The hydrolytic reactions of zirconium mononitride and monocarbide by superheated steam have been studied. In the case of ZrN the products were found to be H
2, N
2 and NH
3, with a small amount of NO. The amount of NH
3 reached a maximum at 700°C in isothermal reactions and at higher temperatures NH
3 was gradually replaced by N
2. Compared with the hydrolysis of TiN, it is characterized by the formation of a larger amount of NH
3, probably due to the lower reaction temperature for ZrN. The reaction mechanism of ZrN can be represented by an equation similar to that of TiN.
By the hydrolysis of ZrC, CO
2, CO, H
2 and a small amount of CH
4 were produced. The amount of CO
2 Was maximum at 700°C and more CO was evolved with increasing temperature. X-ray analysis revealed that the hydrolyzed product consisted of metastable tetragonal ZrO
2 at temperatures lower than 700°C and monoclinic ZrO
2 at temperatures higher than 800°C. The reaction equation for the hydrolysis of ZrC was also estimated. CO
2 was found to be produced accompanying equal moles of H
2 at the later stage of the hydrolysis of ZrC as in the case of TiC. The supposition made for the case of TiC that the formation of CO
2 and H
2 in nearly equal moles could be attributed to the steam gas reaction involving CO in the solid residue was confirmed by the measurement of weight loss after re-hydrolysis and by X-ray diffraction technique. The amount of CO contained in the solid residue was larger than that for TiC.
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