Formation of novel mesoporous TiC microspheres through a sol-gel and carbothermal reduction process

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3407-3414

  Zhong, Jie ^a,b   Liang, Shuquan ^a   Zhao, Juan ^b   Wu, Winston Duo ^b   Liu, Wenjie ^b   Wang, Huanting ^b   Chen, Xiao Dong ^b   Cheng, Yi Bing ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbides; Grain size; Mesoporous; Nanocomposites; Sol gel processes

Indexed keywords

DRYING TEMPERATURE; GRAIN SIZE; HIGH SURFACE AREA; MESOPOROUS; SOL-AGING; SPHERICAL MORPHOLOGIES; TEMPLATE-FREE; TIC GRAINS; TITANIA; TWO-STEP HEAT TREATMENT; UNIFORM SIZE;

CARBIDES; CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; MICROSPHERES; NANOCOMPOSITES; SOL-GELS; SPHERES; SPRAY NOZZLES; TITANIUM CARBIDE;

SOL-GEL PROCESS;

EID: 84862501581     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.04.047     Document Type: Article

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