<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Potassium hexatitanate fibrous crystals have been synthesized by a conventional solid-state reaction and via molten salt process. The molten salt process has been shown to be effective in preparing fine and non-agglomerated K2Ti6O13 whiskers. The type of molten salt (KCl, NaCl-KCl) has a significant effect on the chemical composition of the whiskers. By using a eutectic mixture of NaCl and KCl, the replacement of potassium ions in solid potassium hexatitanate by smaller sodium ions from the chloride flux can be achieved. The characterization of the samples was carried out by means of XRD, SEM, EDX and WDX.</p></abstract>

Potassium hexatitanate fibrous crystals have been synthesized by a conventional solid-state reaction and via molten salt process. The molten salt process has been shown to be effective in preparing fine and non-agglomerated K2Ti6O13 whiskers. The type of molten salt (KCl, NaCl-KCl) has a significant effect on the chemical composition of the whiskers. By using a eutectic mixture of NaCl and KCl, the replacement of potassium ions in solid potassium hexatitanate by smaller sodium ions from the chloride flux can be achieved. The characterization of the samples was carried out by means of XRD, SEM, EDX and WDX.

Molten salt synthesis of potassium hexatitanate

Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Technology and Fuels, Faculty of Chemistry of Silesian University of Technology, B. Krzywoustego St. 6, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland

Materials Science-Poland

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Potassium hexatitanate fibrous crystals have been synthesized by a conventional solid-state reaction and via molten salt process. The molten salt process has...

Molten salt synthesis of potassium hexatitanate

Published Online: Sep 14, 2012

Page range: 180 - 188

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0021-4

Keywords
potassium hexatitanate, synthesis, conventional calcinations, molten salt process, whiskers

© 2012 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Molten salt synthesis of potassium hexatitanate

Published Online: Sep 14, 2012

Page range: 180 - 188

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0021-4

Keywordspotassium hexatitanate, synthesis, conventional calcinations, molten salt process, whiskers

© 2012 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
potassium hexatitanate, synthesis, conventional calcinations, molten salt process, whiskers