Abstract
The kinetics of low-temperature (900 – 1180 °C) reduction of iron tantalate (98.2 wt % FeTa2O6, 1.8 wt % Ta2O5, particle size < 0.1 mm) by excess aluminum (particle size < 0.14 mm) at the molar ratio Al:FeTa2O6 = 6 was studied. According to differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray powder diffraction, reduction is almost completed at 1180 °C, the metal products are TaFeAl, TaAl3, and Ta17Al12. Based on the results of thermokinetic calculations (Ozawa – Flynn – Wall and nonlinear regression methods), the formal mechanism of the process is represented by the Bna → CnC model, which includes two consecutive steps controlled by autocatalytically activated reactions. Kinetic parameters of the steps are: 1) Е1 = 429 kJ·mol–1, A1 = 1015.3 s–1; 2) Е2 = 176 kJ·mol–1, A2 = 103.9 s–1 (Ej is the activation energy, Aj is the preexponential factor). Prediction in the Bna → CnC model frames indicates the possibility of obtaining a reaction mixture containing ≥ 98 mol. % the final formal reduction product, with isothermal exposure in the temperature range of 1040 – 1120 °C during 1.5 – 5 minutes. The proposed model can be used to develop scientific foundations and substantiate technological modes for obtaining tantalum alloys from mineral and technogenic raw materials.
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