Study on the Reduction Kinetics of In₂O₃ with Hydrogen

수소에 의한 In₂O₃의 환원반응속도론 연구

The experimental study on the reduction of $In_2O_3$ was performed by using thermogravimetric analyzer. The reduction of $In_2O_3$ was occurred at above $300^{\circ}C$. The reduction rates were rapidly increased with the reaction temperature, whilehardly affectedby the flow rate of hydrogen gas. It was found that the unreacted core model could be applied for the analysis of the reduction data and the rate control step was the chemical reaction of $In_2O_3$ with hydrogen on the surface of unreacted $In_2O_3$. The apparent activation energy for this reaction was 20kcal/g-mol $H_2$ and the rate equation of $In_2O_3$ reduction with hydrogen could be expressed in the following equation. ${\frac{dX}{dt}}=1.6{\times}10^5e^{-20000/RT}(1-X)^{2/3}$

수소에 의한 $In_2O_3$의 환원반응을 열중량분석기를 이용하여 실험적으로 연구하였다. $In_2O_3$의 환원반응은 $300^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 일어났다. 환원반응속도는 반응온도에 따라 급격히 증가하였으나, 수소의 유량에 대해선 거의 영향을 받지 않았다. 비반응핵모델을 $In_2O_3$의 환원반응에 적용한 결과 $In_2O_3$의 표면에서 수소와 $In_2O_3$의 화학반응이 율속단계임을 알 수 있었다. $In_2O_3$의 환원반응 겉보기 활성화에너지는 20kcal/g-mol $H_2$였으며 환원반응속도식은 다음과 같이 얻어졌다. ${\frac{dX}{dt}}=1.6{\times}10^5e^{-20000/RT}(1-X)^{2/3}$