WO2002076908A1 - Article a base de nitrure de silicium poreux et son procede de production - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a porous silicon nitride body and a method for producing the same. More specifically, it has a porous structure with a large average pore diameter and a high thermal conductivity of a cut-out test piece and a small thermal expansion coefficient, and is preferably used for a gas and / or solution purification component such as a ceramic filter.
- the present invention relates to a body and an efficient manufacturing method thereof. Background art
- silicon nitride is superior to other ceramics in heat resistance, strength, fracture toughness, etc., its porous body is used for gas and Z or solution purification parts such as ceramic filters (for example, exhaust gas purification for internal combustion engines, etc.). It is expected to be used for honeycomb structures in equipment.
- metallic silicon is inexpensive compared to silicon nitride, and a number of attempts have been made in the past to obtain a silicon nitride sintered body by nitriding metallic silicon using a nitridation reaction that is an exothermic reaction. ing.
- a method of obtaining a silicon nitride sintered body using such a reaction sintering method for example, a method of obtaining a silicon nitride sintered body from a fine Si powder by a reaction sintering method is disclosed. (Kaisho 5 2—1 2 16 13).
- a compact formed of a mixture of metallic silicon powder and silicon nitride powder is sintered while being nitrided by applying nitrogen gas.
- the silicon nitride sintered body thus obtained has excellent thermal shock resistance, abrasion resistance, high electrical resistance, and chemical stability, and has high dimensional accuracy due to small dimensional changes before and after reaction sintering.
- a product having a high purification rate can be obtained by using a carrier having a high open porosity and a large pore diameter.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has a porous structure having a large average pore diameter, a large thermal conductivity of a cut test piece, a small thermal expansion coefficient, and a gas such as a ceramic filler. It is an object of the present invention to provide a silicon nitride porous body suitably used for Z or a solution purification component and an efficient production method thereof. Disclosure of the invention
- the present inventors have conducted intensive studies to obtain a silicon nitride porous body having an optimum porous structure when used for gas and Z or solution purification parts such as ceramic filters, and as a result, using metallic silicon as a starting material, When nitriding it, a powder which is an auxiliary agent capable of forming a liquid phase at high temperature is added to the metal silicon powder, and the Si 3 N 4
- a porous silicon nitride having an average pore diameter of 3 m or more can be obtained by dissolving and precipitating a fiber, thereby completing the present invention.
- the present invention provides the following silicon nitride porous body and a method for producing the same. It is.
- a silicon nitride porous body obtained by nitriding a compact mainly composed of metallic silicon and performing high-temperature heat treatment at a temperature higher than the nitriding temperature, and having an average pore diameter of 3 m or more.
- a method for producing a silicon nitride porous body by obtaining a silicon nitride porous body by nitriding a molded body containing metal silicon as a main component comprising: adding a Group 2 A, a Group 3 A, or a lanthanide element to a metal silicon powder.
- a compound containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Group 3B and Group 4B is added to prepare a mixture, the resulting mixture is molded, and nitrogen gas is introduced into the obtained molded body.
- a method for producing a silicon nitride porous body comprising: maintaining a temperature at which a nitriding reaction of metallic silicon occurs, followed by heat treatment at a higher temperature.
- a gas and / or solution purification component having a configuration in which a catalyst is supported on the surface of the porous silicon nitride according to any one of [1] to [5].
- a gas purification component having a configuration in which an N x storage catalyst is supported on the surface of the silicon nitride porous body according to any one of [1] to [5].
- porous silicon nitride body and the method for producing the same according to the present invention will be specifically described.
- the silicon nitride porous body of the present invention is a molded body containing metal silicon as a main component (here, the “molded body containing metal silicon as a main component”) is formed by pressing metal silicon (for example, metal silicon powder).
- metal silicon for example, metal silicon powder
- the metallic silicon powder (particles) contains Group 2 A, 3 Group A, and lanthanide elements.
- the compound containing the above element is usually added in the form of an oxide, but may be added in the form of a carbonate, a fluoride, a nitride, a carbide, or the like.
- oxides M G_ ⁇ , C A_ ⁇ , S r O, B A_ ⁇ , A 1 2 0 3, Y 2 0 3, C e 0 2, S m 2 ⁇ 3, E r 2 ⁇ 3, a Y b 2 ⁇ 3, T I_ ⁇ 2, Z R_ ⁇ 2, H f 0 2, or the like can and Ageruko.
- carbonates, nitrates, fluorides and nitrides may be used.
- the average pore diameter of the porous structure in the silicon nitride porous body of the present invention is 3 m or more, preferably 5 xm or more. If it is less than 3, its properties will be reduced when used for purification parts such as filters. (If the average pore diameter becomes smaller, the transmission coefficient becomes smaller as a square, so a large pore diameter is essential for filter applications.) Parts with low pressure drop In order to obtain the above, it is preferable to control the microstructure so that the average pore diameter is 5 / im or more.
- the upper limit of the average pore diameter is not particularly limited, but if it exceeds 100 m, the strength may be reduced.
- the silicon nitride porous body of the present invention has a silicon nitridation rate of 90 (indicating the rate at which metallic silicon has reacted with silicon nitride and calculated from the X-ray diffraction intensity ratio between metallic silicon and silicon nitride). % Is preferable.
- the nitridation rate of silicon is less than 90%, the thermal expansion rate increases, and when a large amount of metallic silicon remains, the high-temperature strength characteristics may be reduced.
- the silicon nitride porous body of the present invention preferably has a thermal conductivity of 10 WZm-K or more, and more preferably 2 OWm ⁇ K or more. If it is less than 10 W / m ⁇ K, a porous body having poor thermal shock characteristics may be obtained.
- the coefficient of thermal expansion is preferably at most 4 pmZ ° C, more preferably at most 3.5 pm / ° C. If it exceeds 4 ppmZ ° C, a porous body having poor thermal shock characteristics may be obtained.
- the open porosity of the porous structure in the silicon nitride porous body of the present invention is preferably at least 30%, more preferably at least 40%. If it is less than 30%, its characteristics may be deteriorated when used for purification parts such as filters. (If the open porosity is less than 30%, for example, the The efficiency of the purification system may be reduced if a catalyst is supported due to a lack of effective space.)
- the proportion of the / 9-type silicon nitride in the total silicon nitride is preferably 50% or more. If it is less than 50%, the porous body is composed of silicon nitride having a small particle shape, so that the average pore diameter may be small. In order to obtain a porous body composed of particles having a high thermal conductivity, the i3 conversion ratio is more preferably 90% or more.
- the method for producing a silicon nitride porous body of the present invention is a method for producing a silicon nitride porous body by obtaining a silicon nitride porous body by nitriding a molded body containing metal silicon as a main component.
- a mixture is prepared by adding 0.1 to 10% by mass in terms of conversion, the obtained mixture is molded, nitrogen gas is introduced into the obtained molded body, and the temperature is maintained at a temperature at which a nitriding reaction of silicon metal occurs. After that, heat treatment is performed at a higher temperature.
- the compounds described above are used as the compound containing metallic silicon and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Group 3A, Group 3A, and Group 3B and Group 4B containing lanthanoid elements. be able to.
- a mixture is prepared by adding the compound as an auxiliary agent to metallic silicon, the resulting mixture is shaped, nitrogen gas is introduced into the obtained molded body, and the temperature at which the nitriding reaction of metallic silicon occurs. After the heat treatment at a higher temperature after the holding, the compound as an auxiliary exposed to the high temperature forms a liquid phase, and the Si 3N4 fiber-like particles are contained in the liquid phase. Dissolves and precipitates as large columnar particles. In this way, a silicon nitride porous body mainly composed of large i3Si3N4 columnar particles and having an average pore diameter of 3 or more can be obtained.
- the amount of the compound as an auxiliary agent exceeds 10% by mass, the properties at high temperatures, for example, the oxidation resistance will be reduced. Also, depending on the type of auxiliary agent, the coefficient of thermal expansion also increases.
- a porous sintered body having a high open porosity can be obtained as it is.
- the metallic silicon used in the method for producing a porous silicon nitride body of the present invention is preferably in the form of particles, and the average particle diameter is preferably 10 or more, and more preferably 30 x m or more. If the average particle size is less than 10, the average pore size may be less than 3 m.
- silicon nitride fibers will be generated not only on the surface of the metal silicon molded body but also inside the metal silicon molded body.
- the porous body produced by the silicon nitride fiber has a small pore diameter. Therefore, there is a problem that the pressure loss during gas permeation increases.
- silicon nitride fibers The generation mechanism of such silicon nitride fibers is thought to be that the oxide on the metal silicon surface evaporates as SiO gas, reacts with nitrogen gas, and precipitates and grows as fiber-shaped silicon nitride. Can be
- the temperature is higher than that temperature.
- the fiber-like nitride-based particles are once dissolved in the liquid phase and precipitated as Si 3 N 4 particles, so that a porous silicon nitride body having no fiber structure can be obtained.
- a silicon nitride porous body having a large thermal conductivity can be obtained as described below.
- Silicon nitride used in the method for producing a porous silicon nitride body of the present invention is a material excellent in improving the ripened conductivity. That is, non-oxide ceramics such as aluminum nitride and silicon carbide, including silicon nitride, generally have higher thermal conductivity than oxide ceramics such as cordierite and alumina, and are superior in improving thermal conductivity. Since such a material is used, a silicon nitride porous body having high thermal conductivity can be obtained.
- silicon nitride when silicon nitride is obtained by a nitridation reaction using metal silicon as a starting material, if oxygen is present on the surface of the metal silicon, it remains in the silicon nitride particles and lowers the thermal conductivity.
- the porous structure is constituted by a relatively large / 3 S i 3 N 4 particles through dissolution and deposition, that may be the S i 3 N 4 particles themselves that form the skeleton of high purity particles
- a silicon nitride porous body having a large thermal conductivity can be obtained.
- the silicon nitride porous body of the present invention can have a porous structure composed of relatively large ⁇ Si 3 N 4 columnar silicon nitride particles that have undergone a dissolution precipitation reaction.
- the coefficient of thermal expansion can be reduced.
- the coefficient of thermal expansion is small, it is possible to provide a porous body having excellent thermal shock characteristics, and it can be used for gas and / or solution purification parts used at high temperatures such as a heat resistant filter and a catalyst carrier. It can be suitably used.
- a silicon nitride porous body of the present invention because it is composed of relatively large i3 S i 3 N 4 grains child passed through dissolution and deposition, open porosity of 3 0% or more, the pore diameter is at least 3 m As described above, a porous body having both large open porosity and large pore diameter but high strength and Young's modulus can be obtained.
- the silicon nitride porous body of the present invention it is possible to provide a highly reliable gas and gas or solution purification component.
- a ceramic filter according to the present invention is characterized by being made of the above-described porous silicon nitride.
- the gas and Z or solution purifying component of the present invention is characterized in that it has a configuration in which a catalyst is supported on the surface of the above-mentioned porous silicon nitride.
- the catalyst is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include an NO x storage catalyst. .
- a catalyst carrier having a high thermal conductivity such as the porous silicon nitride of the present invention is used as a catalyst carrier in a gas and / or solution purification component such as a ceramic filter
- the catalyst carrier has excellent heat uniformity and thermal shock characteristics. Therefore, the catalyst performance can be fully exhibited.
- the oxides, carbonates, and nitrides shown in Table 1 were added to metallic silicon powder with an average particle size of 30 m. 2 parts by volume of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was added as a molding aid to 100 parts by volume of the mixed powder to which each mass% was added, and a molded product was produced by a die press.
- PVA polyvinyl alcohol
- the molded body from which the molding aid had been removed in the air at 500 ° C was held at 1450 ° C for 5 hours in a nitrogen atmosphere, subjected to nitriding treatment, and then kept at 1700 ° C for 2 hours to obtain a sintered body.
- Test pieces such as 4X3X4Omm and ⁇ 10X3mm were cut out from the obtained sintered body, and the following evaluation items were measured. The measurement results are shown in Table 1.
- Open porosity Measured by an underwater gravimetric method.
- Average pore size distribution Measured with a porosimeter using mercury.
- Coefficient of thermal expansion Measured in the atmosphere with a push rod differential type thermal dilatometer.
- test piece was cut out at 4 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 40 mm and measured according to JIS R1601.
- Young's modulus Measured by a strain gauge method at the time of four-point bending strength measurement according to JIS R 1602.
- Example 1 was the same as Example 1 except that no sintering aid was added.
- the above evaluation items were measured in the same manner as in Example 1, and the measurement results are shown in Table 1.
- Many silicon nitride fibers were present in the obtained sintered body, and the porous structure had an extremely small average pore diameter.
- Example 1 was the same as Example 1 except that the high-temperature heat treatment after the nitriding treatment (holding at 1700 ° C for 2 hours) was not performed.
- the above evaluation items were measured in the same manner as in Example 1, and the measurement results are shown in Table 1. Since the obtained sintered body was not subjected to the high-temperature heating treatment after the nitriding treatment, a large amount of silicon nitride fibers remained therein, and only those having a small average pore diameter were obtained.
- the sintered bodies obtained in Comparative Examples 1 and 2 have many silicon nitride fibers (remaining) However, the specific surface area was larger than that obtained in the example.
- Example 2 A part of the sintered body was cut out, and the open porosity, the average pore diameter, and the iS conversion ratio were measured in the same manner as in Example 1.
- a test piece having a honeycomb rib thickness was cut out from the obtained sintered body, and the thermal conductivity was measured by a laser method, and the coefficient of thermal expansion was measured by a push rod differential method. The results are shown in Table 2.
- Example 8 was the same as Example 8 except that no sintering aid was added. Evaluation items were measured in the same manner as in Example 8, and the measurement results are shown in Table 2. Since no sintering aid was added to the obtained sintered body, there were many fibrous silicon nitride particles, and the sintered body had a porous structure with a small average pore diameter.
- Example 8 was the same as Example 8 except that the high-temperature heat treatment after nitriding (holding at 170 O: for 2 hours) was not performed.
- the above evaluation items were measured in the same manner as in Example 8, and the measurement results are shown in Table 2. Since the obtained silicon nitride porous body was not subjected to the high-temperature heat treatment, a large number of fibrous silicon nitride particles remained, and the porous structure had a small average pore diameter.
- Example 2 The temperature was maintained at 1700 for 2 hours to obtain a sintered body. A part of the sintered body was cut out, and the open porosity, the average pore diameter, and the ⁇ ratio were measured in the same manner as in Example 1. A test piece having a honeycomb rib thickness was cut out from the obtained sintered body, and the thermal conductivity was measured by a laser method, and the thermal expansion rate was measured by a push rod differential method. The results are shown in Table 2.
- Example 11 was the same as Example 11 except that the high-temperature heat treatment after nitriding (holding at 170 ° C. for 2 hours) was not performed.
- the above evaluation items were measured in the same manner as in Example 11 and the measurement results are shown in Table 2. Since the obtained tape sintered body was not subjected to high-temperature heat treatment, a large amount of fiber-like silicon nitride particles remained, and had a porous structure with a small average pore diameter.
- a gas and Z or solution purification component such as a ceramic filter, which has a porous structure having a large average pore diameter and a high thermal conductivity of a cut test piece and a small thermal expansion coefficient, is used. It is possible to provide a silicon nitride porous body suitably used and an efficient production method thereof.
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