GUO Yanxia, YANG Xi, CUI Huixia, et al. Crystallization behavior of AlCl3·6H2O in hydrochloric system[J]. CIESC Journal, 2014, (10): 3960-3967. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2014.10.029.
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GUO Yanxia, YANG Xi, CUI Huixia, et al. Crystallization behavior of AlCl3·6H2O in hydrochloric system[J]. CIESC Journal, 2014, (10): 3960-3967. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2014.10.029.DOI:
Crystallization behavior of AlCl3·6H2O in hydrochloric system
is commonly prepared by leaching alumina from coal gangue and coal fly ash. Its quality depends strongly on the crystallization process. In this paper
the crystallization behavior of AlCl3·6H2O in hydrochloride system and the effect of impurities including Fe
Ca
Mg
K and Na on the crystallization were studied. The results showed that the crystallization efficiency of AlCl3·6H2O increased with the volume of concentrated HCl (36% by mass) added. The crystallization efficiency of AlCl3·6H2O reached 80% at 25℃ when the volume ratio of HCl to AlCl3 solution was 2.25. The presence of Fe improved the crystallization efficiency of AlCl3·6H2O slightly. The content of Fe in AlCl3·6H2O crystallized from 1.5 mol·kg-1 of AlCl3 solution was < 0.1% by mass when the molar ratio Al:Fe was less than 3:1. Little effects of K
Ca
Mg and Na on the crystallization of AlCl3·6H2O were observed. Furthermore
the effect of feeding speed of concentrated hydrochloride on the particle size distribution and morphology of AlCl3·6H2O crystallization was investigated by focused beam reflectance measurement and particle vision measurement. It is demonstrated that a fast feeding speed of hydrochloride results in the formation of agglomerated crystals with small size
while a slower feeding speed leads to the formation of dispersive single-crystals with larger sizes and improved morphologies.