Synthesis of Alpha Ferrous Oxalate Dihydrate from Ferrotitaniferous Mineral Sands via Hot Pressurized Aqueous Oxalic Acid: Kinetics and Characterization
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Ferrous Oxalate by Pressurized Aqueous Oxalic Acid
2.3. Kinetics of Ferrous Oxalate Synthesis
2.4. Characterization of As-Synthesized Ferrous Oxalate and Remnant Supernatant
2.4.1. Phase Composition and Crystallographic Structure
2.4.2. Raman Spectroscopy
2.4.3. Morphology
2.4.4. Specific Surface Area
2.4.5. Band Gap Energy
2.4.6. Iron and Titanium Contents in the Supernatant
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Synthesis of Ferrous Oxalate by Pressurized Aqueous Oxalic Acid
3.2. Kinetics of Ferrous Oxalate Formation
3.3. Characterization of the As-Synthesized Ferrous Oxalate
3.3.1. Phase Composition and Crystallographic Structure
3.3.2. Morphology
3.3.3. Specific Surface Area and Optical Band Gap Energy
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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T | k | A | Ea | |
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(°C) | (L∙mg−1·s−1) | R2 | (L∙mg−1·s−1) | (kJ∙mol−1) |
115 | 8 × 10−9 | 0.94 | 1.84 × 1012 | 151.52 |
135 | 8 × 10−8 | 0.99 |
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Valdivieso-Ramírez, C.S.; Galeas, S.; Saldaña, M.D.A.; Pontón, P.I.; Guerrero, V.H.; Vizuete, K.; Debut, A.; Marinkovic, B.A. Synthesis of Alpha Ferrous Oxalate Dihydrate from Ferrotitaniferous Mineral Sands via Hot Pressurized Aqueous Oxalic Acid: Kinetics and Characterization. Minerals 2024, 14, 891. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14090891
Valdivieso-Ramírez CS, Galeas S, Saldaña MDA, Pontón PI, Guerrero VH, Vizuete K, Debut A, Marinkovic BA. Synthesis of Alpha Ferrous Oxalate Dihydrate from Ferrotitaniferous Mineral Sands via Hot Pressurized Aqueous Oxalic Acid: Kinetics and Characterization. Minerals. 2024; 14(9):891. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14090891
Chicago/Turabian StyleValdivieso-Ramírez, Carla S., Salomé Galeas, Marleny D. A. Saldaña, Patricia I. Pontón, Víctor H. Guerrero, Karla Vizuete, Alexis Debut, and Bojan A. Marinkovic. 2024. "Synthesis of Alpha Ferrous Oxalate Dihydrate from Ferrotitaniferous Mineral Sands via Hot Pressurized Aqueous Oxalic Acid: Kinetics and Characterization" Minerals 14, no. 9: 891. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14090891