Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2025, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (5): 26-31.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2024-0410

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Study on morphology control of magnesium carbonate trihydrate prepared by CO2 mineralization of magnesium sulfate

MA Chuxuan1(), CHENG Huaigang1,2(), CHENG Wenting1, MA Zhuohui1   

  1. 1. Institute of Resources and Environmental Engineering,Shanxi University,Engineering Research Center for CO2 Emission Reduction and Resource Utilization,Ministry of Education,Taiyuan 030006,China
    2. College of Chemical Engineering,Qinghai University,Xining 810016,China
  • Received:2024-07-18 Online:2025-05-10 Published:2025-06-05
  • Contact: CHENG Huaigang E-mail:1242710163@qq.com;chenghg@sxu.edu.cn

Abstract:

One of the reprocessing ways of magnesium resources in salt lake is to prepare magnesium carbonate products by mineralization of magnesium chloride,but the mineralization process experience is still limited when magnesium source is magnesium sulfate,and the morphology and particle size are difficult to control.To solve the above problems,MgCO3·3H2O crystals were prepared by mineralizing CO2 with MgSO4·7H2O as magnesium source,and the experimental study on process optimization was carried out. The products were characterized by X-ray diffractometer and scanning electron microscope.The correlation between reaction conditions and crystal composition and morphology was investigated.The process of CO2 mineralization was also analyzed.The results showed that when the reaction temperature was 50 ℃,the initial concentration of MgSO4 was 0.6 mol/L,and the concentration of NH3·H2O was 4.0 mol/L,MgCO3·3H2O crystals with good crystallization,smooth surface and regular morphology could be obtained.When MgSO4·7H2O was used as magnesium source,the basic transformation temperature of MgCO3·3H2O was up to 80 ℃,and the initial concentration of MgSO4 required for obtaining high⁃quality MgCO3·3H2O crystals was up to 0.6 mol/L.The process conditions were more severe when MgCl2·6H2O was magnesium source.MgCO3·3H2O prepared with MgSO4·7H2O as magnesium source was a rod⁃like crystal with a diameter of 1~3 μm,which was different from the whisker and rod products of MgCl2·6H2O as magnesium source.The reaction process of mineralized CO2 with MgSO4·7H2O as magnesium source was mainly composed of three stages,namely,the formation of Mg(OH)2,the dissolution of Mg(OH)2 and the formation of MgCO3·3H2O.

Key words: magnesium resources, magnesium carbonate hydrate, crystal morphology, CO2 mineralization, magnesium sulfate

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