Issue
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering,
Vol.6, No.3, 196-199, 1989
THE TOPOTACTIC TRANSFORMATION OF TUNGSTEN OXIDE TO A CUBIC TUNGSTEN CARBIDE
The solid transformation of tungsten trioxide to a cubic tungsten carbide via nitride has been studied. Product carbide particles possessed specific surface area of ca. 90 m2g-1 and average diameter of ca. 4 nm. Transmission electron microscope(TEM) exhibited that these particles formed porous aggregates with a spotty electron diffraction pattern. This provides an evidence that the to potactic solid transformation has been involved.