A Study on the Characterization of Neodymium Oxalate by Reaction Crystallization

반응성 결정화에 의한 네오디뮴 옥살레이트 특성 고찰

  • Yoon, Ho-Sung (Division of Minerals Utilization and Materials, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Kim, Chul-Joo (Division of Minerals Utilization and Materials, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Kim, Joon-Soo (Division of Minerals Utilization and Materials, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
  • 윤호성 (韓國地質資源硏究院, 資源活用素材硏究部) ;
  • 김철주 (韓國地質資源硏究院, 資源活用素材硏究部) ;
  • 김준수 (韓國地質資源硏究院, 資源活用素材硏究部)
  • Published : 2004.10.01

Abstract

In this study, neodymium oxalate powders were prepared by injecting oxalic acid to the neodymium chloride solution resulted from the acid leaching solution of NdFeB magnet scrap. The effect of experimental conditions on the characteristics of neodymium oxalate powders were investigated. Neodymium oxalate was aggregated by primary particles formed by nucleation, and average size of aggregates was affected by experimental conditions. In a constant volume, increase of reactants affected the average size of aggregate formed by collision of primary particles. In a constant concentration of reactants, agitation speed decreased the size of aggregate due to breakage of particles attached on the surface of aggregate. The number of primary particles decreased with increasing reaction temperature, and the size of aggregates decreased due to the decrease of collision probability. From the results of decomposition behavior of neodymium oxalate, oxalate decomposed from $400^{\circ}C$, and neodymium oxide began to crystallize at above $620^{\circ}C$.

본 연구에서는 NdFeB 영구자적 스크랩을 산침출처리하여 제조한 염화네오디뮴 수용액에 옥살산 수용액을 투입하여 반응성 결정화에 의한 네오디뮴 옥살레이트를 합성 시, 반응조건이 네오디뮴 옥살레이트에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. 네오디뮴 옥살레이트는 핵 생성을 통하여 형성된 1차 입자들의 응집체 형태를 가지고 있으며, 응집된 평균입자 크기는 반응조건에 영향을 받았다. 일정한 용액 부피에서 반응물의 농도 증가는 핵생성을 통하여 형성되는 1차 입자의 크기는 감소시키나 입자들의 수를 증가시키며, 따라서 1차 입자들의 충돌에 의하여 형성되는 응집체의 크기를 증가시켰다. 일정한 반응물 농도에서 교반속도가 증가함에 따라 응집체 표면에 붙어있던 결정입자들이 떨어지기 때문에 최종 응집체의 크기는 감소하였다. 반응온도 증가에 따라 핵생성속도가 감소하고, 1차 입자 수의 감소는 입자들의 충돌 확률을 감소시키며 따라서 응집체의 평균 크기가 감소하였다. 네오디뮴 옥살레이트의 열분해 거동 고찰 결과, $400^{\circ}C$ 이사에서 옥살레이트의 분해가 일어나며 $620^{\circ}C$에서 네오디뮴 옥살레이트가 산화네오디뮴으로 결정화되었다.

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