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Title: Process for making silver metal filaments

Abstract

A process for making silver metal particles from silver salt particles having the same morphology. Precursor silver salt particles selected from the group consisting of silver acetate and silver sulfide having a selected morphology are contained in a reactor vessel having means for supporting the particles in an air suspension to prevent the agglomeration of the particles. Air is flowed through the reactor vessel at a flow rate sufficient to suspend the particles in the reactor vessel. The suspended precursor silver salt particles are heated to a processing temperature and at a heating rate below which the physical deterioration of the suspended precursor silver salt particles takes place. The suspended precursor silver salt particles are maintained at the processing temperature for a period of time sufficient to convert the particles into silver metal particles having the same morphology as the precursor silver salt particles.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Oak Ridge, TN
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870937
Patent Number(s):
5626645
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
process; silver; metal; filaments; particles; salt; morphology; precursor; selected; consisting; acetate; sulfide; contained; reactor; vessel; means; supporting; air; suspension; prevent; agglomeration; flowed; flow; rate; sufficient; suspend; suspended; heated; processing; temperature; heating; below; physical; deterioration; takes; maintained; period; time; convert; metal particle; salt particles; silver salt; rate sufficient; heating rate; metal particles; time sufficient; reactor vessel; flow rate; silver metal; particles selected; processing temperature; metal filaments; rate below; /75/

Citation Formats

Bamberger, Carlos E. Process for making silver metal filaments. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Bamberger, Carlos E. Process for making silver metal filaments. United States.
Bamberger, Carlos E. Wed . "Process for making silver metal filaments". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870937.
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abstractNote = {A process for making silver metal particles from silver salt particles having the same morphology. Precursor silver salt particles selected from the group consisting of silver acetate and silver sulfide having a selected morphology are contained in a reactor vessel having means for supporting the particles in an air suspension to prevent the agglomeration of the particles. Air is flowed through the reactor vessel at a flow rate sufficient to suspend the particles in the reactor vessel. The suspended precursor silver salt particles are heated to a processing temperature and at a heating rate below which the physical deterioration of the suspended precursor silver salt particles takes place. The suspended precursor silver salt particles are maintained at the processing temperature for a period of time sufficient to convert the particles into silver metal particles having the same morphology as the precursor silver salt particles.},
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Acicular crystals of sodium tungsten bronzes
journal, August 1993


The pseudomorphic conversion of acicular crystals of sodium tungsten bronze into WC/W
journal, January 1994


The growth and morphology of silver whiskers
journal, October 1974