Desilication kinetics of calcined boron mud in molten sodium hydroxide media

作者:Ning Zhi-qiang*; Song Qiu-shi; Zhai Yu-chun; Xie Hong-wei; Yu Kai
来源:Journal of Central South University (English Edition), 2016, 23(9): 2191-2198.
DOI:10.1007/s11771-016-3276-9

摘要

Desilication kinetics of calcined boron mud (CBM) occurring in molten sodium hydroxide media was investigated. The effects of factors such as reaction temperature and NaOH-to-CBM mass ratio on silicon extraction efficiency were studied. The results show that silicon extraction efficiency increases with increasing the reaction time and NaOH-to-CBM mass ratio. There are two stages for the desilication process of the calcined boron mud. The overall desilication process follows the shrinking-core model, and the first and second stages of the process were determined to obey the shrinking-core model for surface chemical reaction and the diffusion through the product layer, respectively. The activation energies of the first and second stages were calculated to be 44.78 kJ/mol and 15.94 kJ/mol, respectively.