Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2023, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (10): 56-62.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2022-0734

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Study on crystallization mechanism and kinetics of macallisterite synthesized with bischofite from salt lake

PENG Jiaoyu1,2(), TAN Yuqin3, YANG Keli1,2, DONG Yaping1,2, ZHANG Bo1,4, LI Wu1,4   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources,Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Xining 810008,China
    2.Qinghai Engineering and Technology Research Center of Comprehensive Utilization of Salt Lake Resources,Xining 810008,China
    3.Qinghai Normal University,Xining 810016,China
    4.Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province,Xining 810008,China
  • Received:2022-12-12 Online:2023-10-10 Published:2023-10-16

Abstract:

Magnesium borates are important industrial chemicals which are widely used in glass,ceramics and plastic polymers,etc.Being aimed at improving the production cost of macallisterite from magnesium oxide,the synthesis of the macallisterite by hydrothermal method was investigated by using the salt lake bischofite as the magnesium source,and the sodium pentaborate(or boric acid and sodium hydroxide) as the boron source.The crystallization mechanism and kinetics of the macallisterite were also investigated by Raman spectroscopy and kinetics method.The results showed that the crystalline solid phases were dependent with the temperature and material mole ratios.The optimum temperature condition was 25 ℃ or room temperature and the corresponding mole ratio of sodium pentaborate and bischofite was 1:8,in which could precipitate a high purity crystalline solid phase with shorter time.The Raman results indicated that the addition of bischofite facilitated the polymerization of the B3O3(OH)4- anion into the B6O7(OH)62- anion and the alkali metal sodium pentaborate solution transferred into the supersaturation of alkaline-earth metal magnesium borate,which was favorable for the crystallization of insoluble magnesium hexaborate(macallisterite).The crystal growth mechanism was controlled by the multi-nucleus surface reaction.This study could give a rapid synthetic method for macallisterite with simple process and low cost and also provide useful information for the comprehensive utilization of magnesium resources.

Key words: bischofite, sodium pentaborate, macallisterite, crystallization mechanism, kinetics

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