Experimental determination of freezing point depressions in the CuSO4-H2SO4-H2O system

David Sibarani*, Tuomas Vielma, Hannu Sippola, Daniel Lindberg

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Abstract

Limited experimental data of the aqueous ternary CuSO4-H2SO4-H2O system hinders the modelling of its thermodynamic properties. Although different mixing rules for predicting the behavior of mixed electrolyte solutions have been proposed in the literature, significant deviations from them can be expected for systems where e.g., changes in speciation occur. In this work, freezing points of the ternary aqueous solutions were measured using a purpose-built apparatus. The measured samples spanned the concentration range 0.0140 to 0.5534 mol·(kg-H2O)–1 at four different CuSO4–to–H2SO4 ratios. The experimental results were compared with Zdanovskii's rule predictions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number119670
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Engineering Science
Volume287
Early online date12 Jan 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Apr 2024
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

This research is funded by the Finnish Natural Resources Research Foundation (Detailed aqueous solution chemistry for flotation circuits in Nordic conditions, Decision 20210033). Additional funding from the TOCANEM Project (Towards Carbon Neutral Metals, Business Finland grant 2118452 ) is also appreciated. Assistance by Dr. Petri Uusi-Kyyny in making the freezing point apparatus and usage of densimeter is greatly appreciated, as well as help from “Chemical Engineering in Aqueous Systems” and “Chemical Engineering” group members is acknowledged.

Keywords

  • Aqueous system
  • Freezing point depression
  • Zdanovskii's rule

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  • TOCANEM, MTG: Towards Carbon Neutral Metals

    Jokilaakso, A. (Principal investigator), Rämä, M. (Project Member), Sukhomlinov, D. (Project Member), Rapeli, L. (Project Member), Mohamoud, N. (Project Member), Lasar, F. (Project Member), Wan, X. (Project Member), Tähtivuo, M. (Project Member), Jylhä, J.-P. (Project Member), Klemettinen, L. (Project Member), Zan, L. (Project Member), Lindberg, D. (Project Member), Ruzanov, K. (Project Member), Siitonen, S. (Project Member), Chen, M. (Project Member) & Lundström, M. (Co-PI)

    01/09/202031/12/2023

    Project: BF Co-Innovation

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