SCI和EI收录∣中国化工学会会刊

›› 2010, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (3): 500-505.

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Enhancement on Synthesis of Boehmite Through a Precarbonization-assisted Hydrogen Peroxide Route in Highly Alkaline Sodium Aluminate Solutions

蔡卫权1, 李会泉2, 张光旭1   

  1. 1. School of Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China;
    2. Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
  • 收稿日期:2010-01-02 修回日期:2010-04-08 出版日期:2010-06-28 发布日期:2010-06-28
  • 通讯作者: CAI Weiquan,E-mail:wqcai@home.ipe.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(20080440142)

Enhancement on Synthesis of Boehmite Through a Precarbonization-assisted Hydrogen Peroxide Route in Highly Alkaline Sodium Aluminate Solutions

CAI Weiquan1, LI Huiquan2, ZHANG Guangxu1   

  1. 1. School of Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China;
    2. Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
  • Received:2010-01-02 Revised:2010-04-08 Online:2010-06-28 Published:2010-06-28
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(20080440142)

摘要: Hydrogen peroxide(H2O2)precipitation from sodium aluminate(SA)solution at close-ambient temperature is an efficient method to synthesize boehmite and its derived alumina with high surface area,but the precipitation yield of Al2O3 is usually below 50%in highly alkaline SA solutions.Here the synthesis of boehmite is enhanced through a precarbonization-assisted H2O2 route in highly alkaline SA solutions.It is found that the crystal structure of the precipitation product is evidently influenced by the precipitation conditions.As the precipitation temperature increases from 273 to 325 K,a small amount of gibbsite by-product is formed.As the aging temperature increases from 301 to 333 K,the crystallinity of boehmite decreases and part of the boehmite dissolves due to an increase in the pH value.Based on the above results,a precarbonization-assisted H2O2 route is proposed to obtain pure boehmite with more complete recovery of Al2O3 from highly alkaline SA solutions.The route includes a controllable precarbonization step of SA solutions with a molar ratio of Na2O to Al2O3 higher than 2:1,followed by the H2O2-precipitated step with a molar ratio of H2O2 to Al2O3 less than 7:1.Because of its facile operation conditions,no extraneous impurity,time saving and a possible recycle of the filtrate,the route has great potential to be an alternative method for preparation of boehmite and its derived alumina.

关键词: boehmite, sodium aluminate solution, hydrogen peroxide, precarbonization

Abstract: Hydrogen peroxide(H2O2)precipitation from sodium aluminate(SA)solution at close-ambient temperature is an efficient method to synthesize boehmite and its derived alumina with high surface area,but the precipitation yield of Al2O3 is usually below 50%in highly alkaline SA solutions.Here the synthesis of boehmite is enhanced through a precarbonization-assisted H2O2 route in highly alkaline SA solutions.It is found that the crystal structure of the precipitation product is evidently influenced by the precipitation conditions.As the precipitation temperature increases from 273 to 325 K,a small amount of gibbsite by-product is formed.As the aging temperature increases from 301 to 333 K,the crystallinity of boehmite decreases and part of the boehmite dissolves due to an increase in the pH value.Based on the above results,a precarbonization-assisted H2O2 route is proposed to obtain pure boehmite with more complete recovery of Al2O3 from highly alkaline SA solutions.The route includes a controllable precarbonization step of SA solutions with a molar ratio of Na2O to Al2O3 higher than 2:1,followed by the H2O2-precipitated step with a molar ratio of H2O2 to Al2O3 less than 7:1.Because of its facile operation conditions,no extraneous impurity,time saving and a possible recycle of the filtrate,the route has great potential to be an alternative method for preparation of boehmite and its derived alumina.

Key words: boehmite, sodium aluminate solution, hydrogen peroxide, precarbonization