Abstract
Fine powders of amorphous $Al_2O_3,\;SiO_2,\;Al_2O_3-SiO_2$ system were prepared by hydrolysis of solutions containing alkoxides, aluminium tri-isopropoxide and silicon tetra-ethoxide. High purity ultrafine ${\beta}-sialon$ powders were prepared by the carbothermal reduction-nitridation of amorphous $Al_2O_3-SiO_2$ powders mixed with carbon black as a reducing agent. In the hydrolysis step the effect of the factors such as pH, reaction temperature and amount of water on the conversion rate of alkoxides to oxides was investigated. In the carbothermal reduction-nitridation the reaction path was assumed by the analysis of intermediates formed in the process of ${\beta}-sialon$ synthesis and the reaction kinetics of ${\beta}-sialon$ formation was considered.
$Al(OC_3H_7)_3$ 및 $Si(OC_2H_5)_4$, 알콕사이드를 합성하고 그 물질을 각각 또는 혼합가수분해하여 $Al_2O_3,\;SiO_2,\;Al_2O_3-SiO_2$계의 물질을 얻고 $Al_2O_3-SiO_2$계에 환원제로서 carbon black을 혼합하여 $N_2$분위기에서 환원질화반응시켜 고순도의 ${\beta}-sialon$ 초미분말을 합성하였다. 가수분해 과정에서는 반응조건이 가수분해반응에 미치는 영향을 알아보았고, 환원질화반응 과정에서는 중간생성물을 분석하여 반응경로를 추정하고 ${\beta}-sialon$의 생성반응에 대한 동력학적 고찰을 하였다.