CN105585041B - A kind of preparation method of tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a kind of preparation method of tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle, using sodium carbonate as raw material, the aqueous sodium carbonate that concentration is 0.3~0.8mol/L is configured to water;Using calcium chloride as raw material, the calcium chloride alcoholic solution that concentration is 0.3~0.8mol/L is configured to absolute ethyl alcohol, then aqueous sodium carbonate and calcium chloride alcoholic solution are distinguished into Purification by filtration, calcium chloride alcoholic solution is slowly added into aqueous sodium carbonate again, the addition of calcium chloride alcoholic solution is based on 1: 1~1.1 by the molal quantity of the molal quantity: sodium carbonate of calcium chloride, enter water-filling/0.5~2h of alcoholic solution interfacial reaction, pelleting centrifugation will be generated, and after alternately being washed with redistilled water and absolute ethyl alcohol, in being dried at 95~105 DEG C, tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle is obtained.The present invention has synthesized tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle first, and product morphology is unique, and particle size is evenly distributed at 3 ~ 6 μm.And present invention process method is simple to operate, raw material environmental protection, safety non-toxic.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of preparation method of tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle, belong to field of inorganic chemical engineering.
Background technology
Calcium carbonate is there are one of most commonly used mineral in nature, while being also a kind of highly important inorganic fill out
Material, is applied in industries such as rubber, papermaking, coating, medicine by substantial amounts of.Calcium carbonate belongs to ABO3The polytype crystal of class, mainly has
Calcite(It is most stable), aragonite, vaterite(Least stablize).In actual applications, the calcium carbonate material of different crystal forms has not
The difference of same property and purposes, its grain graininess and pattern, also determines its different property and application field, artificial synthesized
Calcium carbonate microparticle pattern with cubic type, ball-type, pin must type etc. it is relatively conventional.
At present, it is in the majority with microspheric calcium carbonate granule in calcium carbonate microparticle preparation.Being added in white lime suspension has
Machine solvent methanol (United States Patent (USP), patent No. US5275651), water-soluble natural macromolecule (Japan Patent, the patent No.
JP3060427), carbon dioxide is then passed to, calcium carbonate microspheres are made.With a kind of dissaving polymer of parents' water type point
Son is as template (Chinese patent CN102515236A), by the precipitation reaction between water-soluble Ca salt and carbonate, and carbonic acid is made
Calcium microballoon.In certain density calcium chloride water, pH value of solution is adjusted to 9.0 ~ 11.5 with ammoniacal liquor, then be passed through pre- through Bubbled stone
Carbon dioxide after scattered(Chinese patent CN103864127A), obtain flower ball-shaped calcium carbonate microparticle.In the above method still
There is complex operation, be passed through gas and using weak points such as poisonous organic solvents.And there are no and be prepared into tangerine flap carbon
The correlation technique of sour calcium particulate is disclosed.
The content of the invention
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is:A kind of preparation method of tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle, this method institute are provided
Obtained calcium carbonate product pattern is tangerine flap particulate, and particle size is evenly distributed at 3 ~ 6 μm.
Solving the technical scheme of above-mentioned technical problem is:A kind of preparation method of tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle, with sodium carbonate
For raw material, the aqueous sodium carbonate that concentration is 0.3~0.8mol/L is configured to water;Using calcium chloride as raw material, absolute ethyl alcohol is used
The calcium chloride alcoholic solution that concentration is 0.3~0.8mol/L is configured to, then aqueous sodium carbonate and calcium chloride alcoholic solution is distinguished
Purification by filtration, then calcium chloride alcoholic solution is slowly added into aqueous sodium carbonate, the addition of calcium chloride alcoholic solution presses chlorination
The molal quantity of the molal quantity: sodium carbonate of calcium is 1: 1~1.1 meters, enters water-filling/alcoholic solution 0.5~2h of interfacial reaction, and generation is precipitated
Centrifugation, and with after redistilled water and absolute ethyl alcohol alternately washing, in being dried at 95~105 DEG C, obtain tangerine flap calcium carbonate micro-
Grain.
The present invention further technical scheme be:Purification by filtration is to lead to aqueous sodium carbonate and calcium chloride alcoholic solution respectively
Cross 0.45 μm of membrane filtration purifying.
Calcium chloride alcoholic solution is added in aqueous sodium carbonate, it is desirable to which calcium chloride alcoholic solution need to be slowly added to, and keeps chlorination
Calcium alcoholic solution is stable to float over aqueous sodium carbonate upper strata, carries out follow-up interfacial reaction until reaction terminates.
The present invention has synthesized tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle first, and product morphology is unique, and particle size is at 3 ~ 6 μm, and distribution is equal
It is even.And present invention process method is simple to operate, raw material environmental protection, safety non-toxic.
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Fig. 1:Scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph when tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle magnification ratio prepared by the present invention is smaller.
Fig. 2:Scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph when tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle magnification ratio prepared by the present invention is larger.
Embodiment
Embodiment 1:Prepare 0.3mol/L aqueous sodium carbonate and 0.3mol/L calcium chloride respectively in 50ml beakers
Ethanol solution, matched somebody with somebody solution is purified by 0.45 μm of membrane filtration.It is slowly added in aqueous sodium carbonate after purification
The calcium chloride alcoholic solution of amount, keeps stable and floats over aqueous solution upper strata, enter water-filling/alcoholic solution interfacial reaction 1.5h, generation is precipitated
Centrifuge and use redistilled water and absolute ethyl alcohol alternately wash after, at 100 DEG C dry, obtain tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle.This
Product pattern obtained by invention is tangerine flap particulate, and particle size is evenly distributed at 3 ~ 6 μm.
Embodiment 2:Prepare 0.5mol/L aqueous sodium carbonate and 0.5mol/L calcium chloride respectively in 50ml beakers
Ethanol solution, matched somebody with somebody solution is purified by 0.45 μm of membrane filtration.It is slowly added in aqueous sodium carbonate after purification
The calcium chloride alcoholic solution of amount, keeps stable and floats over aqueous solution upper strata, enter water-filling/alcoholic solution interfacial reaction 1h, will generation precipitation from
The heart is simultaneously replaced after washing with redistilled water and absolute ethyl alcohol, in being dried at 100 DEG C, obtains tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle.This hair
Product pattern obtained by bright is tangerine flap particulate, and particle size is evenly distributed at 3 ~ 6 μm.
Embodiment 3:Prepare 0.7mol/L aqueous sodium carbonate and 0.7mol/L calcium chloride respectively in 50ml beakers
Ethanol solution, matched somebody with somebody solution is purified by 0.45 μm of membrane filtration.It is slowly added in aqueous sodium carbonate after purification
The calcium chloride alcoholic solution of amount, keeps stable and floats over aqueous solution upper strata, enter water-filling/alcoholic solution interfacial reaction 0.5h, generation is precipitated
Centrifuge and use redistilled water and absolute ethyl alcohol alternately wash after, at 100 DEG C dry, obtain tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle.This
Product pattern obtained by invention is tangerine flap particulate, and particle size is evenly distributed at 3 ~ 6 μm.
In various embodiments of the present invention, calcium chloride alcoholic solution is added in aqueous sodium carbonate, it is desirable to which calcium chloride alcoholic solution is needed
It is slowly added to, keeps calcium chloride alcoholic solution is stable to float over aqueous sodium carbonate upper strata, carries out follow-up interfacial reaction until reaction
Terminate.
The water that various embodiments of the present invention prepare used in aqueous sodium carbonate is redistilled water, prepares calcium chloride ethanol solution
Ethanol used is absolute ethyl alcohol.
In various embodiments of the present invention, generation precipitation is centrifuged under conditions of 3500~4000rpm.
In various embodiments of the present invention, generate pelleting centrifugation and alternately washed with redistilled water and absolute ethyl alcohol, with secondary
Distilled water washed once with absolute ethyl alcohol as alternately washing 1 time, altogether alternately washing 2~3 times again after washed once.
Claims (2)
1. a kind of preparation method of tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle, it is characterised in that:Using sodium carbonate as raw material, concentration is configured to water
For 0.3~0.8mol/L aqueous sodium carbonate;Using calcium chloride as raw material, be configured to absolute ethyl alcohol concentration for 0.3~
0.8mol/L calcium chloride alcoholic solution, then distinguishes Purification by filtration by aqueous sodium carbonate and calcium chloride alcoholic solution, then by chlorination
Calcium alcoholic solution is slowly added into aqueous sodium carbonate, and the addition of calcium chloride alcoholic solution presses the molal quantity: sodium carbonate of calcium chloride
Molal quantity for 1: 1~1.1 meter, enter water-filling/alcoholic solution 0.5~2h of interfacial reaction, pelleting centrifugation will be generated, and use second distillation
After water and absolute ethyl alcohol are alternately washed, in being dried at 95~105 DEG C, tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle is obtained;
Calcium chloride alcoholic solution is added in aqueous sodium carbonate, it is desirable to which calcium chloride alcoholic solution need to be slowly added to, and keeps calcium chloride alcohol
It is solution-stabilized to float over aqueous sodium carbonate upper strata, follow-up interfacial reaction is carried out until reaction terminates.
2. a kind of preparation method of tangerine flap calcium carbonate microparticle according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:Purification by filtration is
Aqueous sodium carbonate and calcium chloride alcoholic solution are purified by 0.45 μm of membrane filtration respectively.
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