Preparation and crystallization kinetics of micron-sized Mg(OH)<sub>2</sub> in a mixed suspension mixed product removal crystallizer

doi:10.1007/s11705-013-1332-7

Front Chem Sci Eng

2013, Vol. 7

Issue (2) : 130-138 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-013-1332-7

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Preparation and crystallization kinetics of micron-sized Mg(OH)₂ in a mixed suspension mixed product removal crystallizer

Xingfu SONG(

), Kefeng TONG, Shuying SUN, Ze SUN, Jianguo YU

National Engineering Research Center for Integrated Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China

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Abstract

Magnesium hydroxide is an important chemical, and is usually obtained from seawater or brine via precipitation process. The particle size distribution of magnesium hydroxide has great effects on the subsequent filtration and drying processes. In this paper, micron-sized magnesium hydroxide with high purity, large particle size and low water content in filter cake was synthesized via simple wet precipitation in a mixed suspension mixed product removal (MSMPR) crystallizer. The effects of reactant concentration, residence time and impurities on the properties of magnesium hydroxide were investigated by X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Malvern laser particle size analyzer. The results show that NaOH concentration and residence time have great effects on the water content and particle size of Mg(OH)₂. The spherical Mg(OH)₂ with uniform diameter of about 30 μm was obtained with purity higher than 99% and water content less than 31%. Furthermore, the crystallization kinetics based on the population balance theory was studied to provide the theoretical data for industrial enlargement, and the simulation coefficients (R²) based on ASL model and C-R model are 0.9962 and 0.9972, respectively, indicating that the crystal growth rate of magnesium hydroxide can be well simulated by the size-dependent growth models.

Keywords magnesium hydroxide precipitation micron-sized crystallization kinetics

Corresponding Author(s): SONG Xingfu,Email:xfsong@ecust.edu.cn

Issue Date: 05 June 2013

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Ze SUN,Jianguo YU,Xingfu SONG, et al. Preparation and crystallization kinetics of micron-sized Mg(OH)₂ in a mixed suspension mixed product removal crystallizer[J]. Front Chem Sci Eng, 2013, 7(2): 130-138.

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