%0 Journal Article
%T Preparation of ultrafine silica from potash feldspar using sodium carbonate roasting technology
%A Jia-nan Liu
%A Xiao-yi Shen
%A Yan Wu
%A Jun Zhang
%A Yu-chun Zhai
%J 矿物冶金与材料学报(英文版)
%@ 1869-103X
%D 2016
%R https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-016-1313-1
%X A novel process was developed for the preparation of ultrafine silica from potash feldspar. In the first step, potash feldspar was roasted with Na2CO3 and was followed by leaching using NaOH solution to increase the levels of potassium, sodium, and aluminum in the solid residue. The leaching solution was then carbonated to yield ultrafine silica. The optimized reaction conditions in the roasting process were as follows: an Na2CO3-to-potash feldspar molar ratio of 1.1, a reaction temperature of 875°C, and a reaction time of 1.5 h. Under these conditions, the extraction rate of SiO2 was 98.13%. The optimized carbonation conditions included a final solution pH value of 9.0, a temperature of 40°C, a CO2 flow rate of 6 mL/min, a stirring intensity of 600 r/min, and an ethanol-to-water volume ratio of 1:9. The precipitation rate and granularity of the SiO2 particles were 99.63% and 200 nm, respectively. We confirmed the quality of the obtained ultrafine silica by comparing the recorded indexes with those specified in Chinese National Standard GB 25576―2010.
%K sodium carbonate
%K roasting
%K silica
%K optimization
%U https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12613-016-1313-1