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Ultrafine TiB2 powders were synthesized by rapid carbothermal reduction in a vertical tubular reactor through which the particles fell freely. The starting materials were TiO2, H3BO3 and cornstarch, which were mixed and calcined at 400°C for 1 h. The calcined precursor was milled, sieved and then fed into the top of the reactor. The reduction was carried out between 1786–1791°C in a downward flow of argon. Product particles were recovered at the bottom of the reactor. When the precursor molar composition ratio was TiO2 : B2O3 : C=1 : 2 : 5.5, the carbon content in the product was 5 wt% and the crystallite size was 80 nm. The carbon content in the product was reduced to 2.9 wt% by a heat treatment in an H2 atmosphere for 9 h.
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Saito, T., Fukuda, T., Maeda, H. et al. Synthesis of ultrafine titanium diboride particles by rapid carbothermal reduction in a particulate transport reactor. Journal of Materials Science 32, 3933–3938 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018664832203
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