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CHEMICAL STABILITY AND HYDROLYTIC DECOMPOSITION OF THE DIBORIDES OF CERTAIN TRANSITION METALS INTERACTING WITH ACIDS (in Russian)

Journal Article · · Zhur. Priklad. Khim.
OSTI ID:4137484
The mechanism of the irteraction of Zr, Ti, and Cr diborides with HCl, H/ sub 2/SO/sub 4/, and HNO/sub 3/ was investigated and compared with acid resistant compounds such as B/sub 4/C and MoSi/sub 2/. The test specimens were prepared by hot pressing, in graphite molds at 1800 tained C and 100 kg/cm/sup 2/, powders which. were prepared (a.) by reducing metal and boric oxide mixtures with carbon; (b.) by vacuum reduction with boron carbide; and (c.) by electrolysis of molten salt mixtures. Test showed that the electrolytically prepared ZrB/sub 2/ and TiB/sub 2/ specimens are soluble in HCl but to a much lesser degree than the corresponding samples prepared by the other two methods. Addition of Si lowered the acid resistance of all the substances studied. CrB/sub 2/ was decomposed by cold, ZrB/sub 2/ by slightly heated HCl. Hydrolysis of these borides yielded H/ sub 2/, boron hydrides, and boric oxide. The formation of suboxides reduced the amount of H/sub 2/ liberated during the reaction,-specifically, TiB/sub 2/ yielded less hydrogen than calculated from the equations stipulated for the reaction. The various higher boron hydrides such as B/sub 2/H/sub 6/ and B/sub 4/ H/sub 10/ passed through a primary stage of BH/sub The hydrolytic decomposition and the polymerization of the reaction prcducts might be influenced by an as yet unknown catalyst. (TTT)
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-14-019482
OSTI ID:
4137484
Journal Information:
Zhur. Priklad. Khim., Journal Name: Zhur. Priklad. Khim. Vol. Vol: 33
Country of Publication:
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Language:
Russian