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A Study on Characteristics of Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Prepared by the Nozzle Spouting Method  

Park, Joo-Won (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Kim, Joon-Seok (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Ahn, Ji-Whan (Minerals and Materials Processing Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Han, Choon (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.17, no.1, 2006 , pp. 67-72 More about this Journal
Abstract
Precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) was prepared in a cylindrical reactor by the nozzle spouting method. The reactor was filled with $CO_2$ and $Ca(OH)_2$ suspensions were circulated through a nozzle to prepare PCC. This method has several advantages such as provision of large contact area between suspension and $CO_2$ and production of large number of nuclei in short time. By changing suspension concentrations, suspension temperature, flow rates of $CO_2$ and nozzle sizes, PCC from homogeneously dispersed $0.1{\mu}m$ to heterogeneous $0.3{\mu}m$ can be obtained. According to XRD analyses, most PCC formed was calcite with small amount of aragonite depending on the reaction conditions. Usually, the reaction proceeded at high pH and electric conductivities initially. Then, pH and electric conductivities decreased rapidly to the saturation condition. Results indicated that the specific conditions (temperature: $25^{\circ}C$, suspension concentration: 0.5 wt%, $CO_2$ flow rate: 1 L/min, nozzle size: 0.4 mm) were required to prepare uniform particle size (particle diameter: $0.1{\mu}m$) of PCC.
Keywords
precipitated calcium carbonate; carbonate process; nozzle spouting; calcite; aragonite;
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