Alusuisse Research Laboratories, CH-8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland
Département de Chimie minérale, analytique et appliquée, Université de Genève CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
Abstract:
The reaction of metallic aluminium surfaces, aluminium oxides, hydrated oxides and sulphate with gaseous anhydrous hydrogen fluoride was studied at 470°C and pressures between 10 and 100 torr. The complementary analytical techniques of X-ray induced photoelectron spectra, X-ray and electron diffraction, and electron microscopy were used for identifying the (frequently unexpected) products.