简介:Hydrogenthermalplasmajetwasemployedtopreparenano-sizedboronpowderwithhydrogenreductionofBCl3.Themaximumyieldofnano-sizedboronpowderswasabout50%withtheoperationalconditionsofH2/BCl3of4.5:1,totalfeedof4.9m3/h,andplasmapowerof25kW.ThesampleswereanalyzedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),fieldemissionscanningelectronmicroscopy(FE-SEM),andinductivelycoupledplasma-massspectrometry(ICP-MS),inductivelycoupledplasma-atomicemissionspectrometry(ICP-AES),inductivecombustioninfraredabsorption(ICIA)andinfraredthermalconductivityofoxygenandnitrogenanalyzer(ITCA).Theresultsshowthattheboronpowdershavedifferentcrystalstructureswithhigherdispersionandpurity.Theaveragediameterisabout50nm,andthepurityis90.29%orso.Thisnewtechnologycanusesimpleprocesstoproducehighqualityboronpowders,andisfeasibleforindustrialproduction.