NF3 decomposition over transition metal oxides coated MgO reagents in the absence of water is investigated. The results show that NF3 can be decomposed completely over pure MgO but the time of NF3 steady full conversion kept as short as 80 min, while the reactivities of coated MgO reagents were remarkably enhanced by transition metal oxides, for example the time of NF3 complete conversion over 12%Fe/MgO extended to 380 min. It is suggested that not only an increase in surface area but also a significant enhancement in the fluorination of MgO substrate caused by the surface transition metal oxides result in an improved reactivity of coated MgO reagents for NF3 decomposition.
Yanan Wang Xiufeng Xu PeiSheng Hongguang Li Tingting Wang Youfen Huang Fangshu Liu
A solid ternary mixture consisting of NaF,silicon and one metal oxide such as La2O3,CeO2,Pr6O11,Nd2O3,and Y2O3 was prepared and usedas de-fluorinated reagent for CF4 decomposition.The results show that 90% conversion of CF4 can be reached initially over NaF-Si-La2O3,NaF-Si-CeO2,NaF-Si-Nd2O3,and NaF-Si-Y2O3 at 850 C.The fresh and used reagents were characterized using XRD and XPS techniques.It was found that the active components of NaF and metal oxides in NaF-Si-CeO2,NaF-Si-Pr6O11,NaF-Si-Nd2O3,and NaF-Si-Y2O3 weretransformed into inert phases of mixed metal fluorides and silicates,respectively,resulting in an ineffective utilization of these de-fluorinatedreagents,whereas no inert phases from NaF and La2O3 can be observed in the used NaF-Si-La2O3,indicating the NaF-Si-La2O3 reagent couldbe utilized more efficiently than the other reagents in CF4 decomposition.
Several Al2O3 samples were prepared by a precipitation method coupled with ultrasonic treatment,and NF3 decomposition without water over Al2O3 reagents is carried out.The effect of preparation parameters of Al2O3 reagents,such as precipitating agents,structure directing agents,and calcining temperatures on their reactivity for NF3 decomposition has been investigated.The results show that NF3 can be decomposed completely at 400-C,and full conversion of NF3 maintains 580 min over the best Al2O3 reagent,calcined at 600-C which was prepared using both PEG-2000 and Tween-60 as structure directing agents,ammonia as a precipitating agent.
A solid ternary mixture consisting of NaF, silicon and one of the metal oxides such as Al2O3, MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO was prepared and used as a defluorinated reagent for CF4 decomposition. The results show that the initial conversion of CF4 reached 100% over NaF-Si-MgO and NaF-Si-CaO at 850°C, and the reagent with NaF/Si/MgO molar ratio of 33/34/33 exhibited a high reactivity with a full conversion of CF4 lasting for 57 min. The plausible paths of CF4 decomposition over NaF-Si-Al2O3, NaF-Si-MgO, NaF-Si-CaO, NaF-Si-SrO and NaF-Si-BaO are proposed.
Xiufeng Xu Xianjun Niu Jie Fan Yanan Wang Ming Feng
NF3 decomposition in the absence of water over Al2O3, Fe2O3, Co3O4 and NiO, and transition metal oxides （Fe203, CO3O4 and NiO） coated Al2O3 reagents was investigated. The results show that Al2O3 is an active reagent for NF3 decomposition with 100% conversion lasting for 8.5 h at 400 ℃. Fe203, Co3O4 and NiO coated Al2O3 reagents are superior to bare Al2O3, and 5%Co3O4/Al2O3 has a high reactivity with NF3 full conversion maintaining for 10.5 h. It is suggested that the presence of transition metal oxide is beneficial to the reactivity of Al2O3, and results in a significant enhancement in the fluorination of Al2O3.
Xianjun Niu Liang Sun YananWang Haioeng Wu Xiufeng Xu
