Given the considerable global interest in the preparation of Ti and TiC,a novel reduction method for TiO_(2) in a CH_(4)-H_(2) atmosphere was proposed,and the reduction thermodynamic behavior,phase equilibrium,and ene...Given the considerable global interest in the preparation of Ti and TiC,a novel reduction method for TiO_(2) in a CH_(4)-H_(2) atmosphere was proposed,and the reduction thermodynamic behavior,phase equilibrium,and energy consumption of TiO_(2) during its reaction with a CH_(4)-H_(2) gas mixture were investigated.The results indicate that the reaction proceeds via a stepwise reduction pathway from TiO_(2) to Ti(C,O),with the Magnéli phase(TinO_(2n-1))and Ti_(3)O_(5) serving as intermediate phases.Notably,the reduction of TiO_(2) by H_(2) is more challenging than that by CH_(4),which may be attributed to the inhibitory effect of H_(2) on the surface carbon precipitation.For the complete carbonization of 1 mol TiO_(2),the total energy required at 1000,1100,and 1200℃is 1159,925,and 977 kJ/mol,respectively,which may be related to the shift of gas-phase equilibrium and the increase in side reactions at high temperatures.展开更多
文摘Given the considerable global interest in the preparation of Ti and TiC,a novel reduction method for TiO_(2) in a CH_(4)-H_(2) atmosphere was proposed,and the reduction thermodynamic behavior,phase equilibrium,and energy consumption of TiO_(2) during its reaction with a CH_(4)-H_(2) gas mixture were investigated.The results indicate that the reaction proceeds via a stepwise reduction pathway from TiO_(2) to Ti(C,O),with the Magnéli phase(TinO_(2n-1))and Ti_(3)O_(5) serving as intermediate phases.Notably,the reduction of TiO_(2) by H_(2) is more challenging than that by CH_(4),which may be attributed to the inhibitory effect of H_(2) on the surface carbon precipitation.For the complete carbonization of 1 mol TiO_(2),the total energy required at 1000,1100,and 1200℃is 1159,925,and 977 kJ/mol,respectively,which may be related to the shift of gas-phase equilibrium and the increase in side reactions at high temperatures.