نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 پژوهشکده نانو، دانشگاه سیستان و بلوچستان، صندوق پستی: 987-98155، زاهدان - ایران

2 گروه مهندسی مواد، دانشکده مهندسی، دانشگاه سیستان و بلوچستان، صندوق پستی: 987-98155، زاهدان- ایران

چکیده

کاربرد Li2TiO3 به‌عنوان زایشگر تریتیم در رآکتور گداخت از اهمیت قابل‌توجهی برخوردار است. هدف از این پژوهش تهیه پودر Li2TiO3 از طریق یک روش مقرون به‌صرفه و کارآمد بود. بدین منظور این ماده از روش جدید احتراقی محلول در حالت انفجاری تهیه شد. در این روش مقدار اسید نیتریک به‌عنوان اکسنده و نوع سوخت نقش کلیدی دارند. مقدار مصرف اسید نیتریک و اثر سوخت­‎های اسید سیتریک، گلایسین و گلوکز مورد بررسی قرار گرفتند. بررسی عامل سوخت نشان داد که استفاده از اسید سیتریک منجر به سنتز Li2TiO3 شد. استفاده از گلایسین سبب سنتز این ماده به همراه ناخالصی عمده TiO2 شد. گلوکز نیز به طور کلی نمی‌­تواند منتهی به تهیه Li2TiO3 شود. مقدار بهینه اسید نیتریک به ازای هر مول سوخت مصرفی تعیین شد. استفاده کم‌­تر از مقدار بهینه منجر به ناقص انجام شدن واکنش احتراق شد. استفاده بیش‌­تر از مقدار بهینه نیز سبب به­ جا ماندن ناخالصی LiTiO2 شد. با استفاده از سوخت اسید سیتریک و استفاده از 9 لیتر اسید نیتریک به ازای هر مول سوخت، پودر Li2TiO3 خالص و تک فاز با موفقیت تهیه شد.

کلیدواژه‌ها

عنوان مقاله [English]

The preparation of Li2TiO3 powder via solution combustion synthesis for using in fusion reactor as tritium breeder

نویسندگان [English]

  • H. Kaspoor 1
  • A.R. Abbasian 2
  • M. Shafiee Afarani 2

1 Department of Nanotechnology, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, P.O. BOX: 98155-987, Zahedan - Iran.

2 Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, P.O. BOX: 98155-987, Zahedan - Iran

چکیده [English]

Li2TiO3 as a tritium breeder has a significant role in nuclear fusion reactors. The aim of this study was the synthesis of Li2TiO3 powder by solution combustion in the explosive mode as an inexpensive and efficient method. Fuel type and nitric acid, as an oxidizer, have vital roles in this method. Hence, the effect of nitric acid content and citric acid, glucose, and glycine fuels were investigated. Results showed that the use of glucose fuel was not appropriate, because the combustion didn't occur, neither the desired phase was not synthesized. Moreover, synthesis in the presence of glycine fuel led to the synthesis of the desired product, however, no pure single-phase product was obtained. Contrary to the two mentioned fuels, citric acid was a suitable fuel for the synthesis of Li2TiO3 by solution combustion method, which resulted in a single-phase product. The optimum amount of nitric acid was determined to be 9 liters per mole of fuel. Using more than the optimal amount of nitric acid also resulted in LiTiO2 impurities being left. While using less than the optimal amount resulted in an incomplete combustion reaction.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Fusion reactor
  • Tritium breeder
  • Solution combustion synthesis
  • Fuel type
  • Li2TiO3
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