Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2022, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (6): 66-72.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2021-0470

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Preparation of calcium sulfate whiskers assisted by mixed sodium fatty acid

LI Ming1(),LI Zhili1,2(),ZHANG Zeqiang1,HE Dongsheng1,TANG Yuan1,CHEN Fei1   

  1. 1.School of Resources & Safety Engineering,Wuhan Institute of Technology,Wuhan 430074,China
    2.State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Mineral Metallurgical Resources Utilization and Pollution Control,Wuhan University of Science and Technology
  • Received:2021-08-04 Online:2022-06-10 Published:2022-06-22
  • Contact: LI Zhili E-mail:191996521@qq.com;19079201@wit.edu.cn

Abstract:

Calcium sulfate whiskers have merit of wide range of applications,excellent comprehensive performance and cost?effective,resulting in good application prospects.Calcium chloride was used as the main raw material,sodium oleate,sodium stearate,and a mixture of sodium oleate and sodium stearate were used as crystal growth promoters.The normal pressure acidification method was used to prepare whiskers of high aspect ratio and good hydrophobicity.The influence of calcium chloride concentration,reaction time,reaction temperature,the amount of sodium oleate,sodium stearate and their mixture on aspect ratio and hydrophobicity of calcium sulfate whisker was studied,and the optimal preparation conditions were determined.The products were characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM),contact angle measuring instrument,X-ray diffraction(XRD),infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR),and Zeta potential analysis.The optimal conditions for the preparation of calcium sulfate whiskers were listed as follows:mass concentration of calcium chloride solution of 0.11 g/mL,adding 4.8 mL of concentrated sulfuric acid in the amount of calcium chloride,adding the mixture of 4% sodium oleate and 6% sodium stearate(calculated by mass fraction) as modifier,stirring in oil bath at 140 ℃ for 1 h.Under this optimal conditions,the aspect ratio of prepared calcium sulfate whiskers was ranged from 32 to 106,and the contact angle reached 120.2°.XRD results showed that the obtained calcium sulfate whiskers were a mixture of hemihydrate calcium sulfate whiskers and dihydrate calcium sulfate whiskers.Infrared spectroscopy and Zeta potential analysis showed that sodium oleate and sodium stearate were adsorbed onto the surface of whiskers in the form of chemical adsorption.When the mixture of sodium oleate and sodium stearate was added,sodium oleate and sodium stearate were co?adsorbed on the whiskers surface,which made the surface of whisker adsorb more fatty acids and the hydrophobicity of whisker stronger.

Key words: atmospheric acidification method, fatty acid, calcium sulfate whisker, aspect ratio, hydrophobicity

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