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The effects of various precipitation chemicals on the properties of alumna-based hydroxides

Meura, Mari (2009)

 
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Meura, Mari
Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu
2009
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Abstract
Titanium dioxide pigment is surface treated with various inorganic hydroxides. The purpose of a coating is to optimise processability as well as the chemical and physical properties of the TiO2 pigments. The treatments are tailored to the requirements of the final application. The most important surface treatment compound is aluminium hydroxide. This work was based on a previous study of pure alumina precipitations carried out by Tuomo Keskisaari. In addition to aluminium, in this study silicon, phosphorus, zirconium and titanium hydroxides were precipitated. One of the main interests was in the effect of the selected surface chemicals on the crystallinity/amorphocity of the aluminium hydroxide. The sodium and sulphate contents of the precipitate were also of interest. Three different precipitation series, with twelve different surface treatment combinations, were prepared. Two of the precipitation series were based on acidic aluminium sulphate, and the third series was based on basic sodium aluminate. The acidic precipitations were precipitated with mixed NaOH and Na2CO3 up to pH 6 and pH 8. The basic precipitations were precipitated with sulphuric acid down to pH 7. Precipitation temperature, precipitant addition rate and concentrations of the precipitations were constant. The filtration, washing and wet cake drying methods were selected according to the previous experimental study carried out by Tuomo Keskisaari. In basic combination precipitations the presence of silicon created amorphous aluminium hydroxide with some crystalline elements. The other basic precipitated samples, which did not contain silicon, were crystalline bayerite or a combination of bayerite and boehmite. The acidic precipitated samples were pseudoboehmite phase, either pure amorphous or amorphous with some crystalline boehmite elements. The crystallinity of the aluminium-based hydroxides had an effect on various chemical and physical properties of the precipitate. The pure amorphous samples were more porous than the amorphous samples which contained crystalline elements or crystalline samples. In acidic combination precipitations, the sodium and sulphate content was reduced in comparison to the pure alumina sample: the sodium content increased and sulphate contents varied in the basic precipitations.
 
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