Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to overcome the technical defects, and provide a method for synthesizing silicon dioxide powder by utilizing organosilane, wherein the organosilane hydrolysis method is adopted, the conditions are mild, the production process is simple, meanwhile, a catalyst in the hydrolysis process is circulated in a closed loop in a system, and alcohols generated by hydrolysis are separated, purified and returned to hydrolysis equipment again, so that the alcohols can be recycled, the method is very environment-friendly, and the production cost is greatly reduced. In addition, the terminal raw material of the organosilane is metal silicon powder, so that domestic raw materials are sufficiently supplied.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention provides a method for synthesizing silicon dioxide powder by utilizing organosilane, which comprises the following steps:
(1) dispersing 15 parts by mass of high-purity organosilane in 15-25 parts by mass of methanol to obtain a mixed organosilane solution;
(2) dispersing 1-3 parts by mass of pure water, 1-3 parts by mass of a catalyst and 10-20 parts by mass of methanol in a reactor;
(3) adding the mixed organosilane solution obtained in the step (1) into a reactor within 2h, and after the addition is finished, continuously stirring at a constant speed at a reaction temperature of 5-30 ℃ for reaction for 2 h;
(4) adding 10 parts by mass of pure water, heating under negative pressure, evaporating, concentrating and recovering the alcohol solvent and the catalyst, and keeping the temperature of evaporation and concentration at 70-95 ℃;
(5) washing the residual slurry in the reactor to be neutral by pure water, and drying at the temperature of 600 ℃ to obtain silicon dioxide powder.
Specifically, the catalyst in the step (1) is one of sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, oxalic acid, formic acid, acetic acid, high-concentration electronic grade ammonia water, tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide or tetraethyl ammonium hydroxide; the catalyst adjusts the pH value of the mixed solution to 2-4 or 9-11.
Specifically, the organosilane in the step (2) is a mixture of Tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) and Tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) or/and methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS), wherein the mass of the Tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) accounts for at least 60%.
The invention mainly obtains the following beneficial effects: the method comprises the steps of carrying out full hydrolysis reaction in a pure water, catalyst and methanol system by adopting a mode of taking mixed organosilane mainly comprising Tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) and assisted by Tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and/or methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) as a hydrolysis raw material, then carrying out negative pressure heating, evaporation and concentration to recover alcohol solvent, washing residual slurry in a reactor to be neutral by using pure water, drying at 600 ℃, removing impurities such as bound water, organic matters and the like in the powder, and finally obtaining silicon dioxide powder. The silicon dioxide powder has larger primary particle size, is beneficial to improving the product quality and becomes a raw material meeting the requirement of a subsequent calcining section.
Moreover, the method adopts an organosilane hydrolysis method, the conditions are mild, the production process is simple, the catalyst in the hydrolysis process is in closed cycle in the system, the alcohols generated by hydrolysis are separated, purified and returned to the hydrolysis equipment, the alcohols can be recycled, the method is very environment-friendly, and the production cost is greatly reduced. In addition, the terminal raw material of the organosilane is metal silicon powder, so that domestic raw materials are sufficiently supplied.
Detailed Description
The invention will be further understood from the following examples, which are given by way of illustration and are not intended to be limiting.
Example 1
A method for synthesizing silica powder using organosilane, comprising the steps of:
(1) in a dust-free laboratory, 10kg of Tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) and 5kg of Tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) were dispersed in 15kg of methanol to obtain a mixed organosilane solution;
(2) 3kg of high-purity water, 3kg of ammonia water (25%) and 15kg of methanol are weighed and dispersed in a reactor, the pH of a reaction system is controlled to be 10.5, and the components are uniformly mixed at the temperature of 25 ℃;
(3) slowly adding the mixed organosilane solution obtained in the step (1) into a reactor within 2 hours by using a peristaltic pump, and after the addition is finished, continuously stirring at a constant speed of 70 r/min at a reaction temperature of 5-30 ℃ for reaction for 2 hours;
(4) adding 10kg of pure water into a reactor, heating, evaporating and concentrating under the conditions of negative pressure and 90 ℃ to recover alcohol solvent and catalyst;
(5) washing the residual slurry in the reactor with pure water until the pH value is 7.3, drying at 600 ℃, and removing impurities such as bound water and organic matters in the powder to obtain silicon dioxide powder.
Example 2
A method for synthesizing silica powder using organosilane, comprising the steps of:
(1) in a dust-free laboratory, 10kg of Tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) and 5kg of methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) were dispersed in 25kg of methanol to obtain a mixed organosilane solution;
(2) 3kg of high-purity water, 3kg of acetic acid (98%) and 10kg of methanol are weighed and dispersed in a reactor, the pH of a reaction system is controlled to be 3.0, and the components are uniformly mixed at the temperature of 20 ℃;
(3) slowly adding the mixed organosilane solution obtained in the step (1) into a reactor within 2 hours by using a peristaltic pump, and after the addition is finished, continuously stirring at a constant speed of 60 revolutions per minute at a reaction temperature of 5-30 ℃ for reaction for 2 hours;
(4) adding 10kg of pure water into a reactor, heating, evaporating and concentrating under the conditions of negative pressure and 80 ℃ to recover alcohol solvent and catalyst;
(5) washing the residual slurry in the reactor with pure water to pH 6.7, drying at 600 deg.C, and removing impurities such as bound water and organic substances to obtain silicon dioxide powder.
Example 3
A method for synthesizing silica powder using organosilane, comprising the steps of:
(1) in a dust-free laboratory, 10kg of Tetramethoxysilane (TMOS), 3kg of Tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and 2kg of methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) were dispersed in 20kg of methanol to obtain a mixed organosilane solution;
(2) 3kg of high-purity water, 2kg of tetramethylammonium hydroxide and 25kg of methanol are weighed and dispersed in a reactor, the pH of a reaction system is controlled to be 9.5, and the components are uniformly mixed at the temperature of 10 ℃;
(3) slowly adding the mixed organosilane solution obtained in the step (1) into a reactor within 2 hours by using a peristaltic pump, and after the addition is finished, continuously stirring at a constant speed of 50 revolutions per minute at a reaction temperature of 5-30 ℃ for reaction for 2 hours;
(4) adding 10kg of pure water into a reactor, heating, evaporating and concentrating under the conditions of negative pressure and 95 ℃ to recover alcohol solvent and catalyst;
(5) washing the residual slurry in the reactor with pure water until the pH value is 7.3, drying at 600 ℃, and removing impurities such as bound water and organic matters in the powder to obtain silicon dioxide powder.
Comparative example
A method for synthesizing silica powder using organosilane, comprising the steps of:
(1) in a dust-free laboratory, 15kg of Tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) was dispersed in 15kg of methanol to obtain an organosilane solution;
(2) 3kg of high-purity water, 3kg of ammonia water (25%) and 15kg of methanol are weighed and dispersed in a reactor, the pH of a reaction system is controlled to be 10.5, and the components are uniformly mixed at the temperature of 25 ℃;
(3) slowly adding the organosilane solution obtained in the step (1) into a reactor within 2 hours by using a peristaltic pump, and after the addition is finished, continuously stirring at a constant speed of 70 r/min at a reaction temperature of 5-30 ℃ for reaction for 2 hours;
(4) adding 10kg of pure water into a reactor, heating, evaporating and concentrating under the conditions of negative pressure and 90 ℃ to recover alcohol solvent and catalyst;
(5) washing the residual slurry in the reactor with pure water until the pH value is 7.3, drying at 600 ℃, and removing impurities such as bound water and organic matters in the powder to obtain silicon dioxide powder.
As is apparent from the electron microscope images of the silica powders obtained in examples 1 to 3 and comparative example, when a mixed organosilane containing Tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) as a main component and Tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and/or methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) as an auxiliary component is used as a raw material for hydrolysis, the primary particle diameter of the produced silica powder is significantly increased from 200nm to about 800 nm. Meanwhile, in the subsequent synthetic quartz calcination process, the product quality is improved, and the product becomes a qualified raw material meeting the subsequent calcination.
The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention in any manner; those skilled in the art can make numerous possible variations and modifications to the present teachings, or modify equivalent embodiments to equivalent variations, without departing from the scope of the present teachings, using the methods and techniques disclosed above. Therefore, any simple modification, equivalent replacement, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention are still within the scope of the protection of the technical solution of the present invention.