Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (8): 20220767.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20220767

• Article: Inorganic Chemistry • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Influence Mechanism of Impurity Silicon on Crystallization Process of Sodium Zincate Solution

LIU Pengfei1,3, YOU Shaowei2(), ZHANG Yifei3, TANG Jianwei1, WANG Baoming1, LIU Yong4, HUA Quanxian4   

  1. 1.School of Ecology and Environment,Zhengzhou University,Zhengzhou 450001,China
    2.CECEP Engineering Technology Research Institute Co. ,Ltd. ,Beijing 100082,China
    3.Institute of Process Engineering,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100190,China
    4.School of Chemical Engineering,Zhengzhou University,Zhengzhou 450001,China
  • Received:2022-12-19 Online:2023-08-10 Published:2023-03-30
  • Contact: YOU Shaowei E-mail:yiushaowei09@mails.ucas.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    the National Key Research & Development Program of China(2021YFD17009);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21908230)

Abstract:

Effect of impurity silicon on the crystallization process of sodium zincate solution was studied. Based on the crystal phase and thermodynamics analysis, the influence mechanism of impurity silicon on the structure of sodium zincate solution was obtained. The decomposition behavior of sodium zincate solution was analyzed. The effects of impurity silicon concentration, crystal seed and temperature on the crystallization process of sodium zincate solution were investigated. The results show that there is a critical silicon concentration. When the silicon concentration is higher than the critical silicon concentration, the impurity silicon inhibits the crystallization process; when the silicon concentration is lower than the critical one, the impurity silicon promotes the crystallization process. When zinc oxide is used as crystal seed, the critical silicon concentration at 35, 50, and 60 ℃ are in the range of 0.20—0.40, 0.054—0.20 and 0—0.054 g/L, respectively; when zinc hydroxide is used as crystal seed, the critical silicon concentration is in the range of 0.20—0.40 g/L at 35 ℃. The critical silicon concentration decreases with increasing temperature. When silicon content is low, the phase is ε-Zn(OH)2 of polyhedron; when silicon content is high, the phase is γ-Zn(OH)2 of nanorods and cuboids. Increasing the temperature can inhibit the formation of γ-Zn(OH)2. The presence of silicon impurities may reorganize the structure of sodium zincate solution, and is conducive to the existence of zinc ions in the form of Zn(OH)+. The increase of temperature can reduce the influence of silicon impurities.

Key words: Impurity silica, Sodium zincate solution, Crystallization, ZnO, Zn(OH)2

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