Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems, the preparation method of the nano silver with the controllable particle size adopts a liquid phase reduction method which is non-toxic, pollution-free, low in energy consumption and easy to operate, spherical nano silver with excellent dispersibility, controllable and uniform particle size is obtained, and the method is simple, rapid and efficient.
The preparation method of the nano silver with the controllable particle size comprises the following steps:
1) dissolving soluble silver salt in dihydric alcohol to obtain solution A;
2) mixing and dissolving a dispersing agent and a reducing agent in the dihydric alcohol, and adjusting the pH to 2-8 by using a pH regulator to obtain a solution B;
3) adding the solution A into the stirred solution B at the temperature of 100-180 ℃, wherein the feeding rate is 4-10mL/min, and obtaining a solution C;
4) and cooling and separating the solution C to obtain the nano silver.
Optionally, the soluble silver salt is selected from silver nitrate, silver acetate or silver sulfate.
Preferably, the soluble silver salt is silver nitrate.
Optionally, the glycol is ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, or pentylene glycol.
Preferably, the diol is ethylene glycol, propylene glycol or butylene glycol.
More preferably, the glycol is ethylene glycol.
Optionally, the silver content in the solution a is 5-10%.
Preferably, the silver content in the solution A is 8-10 wt%.
Optionally, the dispersing agent is polyvinylpyrrolidone K10, polyvinylpyrrolidone K30, polyvinylpyrrolidone K90, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol or sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, the reducing agent is ascorbic acid, glucose, citric acid, sodium borohydride, formaldehyde, hydrazine hydrate, hydroquinone or hydrogen peroxide, and the PH regulator is nitric acid, ammonia water, a sodium hydroxide solution or a potassium hydroxide solution.
Preferably, the dispersing agent is polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 or polyvinyl alcohol, the reducing agent is ascorbic acid, citric acid or glucose, and the pH regulator is nitric acid or ammonia water.
More preferably, the dispersant is polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 and the reducing agent is ascorbic acid.
Optionally, the mass of the dihydric alcohol in the solution B is 1.5-2.8 times of that of the dihydric alcohol in the solution A, the mass of the dispersing agent is 5-15 times of that of the soluble silver salt, and the mass of the reducing agent is 0.3-0.8 time of that of the soluble silver salt.
Preferably, the mass of the dihydric alcohol in the solution B is 2-2.5 times of that of the dihydric alcohol in the solution A, the mass of the dispersing agent is 5-8 times of that of the soluble silver salt, and the mass of the reducing agent is 0.3-0.5 time of that of the soluble silver salt.
Optionally, the pH of solution B is 2-4.
Optionally, in the step 3), the solution A is uniformly added into the stirred solution B at the temperature of 100-160 ℃, and the adding rate is 5-7mL/min, so as to obtain a solution C.
Preferably, the solution A is uniformly added into the stirred solution B at the temperature of 140 ℃ at 100 ℃ in the step 3), and the adding speed is 5-7mL/min, so as to obtain a solution C.
Optionally, step 4) further includes: and (3) keeping the temperature of the solution C and stirring for at least 3 minutes, cooling and separating to obtain the nano silver.
Preferably, the solution C is stirred for 5 minutes at incubation.
According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a nano-silver paste, wherein the nano-silver paste is obtained by dispersing the nano-silver paste prepared by the above preparation method in a specified solvent and centrifuging, and the solid content of the nano-silver paste is not less than 80 wt%.
Benefits of the present application include, but are not limited to:
1. according to the preparation method of the nano-silver, the dihydric alcohol is used as a solvent, the dihydric alcohol is used as a reducing agent, in addition, reducing agents such as ascorbic acid, glucose, citric acid, sodium borohydride, formaldehyde, hydrazine hydrate, hydroquinone or hydrogen peroxide are added, the reducing capabilities of different types of dihydric alcohol and reducing agents are different, so that the nucleation speed of nano-silver particles in the dihydric alcohol is different, and the synthesis of the spherical nano-silver with controllable particle size in the range of 30-300nm can be realized.
2. According to the preparation method of the nano-silver, the polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 is used as the dispersing agent, the polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 has good adhesion and can be firmly coated on the surface of the generated nano-silver to prevent the nano-silver from agglomerating, so that the prepared nano-silver has good dispersibility, uniform appearance and stability.
3. According to the preparation method of the nano-silver, parameters such as the feeding sequence, the feeding speed, the reaction temperature and the pH value of the solution are strictly controlled, so that the growth process of the nano-silver is controlled, the preparation of the nano-silver with controllable particle size is realized, and the obtained nano-silver is uniform in shape and good in dispersity.
4. According to the preparation method of the nano-silver, different post-treatments are carried out on the prepared nano-silver, so that different nano-silver products can be obtained, such as freeze drying to obtain high-purity nano-silver powder, or dispersing by using a solvent to obtain a nano-silver paste.
5. According to the preparation method of the nano-silver, the adopted equipment and the process are simple, rapid and efficient, and industrial amplification and industrial application are facilitated.
Detailed Description
The present application will be described in detail with reference to examples, but the present application is not limited to these examples.
Unless otherwise specified, the raw materials and catalysts in the examples of the present application were all purchased commercially.
Example 1
1) Solution A having a silver content of about 5.7% by weight was prepared by weighing 4 g of silver nitrate and dissolving it in 40 ml of solvent butanediol.
2) 60 g of dispersant polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 is weighed and dissolved in 100 ml of solvent butanediol, 3 g of reducing agent ascorbic acid is added and mixed evenly, then 3 ml of ammonia water is added to adjust the PH, so as to form a mixed solution B of the dispersant and the reducing agent, and the PH of the solution B is about 8.
3) Adding the solution A into the solution B at a constant speed under the condition of stirring at 160 ℃, wherein the adding time is about 4 minutes to obtain a solution C.
4) And (3) keeping the temperature of the solution C and stirring for 5 minutes, then cooling to normal temperature, carrying out sedimentation and centrifugal cleaning to obtain the nano silver, wherein the centrifugal cleaning is the alternate washing of deionized water and ethanol.
5) The centrifuged nano silver is cooled, freeze-dried and dried to obtain about 2.5 g of nano silver powder with good dispersibility, or the nano silver powder is dispersed by a specified solvent and then centrifuged to obtain a nano silver paste with solid content of more than 80 percent and dispersed by the solvent.
The microscopic morphology of the nano-silver prepared in this example was analyzed by a scanning electron microscope, and the result is shown in fig. 1, from which it can be seen that the prepared nano-silver particles have uniform morphology, good dispersibility, and an average particle size of about 30 nm.
Example 2
1) 6 g of silver nitrate was weighed and dissolved in 40 ml of propylene glycol as a solvent to prepare a solution A having a silver content of about 8 wt%.
2) 45 g of dispersant polyvinyl alcohol is weighed and dissolved in 100 ml of solvent propylene glycol, 3 g of reducing agent ascorbic acid is added and mixed evenly to form a mixed solution B of the dispersant and the reducing agent, and the pH value of the solution B is about 4.
3) Adding the solution A into the solution B at a constant speed under the condition of stirring at 140 ℃, wherein the adding time is about 6 minutes to obtain a solution C.
4) And (3) keeping the temperature of the solution C and stirring for 5 minutes, then cooling to normal temperature, carrying out sedimentation and centrifugal cleaning to obtain the nano silver, wherein the centrifugal cleaning is the alternate washing of deionized water and ethanol.
5) The centrifuged nano silver is cooled, freeze-dried and dried to obtain about 3.8 g of nano silver powder with good dispersibility, or the nano silver powder is dispersed by a specified solvent and then centrifuged to obtain a nano silver paste with solid content of more than 80 percent and dispersed by the solvent.
The microscopic morphology of the nano-silver prepared in this example was analyzed by a scanning electron microscope, and the result is shown in fig. 2, from which it can be seen that the prepared nano-silver particles have uniform morphology, good dispersibility, and an average particle size of about 50 nm.
Example 3
1) 8 g of silver nitrate was weighed and dissolved in 40 ml of ethylene glycol as a solvent to prepare a solution A having a silver content of about 9.6 wt%.
2) 60 g of dispersant polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 is weighed and dissolved in 100 ml of solvent ethylene glycol, 3.2 g of reducing agent citric acid is added and mixed evenly to form a mixed solution B of the dispersant and the reducing agent, and the pH value of the solution B is about 4.
3) Adding the solution A into the solution B at a constant speed under the condition of stirring at 140 ℃, wherein the adding time is about 6 minutes to obtain a solution C.
4) And (3) keeping the temperature of the solution C and stirring for 5 minutes, then cooling to normal temperature, carrying out sedimentation and centrifugal cleaning to obtain the nano silver, wherein the centrifugal cleaning is the alternate washing of deionized water and ethanol.
5) The centrifuged nano silver is cooled, freeze-dried and dried to obtain about 5 g of nano silver powder with good dispersibility, or the nano silver powder is dispersed by a specified solvent and then centrifuged to obtain the nano silver paste with solid content of more than 80 percent and dispersed by the solvent.
The microscopic morphology of the nano-silver prepared in this example was analyzed by a scanning electron microscope, and the result is shown in fig. 3, from which it can be seen that the prepared nano-silver particles have uniform morphology, good dispersibility, and an average particle size of about 80 nm.
Example 4
1) 8 g of silver nitrate was weighed and dissolved in 40 ml of ethylene glycol as a solvent to prepare a solution A having a silver content of about 9.6 wt%.
2) 40 g of dispersant polyvinyl alcohol is weighed and dissolved in 100 ml of solvent ethylene glycol, 2.4 g of reducing agent ascorbic acid is added and mixed evenly, then 0.5 ml of nitric acid is added to adjust the pH value, so as to form a mixed solution B of the dispersant and the reducing agent, wherein the pH value of the solution B is about 3.
3) Adding the solution A into the solution B at a constant speed under the condition of stirring at 140 ℃, wherein the adding time is about 6 minutes to obtain a solution C.
4) And (3) keeping the temperature of the solution C and stirring for 5 minutes, then cooling to normal temperature, carrying out sedimentation and centrifugal cleaning to obtain the nano silver, wherein the centrifugal cleaning is the alternate washing of deionized water and ethanol.
5) The centrifuged nano silver is cooled, freeze-dried and dried to obtain about 5 g of nano silver powder with good dispersibility, or the nano silver powder is dispersed by a specified solvent and then centrifuged to obtain the nano silver paste with solid content of more than 80 percent and dispersed by the solvent.
The microscopic morphology of the nano-silver prepared in this example was analyzed by a scanning electron microscope, and the result is shown in fig. 4, from which it can be seen that the prepared nano-silver particles have uniform morphology, good dispersibility, and an average particle size of about 100 nm.
Example 5
1) 10 g of silver nitrate was dissolved in 50 ml of ethylene glycol as a solvent to prepare a solution A having a silver content of about 9.6 wt%.
2) 60 g of dispersant polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 is weighed and dissolved in 100 ml of solvent ethylene glycol, 3 g of reducing agent ascorbic acid is added and mixed evenly, then 1.5 ml of nitric acid is added to adjust the pH value to form a mixed solution B of the dispersant and the reducing agent, and the pH value of the solution B is about 2.
3) Adding the solution A into the solution B at a constant speed under the condition of stirring at 120 ℃, wherein the adding time is about 8 minutes to obtain a solution C.
4) And (3) keeping the temperature of the solution C and stirring for 5 minutes, then cooling to normal temperature, carrying out sedimentation and centrifugal cleaning to obtain the nano silver, wherein the centrifugal cleaning is the alternate washing of deionized water and ethanol.
5) The centrifuged nano silver is cooled, freeze-dried and dried to obtain about 6.3 g of nano silver powder with good dispersibility, or the nano silver powder is dispersed by a specified solvent and then centrifuged to obtain a nano silver paste with solid content of more than 80 percent and dispersed by the solvent.
The microscopic morphology of the nano-silver prepared in this example was analyzed by a scanning electron microscope, and the result is shown in fig. 5, from which it can be seen that the prepared nano-silver particles have uniform morphology, good dispersibility, and an average particle size of about 200 nm.
Example 6
1) 10 g of silver nitrate was dissolved in 50 ml of ethylene glycol as a solvent to prepare a solution A having a silver content of about 9.6 wt%.
2) 60 g of dispersant polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 is weighed and dissolved in 100 ml of solvent ethylene glycol, then 3 g of reducing agent glucose is added and mixed evenly, and then 1.5 ml of nitric acid is added to adjust the pH value to form a mixed solution B of the dispersant and the reducing agent, wherein the pH value of the solution B is about 2.
3) Adding the solution A into the solution B at a constant speed under the condition of stirring at 100 ℃, wherein the adding time is about 10 minutes to obtain a solution C.
4) And (3) keeping the temperature of the solution C and stirring for 5 minutes, then cooling to normal temperature, carrying out sedimentation and centrifugal cleaning to obtain the nano silver, wherein the centrifugal cleaning is the alternate washing of deionized water and ethanol.
5) The centrifuged nano silver is cooled, freeze-dried and dried to obtain about 6.3 g of nano silver powder with good dispersibility, or the nano silver powder is dispersed by a specified solvent and then centrifuged to obtain a nano silver paste with solid content of more than 80 percent and dispersed by the solvent.
The microscopic morphology of the nano-silver prepared in this example was analyzed by a scanning electron microscope, and the result is shown in fig. 6, from which it can be seen that the prepared nano-silver particles have uniform morphology, good dispersibility, and an average particle size of about 300 nm.
Comparative example 1
1) 10 g of silver nitrate is weighed and dissolved in 50 ml of solvent ethylene glycol to prepare a solution with silver content of about 9.6 wt%, and 60 g of dispersant polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 is weighed and dissolved in the solution to form solution A.
2) Solution B was prepared by weighing 3 grams of the reducing agent ascorbic acid in 100 milliliters of solvent ethylene glycol and adjusting the pH by adding 1.5 milliliters of nitric acid, the pH of solution B being about 2.
3) Adding the solution A into the solution B at a constant speed under the condition of stirring at 120 ℃, wherein the adding time is about 8 minutes to obtain a solution C.
4) And (3) keeping the temperature of the solution C and stirring for 5 minutes, then cooling to normal temperature, carrying out sedimentation and centrifugal cleaning to obtain the nano silver, wherein the centrifugal cleaning is the alternate washing of deionized water and ethanol.
5) The centrifuged nano silver is freeze-dried to obtain about 6.3 g of comparative silver powder, or the centrifugal silver powder is dispersed by a specified solvent and then centrifuged to obtain the silver-containing paste with the solid content of more than 80 percent and dispersed by the solvent.
The microscopic morphology of the nano-silver prepared in the comparative example was analyzed by a scanning electron microscope, and the results are shown in fig. 7, from which it can be seen that the particle size range of the prepared nano-silver particles is varied from 100-500 nm, and the morphology is not uniform.
Comparative example 2
1) 6 g of silver nitrate was weighed and dissolved in 40 ml of propylene glycol as a solvent to prepare a solution A having a silver content of about 8 wt%.
2) 45 g of dispersant polyvinyl alcohol is weighed and dissolved in 100 ml of solvent propylene glycol, 3 g of reducing agent ascorbic acid is added and mixed evenly to form a mixed solution B of the dispersant and the reducing agent, and the pH value of the solution B is about 4.
3) Adding the solution A into the solution B at a constant speed under the condition of stirring at 140 ℃, wherein the adding time is about 12 minutes to obtain a solution C.
4) And (3) keeping the temperature of the solution C and stirring for 5 minutes, then cooling to normal temperature, carrying out sedimentation and centrifugal cleaning to obtain the nano silver, wherein the centrifugal cleaning is the alternate washing of deionized water and ethanol.
5) The centrifuged nano silver is subjected to freeze drying to obtain about 3.8 g of comparative silver powder, or the centrifugal silver powder is dispersed by using a specified solvent and then centrifuged to obtain the silver-containing paste with the solid content of more than 80 percent and dispersed by using the solvent.
The microscopic morphology of the nano-silver prepared in this comparative example was analyzed by a scanning electron microscope, and the result is shown in fig. 8, from which it can be seen that the particle size of the prepared nano-silver particles is about 100 nm, but the particle size distribution morphology is not uniform, and the agglomeration phenomenon is relatively obvious.
The above description is only an example of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited by these specific examples, but is defined by the claims of the present application. Various modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the technical idea and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.