The disclosure relates to the technical field of preparing nano zinc oxide, in particular to a method for continuously preparing nano zinc oxide using carbon dioxide.
Zinc oxide is a common chemical additive, which is widely used in various industries. In particular, nano zinc oxide has become a new functional inorganic fine chemical material and plays a vital role in many application fields due to its excellent nano characteristics, such as high transparency and high dispersion.
In recent years, zinc oxide on the market has been mostly produced by direct or indirect methods, zinc oxide obtained by the direct or indirect methods has a particle size on a micrometer scale, a purity of 99.7% (commonly known as 997 zinc oxide) and a small specific surface area. The zinc oxide obtained by direct or indirect methods directly affects the performance of zinc oxide in various fields and other products containing zinc oxide. Active nano zinc oxide has significant surface and interface effects, quantum size effects, volume effects, and macroscopic quantum orbital effects due to its large specific surface area. The average particle size of the active nano zinc oxide is 20˜50 nanometers (D90), and it has advantages such as high chemical activity, product fineness, chemical purity, and adjustable particle shape.
For the existing production methods of nano zinc oxide, main production methods of nano zinc oxide in the world include the ammonia-ammonium carbonate leaching method and the acid leaching method. However, the acid leaching method has a long process flow and a large amount of wastewater generated in the production process, resulting in high cost and serious environmental pollution. Although the ammonia-ammonium carbonate method has simple process and low cost, the subsequent recovery of ammonia needs to consume a lot of heat energy, and the precipitation of distilled ammonia will cause scaling and blockage of equipment.
In order to solve the problems in the related art, the disclosure provides a method for continuously preparing nano zinc oxide using carbon dioxide, and the method solves the problems of long process flow, large amount of wastewater in the production process, high cost, and serious environmental pollution.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the disclosure uses the following technical solutions: a method for continuously preparing nano zinc oxide using carbon dioxide, including the following steps:
In an embodiment, in the step 1, a purity of the carbon dioxide is 98.5% and is contained in a steel cylinder.
In an embodiment, in the step 1, a mass fraction of the hydrogen peroxide is 27.5%.
In an embodiment, in the step 6, a temperature in the constant temperature oven is 110° C. and a temperature in the muffle furnace is 450° C.
In an embodiment, a filter liquid obtained after the vacuum filtration and the washing liquid obtained after washing the filter cake are configured to prepare the dilute zinc slurry, a waste liquid remaining from the filter liquid and the washing liquid is neutralized with soda ash to obtain a treated waste liquid with a potential of hydrogen (pH) of 7˜8, and the treated waste liquid meets a national comprehensive wastewater discharge standard GB 8978-1996.
Experimental principles: in order to efficiently transform the material containing ZnO, Zn(OH)2, and Zn with ratios of 75%, 17%, and 8% respectively, the experiment firstly used the hydrogen peroxide to transform zinc pure substance in the material containing ZnO, Zn(OH)2, and Zn with ratios of 75%, 17%, and 8% respectively into zinc hydroxide, and then the carbon dioxide gas is introduced to carbonize the zinc hydroxide in the zinc-free emulsified zinc hydroxide slurry into the basic zinc carbonate, and the nano zinc oxide is obtained through liquid removal, impurity removal, drying and calcination. The main reaction principles are as follows:
Zn+H2O2→Zn(OH)2;
CO2+H2O+ZnO+Zn(OH)2→(ZnO)x·(ZnCO3)y·zH2O;
(ZnO)x·(ZnCO3)y·zH2O=(x+y)ZnO+yCO2+zH2O.
The method for continuously preparing nano zinc oxide using carbon dioxide provided by the disclosure has following beneficial effects.
By using carbon dioxide as a transformation precipitant and using the carbonization method to prepare industrial by-products such as the material containing ZnO, Zn(OH)2, and Zn with ratios of 75%, 17%, and 8% respectively into alkaline zinc carbonate, the nano zinc oxide is obtained through liquid removal, impurity removal, drying, and calcination. Compared with traditional nano zinc oxide methods, the method of the disclosure has a simple and green process flow, a wide source of raw materials, and can prepare nano zinc oxide with different purities and particle sizes.
The following will provide a clear and complete description of the technical solution in embodiments of the disclosure, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Apparently, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the disclosure, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work should fall within the scope of protection of the disclosure.
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the experimental instruments include a high-pressure reactor (a model number of the reactor is Baikal Instrument®: LS/P-1L/YO-C), a high shear emulsification machine (a model number of the machine is united Machinery®: VME-50L), a vacuum pump, a constant temperature oven (a model number of the oven is Lichen Technology®: 101-3BS), and a muffle furnace (a model number of the furnace is Lichen Technology®: SX2-10-13);
Furthermore, a filter liquid obtained after the vacuum filtration and the washing liquid obtained after washing the filter cake are configured to prepare the dilute zinc slurry, a waste liquid remaining from the filter liquid and the washing liquid is neutralized with soda ash to obtain a treated waste liquid with a pH of 7˜8, and the treated waste liquid meets a national comprehensive wastewater discharge standard GB 8978-1996.
Five mass ratios are selected for tests, and the results are shown in the table below. When materials are too thick or too thin, the mass transfer effect and productivity will be affected.
Based on the above tests, the results show that an optimal solid-liquid mass ratio is 1:2.5.
Hydrogen peroxide is selected to transform the zinc pure substance in the material containing ZnO, Zn(OH)2, and Zn with ratios of 75%, 17%, and 8% respectively. Three mass ratios of the hydrogen peroxide to the zinc pure substance are selected for tests. The results are shown in the following table. When a small amount or excessive amount of hydrogen peroxide is added, the transformation will be incomplete or zinc peroxide will be generated in the reaction.
Based on the above tests, an optimal mass ratio is 2.5:1.
1) The influences of different reaction pressures on the carbonization rates are tested.
Different pressures in a range of 0.6˜5 MPa are selected to test the carbonization rates, and the results are shown in
It can be seen from
2) The influences of different reaction temperatures on the carbonization rates are tested.
The carbonization reaction of zinc slurry (i.e., the zinc-free emulsified zinc hydroxide slurry) belongs to a slightly exothermic reaction. Based on chemical and thermodynamic theoretical analysis, the optimal temperature range for carbonization reaction is a low temperature range. In the experiment, there is also an ionization equilibrium between electrolyte Zn(OH)2 and H2CO3 in the zinc slurry. When the temperature is raised, the contents of Zn2+ and CO32− in the zinc slurry will increase. Therefore, during the carbonization reaction of the embodiment, the temperature for the experiment is set to 70° C., and under this condition, the carbonization rate will also be greater than 80% which meets the requirement for the total amount of ZnCO3.
3) The influences of different stirring rates on the carbonization rates are tested.
Different stirring rates in a range of 800˜1700 revolutions per minute (r/min) are selected to test the carbonization rates, and the results are shown in
As shown in
Different calcination temperatures in a range of 300˜600° C. are selected to test the carbonization rates, and the results are shown in the following table.
Based on the above tests, an optimal calcination temperature is 450° C., and the calcination time is 120 min.
A scanning electron microscope image and an X-ray diffraction spectrogram of the final product (i.e., nano zinc oxide) obtained in the experiment are shown in
From the test results in
Conclusion: the experiment proves that a process path of preparing nano zinc oxide using industrial by-product (the material containing ZnO, Zn(OH)2, and Zn with ratios of 75%, 17%, and 8% respectively) as a raw material and carbon dioxide as a transformation precipitant is feasible. The optimal solid-liquid mass ratio of zinc slurry in the process is set to 1:2.5 (the material containing ZnO, Zn(OH)2, and Zn with ratios of 75%, 17%, and 8% respectively: deionized water), and the optimal mass ratio of transforming the zinc pure substance in the material containing ZnO, Zn(OH)2, and Zn with ratios of 75%, 17%, and 8% respectively is set to 2.5:1 (hydrogen peroxide:zinc pure substance). The pressure of the high-pressure reactor is set to 0.7 MPa at a temperature of 70° C., the reaction time is 110 min, and the stirring rate is 110 r/min, and these make carbonization rate of the zinc slurry be over 85%. By setting the calcination temperature to 450° C. and the calcination time to 120 min, a nano zinc oxide product with a uniform distribution, a particle size (D90) in a range of 20˜50 nm, a specific surface area of 49.89 m2/g, and a milky white appearance can be obtained. At the same time, the nano zinc oxide product with different purities and particle sizes can be prepared by adjusting the process parameters. Compared with the traditional methods, the method of the disclosure has a simple overall flow, less required equipment investment, controllable product quality by temperature, and a convenient quality control process. The method of the disclosure is a typical green chemical process, belongs to an environment-friendly process flow, and has higher economic benefits.
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202211015052.7 | Aug 2022 | CN | national |
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109179484 | Jan 2019 | CN |
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20240067531 A1 | Feb 2024 | US |
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Parent | PCT/CN2023/114150 | Aug 2023 | US |
Child | 18489009 | US |