
Ammonium metatungstate, AMT for short, a kind of white crystallized powder, is mainly applied for petroleum industry. And it can also be used in the manufacture of various petrochemical catalysts and other tungsten compounds. Its molecular formula is (NH4) 6H2W12O40 ? XH2O. AMT is usually used as one of the precursors of tungsten carbide (WC) catalyst, and the properties of AMT precursor affect the morphology and size distribution of WC microsphere, which have a finally effect on the catalyst activity.…