Abstract:
The invention relates to a nitrate salt composition, containing as the essential constituents A) an alkali metal nitrate and optionally an alkali metal nitrite in a total amount in the range of 90 to 99.84% by weight, and B) an alkali metal compound selected from the group comprising B1) alkali metal oxide, B2) alkali metal carbonate, B3) alkali metal compound that decomposes in the temperature range of 250°C to 600°C to form alkali metal oxide or alkali metal carbonate, B4) alkali metal hydroxide MetOH, in which Met denotes lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, B5) alkali metal peroxide Met 2 O 2 , in which Met denotes lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, and B6) alkali metal superoxide MetO 2 , in which Met denotes sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium in a total amount in the range of 0.16 to 10% by weight, the percentages being relative to the nitrate salt composition.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for obtaining or increasing the long-term operational temperature range of a thermal transfer and/or thermal accumulator medium, containing a nitrate salt composition selected from the group consisting of alkali metal nitrate and alkali earth metal nitrate and, optionally, alkali metal nitrite and alkali earth metal nitrite, characterised in that the nitrate salt composition is brought into contact with an additive containing the components nitric acid and/or nitrous acid, and oxygenated gas with an oxygen partial pressure that is equal to or greater than that in air and/or oxygen-generating compounds and, optionally, nitric oxides and/or other nitric-oxide-generating compounds.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for maintaining or extending the long-term operating temperature range of a heat transfer medium and/or heat storage medium containing a nitrate salt composition selected from among the group consisting of alkali metal nitrate and alkaline earth metal nitrate and, optionally, alkali metal nitrite and alkaline earth metal nitrite. Said method is characterized in that the entire nitrate salt composition or a portion thereof is brought in contact with an additive composed of a combination of elemental oxygen and nitrogen oxides.
Abstract:
What is described is a process for producing a metallic or ceramic moulded body from a thermoplastic composition, comprising A) 40 to 65% by volume of at least one inorganic sinterable powder A, B) 35 to 60% by volume of a mixture of B1) 50 to 95% by weight of one or more polyoxymethylene homo- or copolymers; B2) 5 to 50% by weight of a polymer which is homogeneously dissolved in B1) or is dispersed in B1) with a mean particle size of less than 1 µm, as a binder, and C) 0 to 5% by volume of a dispersing aid, where the sum of components A), B) and C) adds up to 100% by volume, by injection moulding or extrusion to give a green part, removing the binder and sintering, characterized in that the binder is removed by a) treating the moulded part with a solvent which extracts the binder component B2) from the moulded part and in which the binder component B1) is insoluble, b) then removing the solvent from the moulded part by drying, and c) then treating the moulded part in an acid-containing atmosphere which removes the binder component B1) from the moulded body.