In situ neutron powder diffraction study of the reaction M2O3 ↔ M3O4 ↔ MO, M = (Fe0.2Mn0.8): implications for chemical looping with oxygen uncoupling
Autor: | Henrik Leion, Steve Hull, Golnar Azimi, Stefan T. Norberg |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Neutron diffraction
Spinel Analytical chemistry chemistry.chemical_element Mineralogy 02 engineering and technology General Chemistry Atmospheric temperature range engineering.material 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Bixbyite Oxygen 020401 chemical engineering chemistry Phase (matter) engineering General Materials Science 0204 chemical engineering 0210 nano-technology Chemical looping combustion Stoichiometry |
Zdroj: | CrystEngComm. 18:5537-5546 |
ISSN: | 1466-8033 |
Popis: | The structural properties of (Fe0.2Mn0.8)xOy as a function of temperature under differing oxidizing and reducing atmospheres have been investigated using Thermal Gravimetric Analysis and neutron powder diffraction techniques. The principal observation is a reversible transition between the (low temperature) bixbyite and (high temperature) cubic spinel structured phases, which occurs over a significant temperature range and is dependent on the surrounding gas atmosphere. In addition to detailed information concerning the temperature dependence of the positional parameters, analysis of the powder neutron diffraction data shows that the two metal species are not completely randomly distributed over the two symmetry independent cation sites within the bixbyite and cubic spinel phases. More significantly, the two phases appear to be completely stoichiometric, with compositions (Fe0.2Mn0.8)2O3 and (Fe0.2Mn0.8)3O4, respectively. Under severely reducing conditions, the sample transforms to a rocksalt structured phase of stoichiometry (Fe0.2Mn0.8)O, but reverts to the spinel and bixbyite phases on re-oxidation. The implications of these findings for the use of (Fe1−xMnx)Oy as oxygen carriers in chemical looping combustion (CLC) and chemical looping with oxygen uncoupling (CLOU) techniques to capture CO2 during combustion of hydrocarbon fuels is briefly discussed. |
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