The invention concerns a process of desiliconization of manganese alloys in the liquid state. By injecting carbon dioxide into the liquid alloy, which injection can be effected by an additional neutral gas, or oxidizing agent, the silicon is oxidized to SiO.sub.2. The addition of lime or dolomite favors the slagging of the silicon. By this process the silicon content can be as low as 0.1%. The process is particularly applicable for obtaining a ferromanganese with low carbon and low silicon conte...

A unique manganese silver alloy composition is provided, which alloy exhibits the long desired properties of exceptional as-cast hardness and reversible heat treatability, in addition to offering reduced fire scale, reduced voids and porosity, reduced grain size, and reduced oxide formation when heated consisting essentially of the following parts by weight: about 92.5 92.8% silver, about 2.0 3.0% copper, about 2.0 3.0% zinc, about 0.03 0.05% indium, about 0.01 0.03% tin, about 0.20 0.50% boron/...

An efficient process for forming anhydrous metal halides includes the reaction of a metal powder with a hydrogen halide under anhydrous conditions. In one example, manganese powder is reacted with hydrogen chloride under anhydrous reaction conditions.

The chiral manganese-triazonone complex of the general formula (I) is disclosed: The complex is useful industrially to prepare chiral compounds.

The invention is directed to making a lithiated manganese dioxide using low and high temperature calcination steps.

A new family of crystalline manganese phosphate compositions has been prepared. These compositions have an extended network which network can be a one-, two-, or three-dimensional network. The composition has an empirical formula of: where A is a templating agent such as an alkali metal, M is a metal such as Al, Fe.sup.3+ and "b" is the average manganese oxidation state and varies from greater than 3.0 to about 4.0. These compositions can be used as adsorbents and as catalysts in the oxidation o...

A method of enforcing a regular manganese dioxide cathode to become gradually and substantially rechargeable is described, where the cathode capacity is increased towards the theoretical capacity of the cathode. The method involves mixing 20-51 wt % MnO.sub.2, 5-25 wt % metallic bismuth and 30-70 wt % graphite powder to form a homogenous mixture, subjecting the mixture to a pressing force to form an electrode and subjecting the electrode to successive discharge/charge cycles at a rate where the ...

Lithium manganese ternary oxide Li Mn.sub.2 0.sub.4+x is produced, where 0.ltoreq..times..ltoreq.0.2, by adding carbon to a manganese-containing solution such as manganese acetate and reacting the solution in an inert atmosphere with a lithium-containing compound such as lithium hydroxide and ammonia. Carbon is added in a proportion up to 8 percent of the weight of the Li Mn.sub.2 0.sub.4+x produced, and preferably the proportion of carbon added is in the range 2 to 6 percent by weight of Li Mn....

This invention relates to novel crystalline metallo manganese oxides that has the hollandite structure. The composition is represented by the formula where A is a templating agent such as potassium, ammonium, and y varies from about 0.5 to about 2.0, M is a metal such as chromium, vanadium, gallium, antimony and x varies from about 0.01 to about 4.0. These oxides have a three-dimensional structure with manganese and the M metals forming the framework. Finally, these novel oxides are capable of c...

The invention provides a manganese dioxide-based material which is highly crystalline and chemically prepared. The material has a predominantly ramsdellite structure, and has a powder X-ray diffraction pattern (CuK.sub..alpha. radiation) in which the ratio of a [110] peak height to a [201] peak height is at least 0,6:1,0. The material can be used as an electrode material in an electrochemical cell 10.