Abstract: A method for producing metal or metal alloy particles may include: mixing a mixture comprising: (a) a metal or a metal alloy, (b) a carrier fluid, and optionally (c) an emulsion stabilizer at a temperature at or greater than a melting point of the metal or the metal alloy to create a dispersion of molten droplets of the metal or the metal alloy dispersed in the carrier fluid; cooling the mixture to below the melting point of the metal or the metal alloy to form metal or metal alloy particles; and separating the metal or metal alloy particles from the carrier fluid, wherein the metal or metal alloy particles comprise the metal or the metal alloy and the emulsion stabilizer, if included.

Abstract: A system and method are presented for producing metallic core-shell particles. The system includes the housing having a hollow interior configured to receive and hold a molten metal input, a carrier fluid, and one or more reagents. The system also includes a shearing assembly positioned within the hollow interior of the housing. The shearing assembly is configured to, when the molten metal input, carrier fluid, and one or more reagents are held withing hollow interior and sealed within housing, shear the molten metal input into particles of an effective size so that a shell created on a surface of the particles via reaction with the one or more reagents prevents a core of the particles from solidifying when the particles are cooled to a temperature below a freezing temperature of the molten metal input.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a reduced titanium powder by a multistage deep reduction, including the following steps of: uniformly mixing a dried titanium dioxide powder with a magnesium powder to obtain a mixture, adding the mixture in a self-propagating reaction furnace, triggering a self-propagating reaction, obtaining an intermediate product of which low-valence titanium oxides TixO are dispersed in an MgO matrix, leaching the intermediate product with a hydrochloric acid as a leaching solution, performing filtering, washing and vacuum drying to obtain a low-valence titanium oxide TixO precursor, uniformly mixing the low-valence titanium oxide TixO precursor with a calcium powder, performing a pressing to obtain semi-finished products, placing the semi-finished products in a vacuum reduction furnace for a second-time deep reduction, and leaching a deep reduction product with a hydrochloric acid as a leaching solution so as to obtain the reduced titanium powder.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for collecting a metal component from a metal component-containing material, the composition containing a compound containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of lanthanoid elements and elements in group 2 of the periodic table, and a compound containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of elements in groups 3, 4, 12, and 13 of the periodic table and transition metal elements in the 4th period of the periodic table. The present invention further provides a method for collecting a metal component using this composition. With the use of the composition of the present invention, a metal component can be easily and efficiently collected from a material containing a highly useful metal component such as noble or rare metal.

Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method of a hot-rolled steel sheet which enables manufacturing of a hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent surface properties and a fine structure. The manufacturing method of a hot-rolled steel sheet uses a heating device, descaling device, row of finishing mills, cooling device disposed in the row of finishing mills, and rapid cooling device disposed immediately after the row of finishing mills, and the operations of the heating device, cooling device and rapid cooling device are controlled, thereby controlling a temperature T1 of the material to be rolled on an entry side of the row of finishing mills, a temperature T2 of the material to be rolled on an entry side of a final stand in the row of finishing mills, and a temperature T3 of the material to be rolled on an exit side of the rapid cooling device.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to metal reduction processes, which comprise adding a mixture comprising at least one metal-containing material, at least one reducing agent, and at least one additive into a reactor, heating the reactor to a selected reduction temperature, moving the mixture through the reactor while stirring the mixture, allowing a reduction period to occur, and obtaining a resulting composition comprising at least one zero-valent metal and a residue. The disclosure also relates to metallurgical processes comprising the metal reduction process, and products made by the metal reduction process. The disclosure further relates to metal reduction apparatuses, as well as metal reduction systems and metallurgical systems comprising the metal reduction apparatuses.

Abstract: A method of producing a powder of crystalline germanium.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing low-oxygen titanium powders. The method includes (a) separately placing titanium base powders and calcium in a deoxidation container, (b) deoxidizing the titanium base powders by heating an inner part of the deoxidation container at a temperature of 850° C. to 1050° C. so that the calcium is evaporated to make contact with the titanium base powders, (c) removing calcium oxide from surfaces of titanium powders, which are obtained by deoxidizing the titanium base powders in step (b), by washing the titanium powders, and (d) drying the titanium powders subject to the removing of the calcium oxide in step (c).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for leaching a material containing a valuable metal and precipitating the valuable metal as a fine-grained powder by changing the electrochemical potential of an intermediary metal in the solution. In the leaching stage the intermediary metal or substance of the electrolyte solution is at a high degree of oxidation and in the precipitation stage another electrolyte solution is routed into the solution, in which the intermediary metal or substance is at a low degree of oxidation. After the precipitation stage the solution containing the intermediary is routed to electrolytic regeneration, in which part of the intermediary is oxidised in the anode space back to a high potential value and part is reduced in the cathode space to its low value.

Abstract: Fine composite metal particle comprising a metal core and a coating layer of carbon, and being obtained by reducing metal oxide powder with carbon powder.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of producing metal nanoparticles continuously, and metal nanoparticles produced thereby. The method comprises: (a) preparing a metal precursor solution by dissolving a metal precursor in alcohol; (b) continuously putting the metal precursor solution into a reactor having supercritical conditions, thereby producing metal nanoparticles; (c) cooling the solution obtained in step (b); and (d) separating and collecting the metal nanoparticles from the solution obtained in step (c).

Abstract: A low-temperature process of producing high-purity iron powder by feeding hematite and a reducing agent into a rotary reactor under pressure to form a mechanical fluid bed. The fluid bed is rotated at a particular speed within a rotary reactor. The fluid bed is simultaneously heated to a reaction temperature, and the pressure is then reduced within the rotary reactor to a pressure in a range of 0.01 bars to 2.0 bars, as a result reducing the reaction temperature to a temperature in a range of 600° C. to 850° C. Maintaining the pressure and the rotation results in the formation of a high-purity iron oxide without the requirement for post-grinding process steps because sintering is prevented by using a combination of pressure reduction and a rotary set at an optimum rotation speed, resulting in useful additives produced by a more environmentally-friendly process.

Abstract: A nanoparticle manufacturing device capable of particle size control of nanoparticles made of a raw material metal powder and control of the occurrence condition of chaining of nanoparticles and of necking. The device 1 is provided for manufacturing nanoparticles by heating and melting a mixture of a raw material metal powder and a carrier gas in a heating space, cooling the mixture in a cooling space and collecting the mixture in a collection space. The heating space, the cooling space and the collection space form a continuous flow path without a back flow, and the cross-sectional area of the collection space is set at a large value compared to the cross-sectional area of the heating space and the cooling space. Further, there is provided a method of manufacturing a nanoparticle-dispersed liquid alkali metal by dispersing nanoparticles in a liquid alkali metal.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing granular metallic iron by reducing a raw material mixture including an iron oxide-containing material and a carbonaceous reducing agent, comprises: a step of charging the raw material mixture onto a hearth of a moving hearth-type thermal reduction furnace; a step of reducing the iron oxide in the raw material mixture by the carbonaceous reducing agent through the application of heat, thereby forming metallic iron, subsequently melting the metallic iron, and coalescing the molten metallic iron to granular metallic iron while separating the molten metallic iron from subgenerated slag; and a step of cooling the metallic iron to solidify; wherein the heat-reducing step includes a step of controlling the flow velocity of atmospheric gas in a predetermined zone of the furnace within a predetermined range. This method makes it possible to manufacture the granular metallic iron of high quality.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing copper-based nanoparticles, in particular, to a method for manufacturing copper-based nanoparticles, wherein the method includes producing CuO nanoparticles by mixing CuO micropowder and alkylamine in a nonpolar solvent and heating the mixture at 60-300° C.; and producing copper-based nanoparticles by mixing a capping molecule and a reducing agent with the CuO nanoparticles and heating the mixture at 60-120° C. According to the present invention, copper-based nanoparticles can be synthesized using CuO, but not requiring any inorganic reducing agent, in a high yield and a high concentration, so that it allows mass production and easy controlling to desired oxidation number of nanoparticles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing metal nanoparticles containing rod-shaped nanoparticles, the method including: producing metal oxide nanoparticle intermediates having at least rod-shaped metal oxide nanoparticles by heating a mixture of a nonpolar solvent, a metal precursor and an amine including secondary amine at 60-300° C.; producing metal nanoparticles by adding a capping molecule and a reducing agent to the mixture and heating the result mixture at 90-150° C.; and recovering the metal nanoparticles. According to the present invention, the shape of metal nanoparticle can be controlled by mixing primary amines or secondary amines as proper ratio without using apparatus additionally, as well as, the size of metal nanoparticle can be controlled to several nm.

Abstract: A method for making monodisperse silver nanocrystals includes the following step: (1) mixing a silver nitrate with octadecyl amine as a solvent, and achieving a mixture; (2) agitating and reacting the mixture at a reaction temperature for a reaction period; (3) cooling the mixture to a cooling temperature, and achieving a deposit; and (4) washing the deposit with an organic solvent, drying the deposit at a drying temperature, and achieving monodisperse silver nanocrystals. After step (2), the method can further include a step of mixing a sulfur or selenium into the reactant to achieve monodisperse silver sulfide or silver selenide nanocrystals.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for leaching a material containing a valuable metal and precipitating the valuable metal as a fine-grained powder by changing the electrochemical potential of an intermediary metal in the solution. In the leaching stage the intermediary metal or substance of the electrolyte solution is at a high degree of oxidation and in the precipitation stage another electrolyte solution is routed into the solution, in which the intermediary metal or substance is at a low degree of oxidation. After the precipitation stage the solution containing the intermediary is routed to electrolytic regeneration, in which part of the intermediary is oxidised in the anode space back to a high potential value and part is reduced in the cathode space to its low value.

Abstract: A two-phase reduction method for producing tantalum powder includes loading an unheated reaction vessel with a layer of K2TaF7, then a layer of solid sodium metal, and then followed by a layer of solid diluent salt. A first heating phase is used to promote the solid state reduction of the layer of K2TaF7, which results in the production of very fine tantalum particles while minimizing tantalum crystal growth. A second heating phase is then used to melt the contents of the reactor vessel and react primary quantities of sodium metal and K2TaF7 to produce tantalum powder. In certain embodiments, the fine tantalum particles produced during the first heating phase serve as the nucleation sites needed for tantalum crystal growth in the second heating phase.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing nickel nanoparticles capable of easily controlling particle sizes and shapes of the nickel nanoparticles and obtaining a high yield of the nickel nanoparticles using a process that is simpler than methods used to mass-produce the nickel nanoparticles. The method for preparing nickel nanoparticles may be useful to prepare nickel nanoparticles by mixing a nickel precursor and organic amine to prepare a mixture and heating the mixture.

Abstract: The invention relates to non-ferrous metallurgy and may be used for zinc and indium containing materials processing resulting in fine indium powder production by converting indium into a salt compound and subsequent treatment of the latter with a water solution in two stages using a water re-distillate and an acetic acid solution.

Abstract: Metal chloride vapor and reducing gas are brought into contact to form metallic powder, the metallic powder is washed in carbonic acid aqueous solution, and the metallic powder is classified in a liquid phase. In this way, metallic powder, such as nickel powder, in which the content of chloride components is extremely small and the coarse particle content is small, can be efficiently produced.

Abstract: A method for producing gold nanoparticles is disclosed. When gold salt solution is mixed with an absorbent, gold in the form of complexes is adsorbed onto the surface of the absorbent. The gold-loaded absorbent, after being separated from the solution by screening, filtration, settling or other methods, is ashed to form ashes. The ashes contain gold nanoparticles and impurities such as oxides of sodium, potassium and calcium. The impurities can be removed by dissolution using dilute acids. The relatively pure gold nanoparticles are obtained after the impurities are removed. Activated carbon or gold-adsorbing resin can be used as the absorbent. Silver or platinum group metal nanoparticles can also be produced by this method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to spindle-shaped goethite particles having an average major axial diameter of 0.05 to 0.18 &mgr;m, spindle-shaped hematite particles having an average major axial diameter of 0.05 to 0.17 &mgr;m, spindle-shaped magnetic metal particles containing iron as a main component, which exhibit an adequate coercive force, good dispersibility, good oxidation stability and excellent coercive force distribution notwithstanding the average major axial diameter thereof is as small as 0.05 to 0.15 &mgr;m, and processes for producing the respective particles. Especially, the spindle-shaped magnetic metal particles containing iron as a main component, have an average major axial diameter of 0.05 to 0.15 &mgr;m, an aspect ratio of from 5:1 to 9:1, a size distribution (standard deviation/average major axial diameter) of not more than 0.30, a crystallite size D110 of 130 to 160 Å, a Co content of from 0.

Abstract: A magnetic powder of an Sm—Fe—N alloy, which has a mean particle diameter of 0.5 to 10 &mgr;m, and either an average acicularity of 75% or above or an average sphericity of 78% or above. The powder exhibits an extremely high residual magnetization and an extremely high coercive force, since particles characterized by the above acicularity or sphericity have particle diameters approximately equal to that of the single domain particle and nearly spherical particle shapes. The powder can be produced by preparing an Sm—Fe oxide by firing a coprecipitate corresponding to the oxide, mixing the obtained oxide with metallic calcium and subjecting the mixture to reduction/diffusion and nitriding successively.

Abstract: Copper metal powders, methods for producing copper metal powders and products incorporating the powders. The copper metal powders have a small particle size, narrow size distribution and a spherical morphology. The method includes forming the metal particles in a continuous manner.

Abstract: The cost-effective titanium powder is manufactured by (a) magnesium-thermic reduction of titanium chlorides characterized by the formation of a hollow block of the reaction mass having an open cavity in the center of the block, (b) thermal-vacuum separation of the hollow block from excessive Mg and MgCl2 at 850-950° C. and residual pressure of 10−2-10−3 mm Hg, (c) cooling of obtained titanium hollow block in a H2-contained atmosphere at an excessive hydrogen pressure, (d) crushing the hydrogenated titanium block, (e) grinding the crushed titanium pieces into the powder combined with a hydro-metallurgical treatment of obtained titanium powder in a diluted aqueous solution of at least one chloride selected from magnesium chloride, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, or titanium chloride, and (f) drying and, optionally dehydrating the titanium powder ground to a predetermined particle size.

Abstract: A method of producing a non-metal element or a metal or an alloy thereof from a halide or mixtures thereof. The halide or mixtures thereof are contacted with a stream of liquid alkali metal or alkaline earth metal or mixtures thereof in sufficient quantity to convert the halide to the non-metal or the metal or alloy and to maintain the temperature of the reactants at a temperature lower than the lesser of the boiling point of the alkali or alkaline earth metal at atmospheric pressure or the sintering temperature of the produced non-metal or metal or alloy. A continuous method is disclosed, particularly applicable to titanium.

Abstract: A niobium hydride or niobium hydride alloy is ground at a temperature of −200 to 30° C. in the presence of a dispersion medium to obtain a niobium powder for capacitors, having a low oxygen content, the niobium powder for capacitors is granulated to obtain a niobium granulated product for capacitors, having an average particle size of 10 to 500 &mgr;m, the niobium powder or granulated powder for capacitors is sintered to obtain a sintered body, and a capacitor is fabricated by forming a dielectric material on the surface of the sintered body and providing another part electrode on the dielectric material, whereby a capacitor having good LC characteristics and less dispersed in the LC characteristics is obtained.

Abstract: One step process for producing formed Ta/Nb powder metallurgy products using Ta and/or Nb hydride powders with an oxygen content greater than a target level, e.g., 300 ppm, heating the metal hydride in the presence of another metal having a higher affinity for oxygen, removing the other metal and any reaction byproducts, to form a metal powder with an oxygen content less than the target level and forming a metallurgical product from said oxygen reduced Ta/Nb powder with an oxygen content less than the target level.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing of metal powder from a halogen containing chemical compound of the metal. The process involves thermal treatment of the compound within a closed reactor and in non-oxidizing atmosphere so as to induce decomposition of the compound and formation therefrom of a metal halide and a reduction agent capable to reduce the metal halide to elemental metal which can be collected in the form of fine powder. By variation of condition of the thermal treatment like temperature, pressure, duration and by choosing particular type of the compound it is possible to control the size and purity of the powder as well the powder particles shape.

Abstract: Tantalum powder obtained by adding magnesium powder to tantalum powder which is prepared by reducing potassium tantalum fluoride with sodium metal, without conventional heat-treatment for agglomeration, to remove oxygen present in the tantalum powder, then washing with an acid and drying; an anode body for electrolytic capacitors produced by sintering the tantalum powder; and, an electrolytic capacitor which comprises the anode body incorporated therein. The tantalum powder has a large specific surface area and accordingly, the electrolytic capacitor in which the anode body produced from the tantalum powder is incorporated has an extra high capacity, i.e., a CV ranging from 70000 to 80000. The probability of causing ignition during the production process is substantially reduced and thus the tantalum powder can be handled with safety.

Abstract: A powder of tantalum, niobium, or an alloy thereof, having an oxygen content less than about 300 ppm, and the production thereof without exposure to a temperature greater than about 0.7 T.sub.H. A powder metallurgy formed product of tantalum, niobium, or an alloy thereof, having an oxygen content less than about 300 ppm, and the production thereof without exposure to a temperature greater than about 0.7 T.sub.H.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing metal powders, where the employed raw materials are metal ions in a liquid phase. According to the invention, at a preliminary stage of the method the liquid phase containing metal ions is reduced with hydrogen at an increased pressure and raised temperature in order to produce porous, sponge-like metal powder. The obtained porous, sponge-like metal powder is further processed at a high temperature, for instance by means of plasma, in order to improve the qualities of the metal powder.

Abstract: Particles for the production of permanent magents are obtained by producing an article having Ca and a rare earth oxide including at least Nd oxide. The article is heated to effect Ca rare earth oxide reduction. Thereafter, particles of -60 mesh or finer are formed from this article. Leaching of Ca from the particles is achieved by contacting the particles with an organic acid having at least 3 carbon atoms, preferably propionic or butanoic acid.

Abstract: Earth acid metal powders, such as tantalum or niobium, useful in the production of electrolytic capacitors and other electronic components, are agglomerates of sintered compacts, wherein the mean grain size of the agglomerates is no more than 2.0 .mu.m, determined by the Fisher Sub-Sieve Sizer, and wherein the agglomerates consist of primary individual agglomerated particles of mean grain size of no more than 0.7 .mu.m.

Abstract: Proposed herein is a process for producing fine particulate metals comprising reducing fine powder of at least one iron compound selected from the group consisting of iron oxide, iron sulfate and iron chloride with a reducing gas to provide fine particulate iron having a particle size of from 0.1 to 3.0 .mu.m and a specific surface area of from 2.0 to 4.0 m.sup.2 /g, and bringing the fine particulate iron in contact with an aqueous solution containing ions of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, tin, lead, cobalt, copper and silver thereby forming fine powder of at least one of above-mentioned metals having a particle size of from 0.1 to 3.0 .mu.m in the aqueous solution.

Abstract: Process for deoxidizing refractory metals such as titanium which contain less than about one percent oxygen. The process described includes heating a liquid metal deoxidant contained in a liquid metal carrier to treat the oxidized metal. After removing the carrier and cooling, the metal is leached to result in a treated metal with lower residual oxygen. In a preferred embodiment, titanium alloy powders are deoxidized with calcium in a sodium carrier.

Abstract: Mixtures of a rare earth and an intermetallic compound comprising the rare earth and a ferromagnetic metal selected from the group consisting of iron and cobalt which are formed by the reduction-diffusion process are decalcified by washing with an aqueous ammoniacal solution comprising a reagent capable of forming a calcium salt soluble in alkaline solution and maintaining the pH of the washing solution above 9.0.