Controllable synthesis of metallic Bi from commercial Bi2O3 via one-pot solvothermal reduction method

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2016.11.002

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Abstract: Metallic bismuth crystal is one important and interesting semimetal that has attracted great attention owing to its unique thermal and electrical properties. Herein, we report a facile, green, cost-effective and sustainable solvothermal process using ethanol, glycol, isopropanol, phenylcarbinol as solvent and commercial Bi₂O₃ as the starting material to produce high-purity metallic Bi with tunable morphologies on large scale. It is found that all alcohols are capable of reducing Bi₂O₃ to Bi and the reducibility of glycol is proved to be the strongest. The highest purity of the resultant Bi is calculated to be 99.74%. What's more, the morphology of final Bi particles is controllable by adding various types and concentrations of additives. As a consequence, our work lays the root for the large scale solvothermal production of high-purity Bi particles with various regular morphologies.

Key words: Solvothermal, Alcohol, Metal, Morphology, Bismuth, Reduction

摘要： Metallic bismuth crystal is one important and interesting semimetal that has attracted great attention owing to its unique thermal and electrical properties. Herein, we report a facile, green, cost-effective and sustainable solvothermal process using ethanol, glycol, isopropanol, phenylcarbinol as solvent and commercial Bi₂O₃ as the starting material to produce high-purity metallic Bi with tunable morphologies on large scale. It is found that all alcohols are capable of reducing Bi₂O₃ to Bi and the reducibility of glycol is proved to be the strongest. The highest purity of the resultant Bi is calculated to be 99.74%. What's more, the morphology of final Bi particles is controllable by adding various types and concentrations of additives. As a consequence, our work lays the root for the large scale solvothermal production of high-purity Bi particles with various regular morphologies.

关键词: Solvothermal, Alcohol, Metal, Morphology, Bismuth, Reduction

Lei Yang, Yangyang Zhang, Hua Li, Hezhou Liu. Controllable synthesis of metallic Bi from commercial Bi₂O₃ via one-pot solvothermal reduction method[J]. , 2017, 25(9): 1202-1206.

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Controllable synthesis of metallic Bi from commercial Bi₂O₃ via one-pot solvothermal reduction method

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