scholarly journals Microwave-Assisted Combustion Synthesis of Nanocrystalline ZnO Powders Using Zinc Nitrate and Various Amount of Organic Fuels as Reactants: Influence of Reactant Parameters - A Status Review

Nano Hybrids ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 75-110
Author(s):  
L.C. Nehru ◽  
C. Sanjeeviraja

Nanocrystalline ZnO powders have been synthesized by a novel and simple microwave-assisted combustion synthesis method using urea, glycine, carbohydrazine and citric acid as fuels and zinc nitrate as oxidant. The starting materials were directly mixed and a slurry precursor with high homogeneity was formed due to the hygroscopicity of the reactants. The precursor could be ignited at room temperature, resulting in dry, loose and voluminous ZnO powders. An interpretation based on an adiabatic flame temperature, amount of gases produced during reaction for various fuel-to-oxidizer molar ratios (ψ), has been proposed for the nature of combustion and its correlation with the characteristics of as-synthesized product. The variation of adiabatic flame temperature (Tad) with the ψ value was calculated theoretically according to the thermodynamic concept. The reaction process of the precursor was investigated by XRD techniques.

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-135
Author(s):  
Thaís Luiz ◽  
Fabio Nakagomi ◽  
Reny Renzetti ◽  
Guilherme Siqueira

The microwave assisted combustion synthesis (MACS) as a new, quick and low cost synthesis method was used for preparation of niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5) powders. The present paper investigated the effect of reactant concentrations (ammonium niobium oxalate, urea and ammonium nitrate) on the characteristics of Nb2O5 nanoparticles. Three samples were synthesized with stoichiometric ratio between the fuel and oxidant (C1), excess of oxidant (C2) and excess of fuel (C3). In all samples, Nb2O5 crystalline nanoparticles with irregular morphology were detected. The synthesis of nanoparticles with smaller diameter in the C2 and C3 samples was confirmed by greater values of band gap energy measured through UV-Visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (indicating quantum confinement) and by the Rietveld refinement of X-ray diffraction patterns. The results showed that the amounts of oxidant and fuel can change synthesis temperature, influencing the final characteristics of the particles, such as size and existent phases. In these cases the excess of oxidant and fuel in the C2 and C3 samples, respectively, decreases the average synthesis temperature and decelerates the particle growth and the formation of the monoclinic phase.


2010 ◽  
Vol 152-153 ◽  
pp. 674-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Wang ◽  
Li Dan Tang ◽  
Jian Zhong Wang

Nanocrystalline ZnO powders have been synthesized by a novel combustion synthesis method using glycine and urea as mixed fuels and zinc nitrates as oxidant. The as-synthesized ZnO powders are characterized by DSC, XRD and SEM. Results show that the as-synthesized ZnO powders show well crystalline with hexagonal crystal structure and purity without any other impurities and the particle sizes are about 50~70nm calculated by the Scherrer formula.


2007 ◽  
Vol 140 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Shiung Lin ◽  
Chyi-Ching Hwang ◽  
Wei-Hua Lee ◽  
Wei-Yin Tong

2011 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 509-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Si Wen Tang ◽  
Jian Hui Yan ◽  
Cheng Zhang Peng

Al substituted MoSi2composites were prepared by using microwave assisted synthesis method, which is a self-propagation synthesis ignited by microwave energy. The composition and microstructure of as combusted powder had been detected by XRD and SEM analysis. Result shows that the pre-heating temperature and phase composition of microwave assisted combustion synthesis is largely influenced by the content of aluminum. The phase structure of Mo(Si, Al)2alter from a mixture of MoSi2and Mo5Si3to nearly pure Mo (Si, Al)2with the increasing of Al substitution. The main mechanism is dissolution separation..


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keisuke Abe ◽  
Ade Kurniawan ◽  
Masafumi Sanada ◽  
Takahiro Nomura ◽  
Tomohiro Akiyama

Combustion synthesis (CS) is a simple and very fast method to synthesize a target material. New ironmaking method via the CS using carbon-infiltrated iron ore was proposed, and the possible conditions for the method were investigated. Adiabatic flame temperatures (Tad) of the CS reaction, maximum reachable temperatures in an adiabatic system, were calculated to estimate the sample temperature during the CS. To reach the adiabatic temperature of 1811 K, 23.9, 27.9, and 29.3 wt.%-C were required for Fe2O3, Fe3O4, and FeO, respectively. When the carbon amount is higher than the calculated one, molten iron which is separated from slag components should be obtained via the CS.


2008 ◽  
Vol 591-593 ◽  
pp. 745-749 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.S. Barros ◽  
Bráulio Silva Barros ◽  
S. Alves ◽  
Ruth Herta Goldsmith Aliaga Kiminami ◽  
Hélio Lucena Lira ◽  
...  

Zinc oxide was obtained by combustion reaction synthesis method using microwaves energy to provide ignition to the mixture of zinc nitrate, europium and urea. The influence of the europium concentration on the structure, morphology and luminescence characteristics of the ZnO powders was investigated. The proportion of each reagent and fuel was calculated based on the propellants chemistry concepts. The solutions were mixed in a vitreous silica basin and submitted of external heating in a microwaves oven until self-ignition occurred. The resulting powders were characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), granulometric distribution, scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and emission spectroscopy. The XRD results showed the formation of ZnO:Eu3+ as main phase and Eu2O3 as secondary phase. The powder presented morphology constituted of fine particles agglomerates (<100nm) and red luminescence characteristic from Eu3+ ion.


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