Title: Combustion synthesis of thoria – a feasibility study
Abstract: In an effort to prepare a thoria powder feed that can be compacted and sintered at lower temperatures, the feasibility of the combustion synthesis was studied. Here, preparations using thorium nitrate as oxidant and urea or citric acid as fuel were studied. The powders thus prepared were characterized for surface area and crystallite size and were compacted into pellets and sintered at 1573 K. The powder and compact surface morphology were studied using scanning electron microscopy. The effect of heating in a microwave oven to carry out the syntheses was studied.
Publication Year: 1999
Publication Date: 1999-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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