
Tungsten blue oxide is the full name of TBO, which is not a defined tungsten compound, but a powdery mixture of tungsten trioxide, β-tungsten oxide (blue tungsten oxide), γ-tungsten oxide (violet tungsten oxide), ammonium tungsten bronze and hydrogen tungsten bronze. And the chemical composition and physical properties of BTO are changing. TBO may be produced by calcinating ammonium paratungstate (APT) in the airtight space or under hydrogen atmosphere/hydrogen-nitrogen mixed gas. The composition of TBO varies greatly on the basis of…