In Situ Spectroscopic Analysis of the Carbothermal Reduction Process of Iron Oxides during Microwave Irradiation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Spectroscopic Measurements during Microwave Irradiation
3.2. The Sample Reduction State after Microwave Irradiation
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Spectrometer | Visible Camera | |
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Exposure time | 0.5 s | 0.5 s |
Spatial resolution | 4.9 μm2 | 25 μm2 |
Wavelength resolution | 0.5 nm | - |
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Fukushima, J.; Takizawa, H. In Situ Spectroscopic Analysis of the Carbothermal Reduction Process of Iron Oxides during Microwave Irradiation. Metals 2018, 8, 49. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8010049
Fukushima J, Takizawa H. In Situ Spectroscopic Analysis of the Carbothermal Reduction Process of Iron Oxides during Microwave Irradiation. Metals. 2018; 8(1):49. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8010049
Chicago/Turabian StyleFukushima, Jun, and Hirotsugu Takizawa. 2018. "In Situ Spectroscopic Analysis of the Carbothermal Reduction Process of Iron Oxides during Microwave Irradiation" Metals 8, no. 1: 49. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8010049