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Junyi Xiang, Xi Lu, Luwei Bai, Hongru Rao, Sheng Liu, Qingyun Huang, Shengqing Zhang, GuiShang Pei, and Xuewei Lv, Oxidation behavior of FeV2O4 and FeCr2O4 particles in the air: non-isothermal kinetic and reaction mechanism, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater.,(2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-024-2851-6 |
The oxidation behavior of ferrovanadium spinel (FeV2O4) and ferrochrome spinel (FeCr2O4) at high temperature is crucial for the application of energy materials with spinel structure, as well as the cleaner utilization of high-chromium vanadium slag. In this study, the non-isothermal oxidation behavior of FeV2O4 and FeCr2O4 synthesized through high-temperature solid-state reaction, were investigated by thermogravimetry and X-ray diffraction at heating rates of 5, 10, and 15K/min respectively. The apparent activation energy was determined using the Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS) method, while the Malek method was employed to ascertain the mechanism function. Additionally, in-situ X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis was conducted to deduce the phase transformation of the oxidation mechanism for FeV2O4 and FeCr2O4. The results demonstrate a gradual increase in overall apparent activation energies for both FeV2O4 and FeCr2O4 during oxidation. The oxidation process can be divided into four stages based on the reduction conversion rate of each compound. The oxidation mechanisms of FeV2O4 and FeCr2O4 are complex with distinct mechanism functions. Specially, chemical reaction controls the entire oxidation process for FeV2O4 whereas FeCr2O4 it transitions from a three-dimensional diffusion model to a chemical reaction model. In-situ XRD results reveal numerous intermediate products during the oxidation process of both compounds; ultimately resulting in formation of final products such as FeVO4 and V2O5 for FeV2O4, as well as Fe2O3 and Cr2O3 for FeCr2O4.