Abstract:
Chlorine gas from a supply nozzle is mixed with the vapor of nickel chloride and the mixed gas is supplied from a supply nozzle into a hydrogen gas atmosphere in a reduction reactor at a reduction temperature of 900 to 1100°C. The volume of chlorine gas to be mixed versus the vapor of nickel chloride is adjusted to a ratio of 0.01 to 0.5 moles per mole of the vapor of nickel chloride. The particle size of the nickel powder can be controlled appropriately, and also, uniformity of particle size, smoothability of surfaces of particles, and sphericity can be improved.
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 a metal powder, which comprises contacting a metal chloride gas with a reducing gas, to give a metal powder, and washing the metal powder with aqueous solution of carbonic acid, and preferably subjecting the washed powder to classification in water. The method allows the production of a metal power, such as a nickel powder, containing an extremely small amount of residual chlorine and having a small content of a coarse powder.
Abstract:
Nickel chloride vapor is mixed with chlorine gas fed through a supply pipe (6) at a mole ratio of chlorine gas to nickel chloride vapor of between 0.01 : 1 and 0.5 : 1, and the gaseous mixture thus obtained is fed through a supply pipe (2) into the hydrogen gas atmosphere kept in a reducing furnace (1) at a reducing temperature (900 to 1100 °C), whereby powdered nickel which is appropriately controlled in the particle size and improved in the uniformity of particle size and the surface smoothness and sphericity of particles can be produced.