The oxidation of ilmenite: a kinetic study

Synthetically obtained ilmenite (FeO·TiO₂) particles were oxidized under conditions of a non-linear temperature increase over the range 300°-850°C. Short-circuit diffusion in the initial stages of oxidation gave an activation energy of 4.35 ± 0.4 kcal/mole, while above 525°C the activation energy was 50.2 ± 3.0 kcal/mole. The process was shown to be diffusion controlled, with iron the likely mobile species above 525°C, while no mechanism could be singled out for the controlling step in the early stages. The oxidation products in O₂ after 24 hours were shown to be pseudorutile (Fe₂Ti₃O₉) and hematite (Fe₂O₃) in a finely dispersed phase at temperatures below about 800°C, with pseudobrookite (Fe₂TiO₅) and rutile (TiO₂) being stable above this temperature.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Materials Engineering

Department dc:contributor.department

Materials Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Year dc:date.issued

1977

Author dc:creator

• Corsa, Lawrence J.

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• In Copyright

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• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51887

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oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/51887