Determination of nucleation kinetics of cobalt sulfate by measuring metastable zone width and induction time in pure and sulfuric acid solution

Jianxin Zhang; Marjatta Louhi-Kultanen

doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2023.118463

Determination of nucleation kinetics of cobalt sulfate by measuring metastable zone width and induction time in pure and sulfuric acid solution

Jianxin Zhang
, Marjatta Louhi-Kultanen^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The metastable zone width (MSZW) and induction time of CoSO₄ in the presence of H₂SO₄ were measured at various operating conditions by polythermal and isothermal methods, respectively. Raman spectroscopy and UV–Vis have been successfully adopted for measuring the solubility of CoSO_4. The nucleation parameters were estimated with a self-consistent Nývlt-like approach and classical 3D theory approach. The results show a decrease in the solubility of CoSO₄ with an increase in the concentration of H₂SO₄. MSZW decreased when raising the saturation temperature, mixing speed, and H₂SO₄ concentration, and decreasing the cooling rate. The induction time measurement indicated that the system showed homogeneous nucleation at high supersaturation (>1.15) and heterogeneous nucleation at low supersaturation (<1.15). The crystallized product was CoSO₄⋅7H₂O which has an octahedron shape and cubic shape with and without H₂SO₄, respectively. Moreover, the particle sizes are smaller with increased H₂SO₄ concentration and cooling rate.

Original language	English
Article number	118463
Number of pages	12
Journal	Powder Technology
Volume	422
Early online date	29 Mar 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2023.118463
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2023
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

Zhang Jianxin wishes to acknowledge the funding from CSC, China (China Scholarship Council, No. 201806370220). The authors would also like to thank Chemobrionics COST Action CA17120, Belgium. This work made use of Aalto University Bioeconomy and RawMatters Facilities. Zhang Jianxin wishes to acknowledge the funding from CSC, China ( China Scholarship Council , No. 201806370220 ). The authors would also like to thank Chemobrionics COST Action CA17120, Belgium . This work made use of Aalto University Bioeconomy and RawMatters Facilities.

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Keywords

Cobalt sulfate
Induction time
Metastable zone width
Nucleation kinetics
Solubility
Sulfuric acid

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