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Production of nanocrystalline metal powders via combustion reaction synthesis

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1406578

Nanocrystalline metal powders comprising tungsten, molybdenum, rhenium and/or niobium can be synthesized using a combustion reaction. Methods for synthesizing the nanocrystalline metal powders are characterized by forming a combustion synthesis solution by dissolving in water an oxidizer, a fuel, and a base-soluble, ammonium precursor of tungsten, molybdenum, rhenium, or niobium in amounts that yield a stoichiometric burn when combusted. The combustion synthesis solution is then heated to a temperature sufficient to substantially remove water and to initiate a self-sustaining combustion reaction. The resulting powder can be subsequently reduced to metal form by heating in a reducing gas environment.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute
Patent Number(s):
9,802,834
Application Number:
12/700,923
OSTI ID:
1406578
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

Solution combustion synthesis of bioceramic calcium phosphates by single and mixed fuels—A comparative study journal August 2008
Combustion synthesized WO3–ZrO2 nanocomposites as catalyst for the solvent-free synthesis of coumarins journal March 2008
Solution combustion synthesis of nanomaterials journal January 2007

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