The purification of the metal oxide particle of pyrolysis preparation in small, broken bits
Technical field
The invention provides the halid method of removing on the metal oxide particle that adheres to pyrolysis preparation in small, broken bits.
Background technology
Knownly prepare metal oxide particle by flame hydrolysis or by flame oxidation.Be commonly called the metal oxide particle of pyrolysis preparation by the metal oxide particle of these method preparations.Usually, metal halide, especially muriate are used as raw material wherein.They are converted to metal oxide and haloid acid, normally spirit of salt under reaction conditions.When most of haloid acid left reaction process with the form of waste gas, remaining meeting adhered to metal oxide particle or direct and its bonding.In the deacidification step, may remove adherent haloid acid or pass through OH or OH from metal oxide particle by steam
2Replace the halogen atom of Direct Bonding to metal oxide.
DE 1150955 claimed a kind of methods, wherein deacidification is in thermopnore, temperature is to carry out under 450 ℃ to 800 ℃ in the presence of steam.In the method, metal oxide particle and steam can and stream or adverse current feeding, preferably with and flow to material.The high temperature that deacidification requires is a unfavorable factor to this method.
The purifying method of the claimed a kind of metal oxide particle in small, broken bits of GB-A-1197271, wherein metal oxide particle and steam or steam and air pass through post upstream in the mode that does not form fluidized-bed.Therefore the deacidification temperature that can lower the requirement is 400 ℃ to 600 ℃.Yet, found that these temperature remain a unfavorable factor to metal oxide particle.
The purifying method of the claimed a kind of pyrogenic silicon dioxide powder of EP-B-709340.In the method, the temperature of deacidification requirement only is 250 ℃ to 350 ℃.In the method, metal oxide particle and steam and stream ground from the bottom of right cylinder to its top feed.Speed is 1 to 10cm/s so that form fluidized-bed.Shift out the SiO 2 powder of purification at capital.Disadvantageously this method must be carried out with the form that fluidized-bed exists, and this has increased expense aspect control.In addition, the risk that always exists in the co-current process is that the SiO 2 powder and the spirit of salt that purify are moved out of at capital, and the silicon-dioxide of Jing Huaing may be polluted by spirit of salt like this.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide the method for removing the halogenide residue from metal oxide particle, this method has been avoided the shortcoming of prior art.Especially this method condition is moderate and economical.
The invention provides by steam and remove the halid method that adheres on the metal oxide particle in small, broken bits, described metal oxide particle forms by containing the reaction of halid raw material by hydrolysis or oxidizing gas, wherein
-described the metal oxide particle in small, broken bits that contains the halogenide residue applies from the top of right cylinder and relies on gravity to move down with reactant gases,
-described steam randomly with air mixed, applies in the bottom of described post,
-described metal oxide particle in small, broken bits and the described steam counter-flow charging that contains the halogenide residue,
-the metal oxide particle of halide residue is not moved out of in the bottom of described post,
-steam and halogenide residue are moved out of at the top of described post,
Wherein, described method is characterised in that:
-described post is heated as follows, the bottom of described post and the temperature difference T on top
The bottom-T
The topAt least be 20 ℃, and the top temperature in the described post be to the maximum 500 ℃ and
The residence time of-described metal oxide particle in described post is 1 second to 30 minutes.
Embodiment
Halogenide within the scope of the present invention is hydrogen halide normally, especially spirit of salt.Halogenide comprises that also those covalently or ion ground or the halide atoms or the halide ions that link to each other with metal oxide particle by physical adsorption.
Contain normally corresponding metal muriate of halid raw material, as titanium tetrachloride, silicon tetrachloride or aluminum chloride.Yet, also can be organometallic compound, as the chlorine alkyl silane.
Within the scope of the present invention, metal oxide particle be understood that to obtain by flame hydrolysis or flame oxidation by the raw material of halide those.Metal oxide particle also can be understood that the nonmetal oxide particle.They are mixed oxides of silicon-dioxide, aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide, cerium oxide, zinc oxide, zirconium white, stannic oxide, bismuth oxide and above-claimed cpd.Metal oxide particle also comprises adulterated oxide particle, those as describing in DE-A-19650500.Metal oxide particle also can be understood that by flame hydrolysis and be encapsulated in the metal oxide particle that obtains in the housing, for example be encapsulated in the titanium dioxide granule in the silicon-dioxide, as described at DE 10260718.4 (December 23 2002 date of application).In above-mentioned oxide compound, silicon-dioxide, aluminum oxide and titanium dioxide are extremely important.
These particles are with form in small, broken bits.This is understood that they are 5 to 600m with the form of the aggregate of primary particle and the BET surface-area that has usually
2/ g.
Reactant gases is the reaction product of used gas and steam, forms preparing in the metal oxide particle by flame oxidation or flame hydrolysis.They can be hydrogen halide, steam, carbonic acid gas and unreacted gas.
The method according to this invention can preferably be carried out temperature difference T under following mode
The bottom-T
The topBe 20 ℃ to 150 ℃, especially preferably 50 ℃ to 100 ℃.
Temperature T
The bottomMeasurement be based on the whole height of reactor, carry out from the measurement point that is positioned at 10-15% more than the bottom of reactor.
Temperature T
The topMeasurement be based on the whole height of reactor, carry out from the measurement point that is positioned at 10-15% below the top of reactor.
The method according to this invention can preferably be carried out under following mode, and top temperature is 150 ℃ to 500 ℃.Usually preferred especially 350 ℃ to 450 ℃.
The residence time is preferably 5 seconds to 5 minutes, and the temperature that particulate matter flows in the post preferably can be from about 100 ℃ to 250 ℃.
The introducing amount of steam is preferably per hour every kilogram of metal oxide particle 0.0025 to 0.25kg steam, is preferably per hour every kilogram of metal oxide particle 0.025 to 0.1kg steam especially.Vapor temperature preferably is chosen as 100 ℃ to 500 ℃, wherein preferred especially 120 ℃ to 200 ℃.
If air is introduced in the post, proved that per hour every kilogram of metal oxide particle 0.005 is to 0.2m with steam
3The amount of air be favourable, particularly advantageous per hour is that every kilogram of metal oxide particle 0.01 is to 0.1m
3Air.
Present method can be carried out under following mode, and SiO 2 powder to be clean and steam randomly with air, form fluidized-bed.More advantageously, present method can be carried out with the form that does not form fluidized-bed.In this case, can reduce the expense of control, though the degree of purification that also can realize ideal at low temperatures, and the residence time is short relatively.Present method has also been avoided the emission problem of SiO 2 powder and steam and air, and this need relate in fluid process.When metal oxide particle after the column bottom is moved out of, if desired, they can be again by another post at least, top temperature wherein is no more than 500 ℃.This makes adherent halid content further be reduced.
Metal oxide particle and steam, and optional air can and flow or adverse current feeding.
Advantageously, described second and the post bottom that has of ensuing post and the temperature difference T between the top
The bottom-T
The topAt least it is 5 ℃.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is a synoptic diagram of describing present method.In Fig. 1: 1=metal oxide particle inlet; 2=steam and optional gas inlet; The outlet of 3=metal oxide particle; The 4=pneumatic outlet.
Embodiment
Embodiment 1 (according to the present invention)
Introduce the SiO 2 powder of 100kg/h (the BET surface-area is 200m on the top of right cylinder
2/ g) particle logistics, it has pH is 1.6, cl content is that 0.1 weight % and initial temperature are 190 ℃.Introduce the 5kg/h temperature in the bottom of post and be 120 ℃ steam and 4.5Nm
3The air of/h.Heat this post by internal heat, make the temperature T of the upper area of post
The topBe 350 ℃, the temperature T of the lower region of post
The bottomIt is 425 ℃.After leaving post (residence time: 10 seconds), the pH of SiO 2 powder is 4.2, and cl content is 0.0018 weight %, and thickening (thickening) is 3110mPas.
Embodiment 2 (Comparative Examples)
Similar to Example 1, be temperature T
The bottomBe 680 ℃ and T
The topIt is 670 ℃.
Embodiment 3 (Comparative Examples)
(the BET surface-area is 200m also to flow the SiO 2 powder of introducing 100kg/h in the right cylinder bottom
2/ g, pH are 1.6, and cl content is 0.1 weight %, and initial temperature is 190 ℃) the particle logistics, 5kg/h steam and 4.5Nm
3The air of/h.Heat this post by internal heat, make the temperature T of post upper area
The topBe 350 ℃, the temperature T of post lower region
The bottomIt is 425 ℃.After leaving post (residence time: 10 seconds), the pH of SiO 2 powder is 4.0, and cl content is 0.09 weight %, and thickening is 2850mPas.
Embodiment 4 (the present invention)
Similar to Example 1, (the BET surface-area is 99m to use alumina powder
2/ g, pH are 1.7, and cl content is 0.6 weight %, and initial temperature is 185 ℃) replace SiO 2 powder, and use 6kg/h temperature is 160 ℃ steam and 5Nm
3The air of/h (residence time: 150 seconds).
Embodiment 5 (the present invention)
Similar to Example 1, (the BET surface-area is 46m to use the titania powder of 200kg/h
2/ g, pH are 1.7, and cl content is 0.6 weight %, and initial temperature is 172 ℃) replace the SiO 2 powder of 100kg/h, and to use the 12kg/h temperature be 180 ℃ steam and 10Nm
3The air of/h (residence time: 85 seconds), T
The bottomIt is 400 ℃.
Embodiment 6 (the present invention)
In the bottom of right cylinder one controllable baffle plate is installed and is used to assemble SiO 2 powder.Introduce the SiO 2 powder of 100kg/h (the BET surface-area is 200m on post top
2/ g) particle logistics, its pH that has is 1.6, cl content is 0.1 weight %, and initial temperature is 190 ℃.Introduce the 5kg/h temperature in the bottom of post and be 120 ℃ steam and 4.5Nm
3The air of/h.Heat this post by internal heat, make the temperature T of post upper area
The topBe 350 ℃, the temperature T of post lower region
The bottomIt is 425 ℃.After leaving post (residence time: 10 minutes), the pH of SiO 2 powder is 4.3, and cl content is 0.0010 weight %, and thickening is 3070mPas.
Table: purify front/rear powder data analysis
Embodiment | Powder | pH | Cl content [weight %] | Thickening [mPas] |
| | Before | After | Before | After | After |
1 | SiO
2 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0016 | 3110 |
2 | SiO
2 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0018 | 2750 |
3 | SiO
2 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 2850 |
4 | Al
2O
3 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.08 | - |
5 | TiO
2 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.004 | - |
6 | SiO
2 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.001 | 3070 |
Embodiment 1,4 and 5 shows can remove adherent halogenide effectively by method of the present invention.
Although the contrast of embodiment 1 and 2 shows that higher temperature has adverse influence to thickening effect (thickeningeffect) owing to can purify the halogenide residue equally effectively among the higher temperature embodiment 2.Therefore, the thickening effect that the powder that obtains among the embodiment 1 shows is 3110mPas, and the powder of embodiment 2 only is 2750mPas.Embodiment 3 compares the removal that shows relatively poor halogenide residue with embodiment 1, and described powder shows relatively poor thickening effect.
Measure thickening effect according to following method: under 22 ℃ to the solution of the unsaturated vibrin of 142.5g in vinylbenzene (viscosity be 1300+/-100mPas) in adding 7.5g SiO 2 powder, by dissolver at 3000min
-1Under disperse.The example of suitable unsaturated polyester resin is Ludopal P6, BASF.In the dispersion of 60g, add the solution of the unsaturated vibrin of 90g in vinylbenzene again, the repeating dispersion operation.Thickening effect is 25 ℃ and uses rotational viscosimeter with 2.7s down
-1The viscosity number of representing with mPas of the dispersion measured of shearing rate.