Ammonium Paratungstate Preparing Blue Tungsten Oxide

In 1950s, tungsten powder is often prepared by tungsten acid and yellow tungsten oxide. In 1960-1970s, America, France, Netherlands and Britain used blue tungsten oxide to produce tungsten powder instead of tungsten acid and yellow tungsten oxide. China started to do the research on blue tungsten oxide in 1970-80s. Tungsten powder property is being affected by a lot of factors including producing method and raw material. When producing super fine tungsten powder, the oxide content of tungsten oxide should be low. When producing fine tungsten powder, oxide content of tungsten oxide should be higher. Thus the producing method of blue tungsten oxide which is of low cost, high property and environmental friendly is under investigation.

Use ammonium paratungstate as raw material, under specific preparing technology and certain temperature, ammonia cracked into hydrogen, ammonium paratungstate is under micro reduction and then blue tungsten oxide is prepared.