Pressure as the driving force for mechanochemical reactions on the example of ion metathesis of alkali halides upon ball milling
Wolfgang Schmidt, Pit Losch, Hilke Petersen, Martin Etter, Florian Baum, Jan Ternieden, Claudia Weidenthaler
Abstract
In situ XRD data of an ion metathesis reaction provide detailed insights into the processes occurring under ball-milling conditions. Pressure pulses exerted by the impact of milling balls drive the progress of the reaction.
Topics & Concepts
HalideAlkali metalMechanochemistryBall millSalt metathesis reactionMetathesisMaterials scienceSalt (chemistry)Ball (mathematics)ChemistryChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryNanotechnologyMetallurgyComposite materialEngineeringMathematicsPolymerizationPolymerGeometryMining and Gasification Technologies