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Kinetics Model of the Thermal Oxidation of Indium Powder

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The complete oxidation kinetics of indium powder in air has been studied from thermogravimetric studies under isothermal conditions in the range 858–1173 K. The influence of particle size was analyzed in the 25–375 μm range. We succeeded in carrying out the full oxidation of the powders far above the indium-metal melting point (429.75 K) without apparent coalescence of the particles through the presence of a thin In2O3 layer which confines the liquid metal during the oxidation process. The apparent activation energy obtained from the Arrhenius law was 62.2 kJ mol−1.

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We would like to express our gratitude to Socrates-Erasmus Student Mobility Program since one of us obtained a grant between Jaén University (Spain) and Lyon1 University (France).

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  1. FRCFT, University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Agriculture and Food Science Centre, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

    Juan F. García Martín

  2. Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Ambiental y de los Materiales, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas, 23071, Jaén, Spain

    Juan F. García Martín & Sebastián Sánchez

  3. Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR 5253 CNRS-UM2-ENSCM-UM1, Université Montpellier 2, CC 1700, bât.11 - Bureau 319 - 3ème étage, Case courrier 15-03, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095, Montpellier Cedex 5, France

    Renaud Metz

  4. Laboratoire Matériaux Energétiques et Composés Polyazotés UCBL-CNRS-CNES-SNPE UMR 5179, Université de Lyon, UCB Lyon1, bât. Berthollet - 3ème Etage, 22 avenue Gaston Berger, 69622, Villeurbanne, France

    Renaud Metz

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García Martín, J.F., Sánchez, S. & Metz, R. Kinetics Model of the Thermal Oxidation of Indium Powder. Oxid Met 77, 1–7 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-011-9269-z

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