Studies in solid-gas reactions : precipitate formation and dissolution; carbide production and metal dusting [ 2002-02-01 - 2005-06-30 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: David Young (Chief Investigator) ,  Prof Oleg Ostrovski (Chief Investigator)

Brief description Studies in solid-gas reactions : precipitate formation and dissolution; carbide production and metal dusting. Reducing carbonaceous gases which become supersaturated with carbon can react with both oxides and metals. They reduce iron oxide and, if methane is used, produce iron carbide, a valuable material. However, they react with iron and alloy steels to destroy them, producing a dust of carbon, metal and metal carbides, a process in which iron carbide is thought to form only as a relatively short-lived transient species. This program will study both reactions and determine the processes whereby new phases nucleate and grow or disintegrate.

Funding Amount $340,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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