Abstract
An experimental research on the preparation of zinc oxide fine particles in w/o emulsions was conducted. Precipitation solutions were zinc nitrate aqueous solutions with hexamethylenetetramine(HMTA) as precipitant. The precipitation solutions formed stable w/o emulsions with kerosine in the presence of Span 80. Homogeneous precipitation reaction occurred in the w/o emulsion after the resultant w/o emulsion was heated above the decomposition temperature of HMTA and zinc oxide particles were precipitated. In some case, zinc oxide particles of bi-modal distribution were obtained. However, zinc oxide fine particles of narrow particle size distribution could be obtained, even when the initial zinc concentration of precipitation solution and the conversion to zinc oxide are both higher that those in bulk homogeneous precipitation.
w/o 에멀젼 내에서 균일용액침전반응을 진행시켜 산화아연 미세 입자를 제조하는 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 질산아연 수용액에 hexamethylene tetramine (HMTA)을 침전제로 첨가한 침전액은 유화제 Span 80에 의해 kerosine과 안정한 w/o 에멀젼을 형성하였다. 얻어진 w/o 에멀젼을 HMTA 분해온도 이상($85^{\circ}C$)으로 가열하여 w/o 에멀젼 내에서 균일용액 침전반응을 진행시키면 산화아연 입자들이 제조되는 것을 확인하였다. 이렇게 제조된 산화아연 입자들은 이중분산 (bi-modal distribution)을 갖는 영역이 존재하기도 하였으나, 균일용액침전법에 비하여 높은 초기 아연농도와 높은 수율에서도 입자가 작고 입도분포가 비교적 좁은 산화아연 입자들을 얻을 수 있었다.
