions applying ultrasonic for 5 min. Precipitation was performed by varying the molar ratios of NaOH/CuCl2 and NaNO2/CuCl2. CuO nanoparticles of ~ 5 nm and spherical shape were obtained at the NaOH/CuCl2 of 2.0 and the NaNO2/CuCl2 of 0.097. Without ultrasonication, an amorphous phase was formed at these conditions. This indicates that sonochemical reaction facilitates direct formation of the nanosized CuO particles. In addition, the particle morphology varied from sphere through ellipsoid to needle forms depending on pH. In thick films prepared with the CuO powder for gas sensing, the maximum CO gas sensitivity reached 93 % at the temperature of 250 °C and depended linearly on CO concentration in log scale over the range of 10 ~ 104 ppm.


2014 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 162-168
Author(s):  
Paula Cipriano da Silva ◽  
Roberto de Oliveira Magnago ◽  
Camila Aparecida Araujo da Silva ◽  
Bianca de Almeida Fortes ◽  
Claudinei dos Santos

ZrO2(Y2O3)-based ceramics with coloring gradient can facilitate the development of dental prosthesis by the improvement of esthetic properties. In this work, ZrO2 powders with different particle sizes were investigated. White and yellow zirconia powders (TOSOH Corporation-Japan) were characterized by particles size distribution using nanoSight-LM20 analyzer. Furthermore, samples were characterized by X-Ray diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy and relative density. Compacts with two layers, one white and one yellow were uniaxially pressed at 80MPa and sintered at 1530°C-120min. The yellow-powder presented average particles size of 180±66nm, while the white-powder presented particles size of 198±73nm. After sintering, full dense ceramics with tetragonal phase were obtained. The linear shrinkage of the yellow and white-layer was 22.75% and 22.05% respectively. This difference in shrinkage is important in the machining of prostheses in ceramic CAD/CAM systems, because they lead to difficulties in adapting this customized prosthesis in patients.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 5592-5602
Author(s):  
Samira Almasi ◽  
Ali Mohammad Rashidi

The effect of the yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) nanoparticle loading in an electro-less bath was considered as one of the vital synthesis variables for control Ni content and microstructure of prepared nanocomposite particles, which are two crucial factors to achieving high-performance SOFC anode. Nanocomposite particles were prepared using a simple electroless method without any expensive pretreatment of sensitizing by Sn2+ ions as well as activating by Pd2+ ions that are usually used to apply nickel coating on the surface of a non-conductive substrate. The process was performed by adding YSZ nanoparticles into NaOH solution, separating them from the solution by the centrifugal method, then providing several water-based nanofluids with different concentrations of activated YSZ nanoparticles, mixing them with NiCI2 solution, followed by adding the hydrazine and then NaOH solution. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray analysis were used to analyze the prepared nanocomposite particles. It is observed that after adding YSZ nanoparticles into the NaOH solution, the pH of the solution varied gradually from a starting pH of 10.2 to 9. Also, by increasing the YSZ nanoparticles loading in the electroless bath from 76 mg/l to 126 mg/l, the grain size of Ni deposits, the Ni content and the average size of the prepared nanocomposite particles decreased. The electrochemical mechanism previously proposed for the nickel ion reduction was modified, and a novel analytical model was proposed for variation of the efficiency of Ni deposition with YSZ nanoparticles loading.


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