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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1991
Filed:
May. 04, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen R Blackburn, Middlesbrough, GB;
Anthony G Jones, Sedgefield, GB;
Assignee:
Tioxide Group PLC, Cleveland, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B / ; C01B / ; C01B / ; C01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
204177 ; 423284 ; 423344 ; 423409 ; 423411 ; 423412 ;
Abstract
A method for the production of a nitride of zirconium, hafnium, silicon, germanium, tin, lead, boron, aluminium, gallium, indium or thallium either alone or as mixtures is claimed. Ammonia and a halide of at least one of these elements are heated by means of a direct electric current plasma in a non-oxidizing gas in a reactor in which recirculation is induced such that the defined recirculation ratio is greater than 2.5 and preferably greater than 4.0. Any titanium halide present shall be less then 40% by weight of mixed halides.