Preparation and application of yttrium oxide with a large specific surface area through moderate carbonation in the presence of carbon dioxide

Yttrium oxide with a large specific surface area (SSA) (hereafter called LSSA Y2O3) has high-porosity structure, relatively large interface, and relatively abundant active surface sites, and its optical, chemical and thermal stability properties are greatly improved compared with ordinary yttrium ox...

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Main Authors: Minglu Rao, Anbang Lai, Miaomiao Zan, Zhouyi Chai, Bin Wen, Yanfei Xiao
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Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
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author Minglu Rao
Anbang Lai
Miaomiao Zan
Zhouyi Chai
Bin Wen
Yanfei Xiao
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Anbang Lai
Miaomiao Zan
Zhouyi Chai
Bin Wen
Yanfei Xiao
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description Yttrium oxide with a large specific surface area (SSA) (hereafter called LSSA Y2O3) has high-porosity structure, relatively large interface, and relatively abundant active surface sites, and its optical, chemical and thermal stability properties are greatly improved compared with ordinary yttrium oxide. As a result, LSSA Y2O3 has been applied in various fields as a luminescent, catalytic, and adsorbent material, showing enormous market potential. This study creatively presents a process designed to prepare LSSA Y2O3 powders through moderate carbonation in the presence of CO2. Experimentally, CO2 was used to carbonate a yttrium hydroxide [Y(OH)3] slurry. During the initial stage of carbonation, crystalline yttrium carbonate encapsulated Y(OH)3 through heterogeneous nucleation on its surface. This encapsulation considerably improved the filterability of the carbonation product while allowing it to retain the phase structure and high-porosity morphology of Y(OH)3. Further calcination of the carbonation product produced LSSA Y2O3 with an SSA of approximately 84 m2/g. This Y2O3 powder exhibited a relatively high adsorption capacity for methyl orange and was easy to recycle and reuse, thus showing potential for use as an adsorbent. The process developed in this study for preparing LSSA Y2O3 powders through carbonation in the presence of CO2 is advantageous because it requires only moderate conditions, causes no pollution, produces products with a uniform granularity and morphology, and is easy to scale up to meet industrial demands. Therefore, this process can effectively increase the added value and market competitiveness of Y2O3 powders and provide an experimental basis and theoretical guidance for the synthesis of other rare earth (RE) compounds with large SSAs through carbonation.
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spelling doaj.art-f07cc081625f48aa8837b6b3ad4a3a472023-01-26T04:45:57ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542023-01-012210761087Preparation and application of yttrium oxide with a large specific surface area through moderate carbonation in the presence of carbon dioxideMinglu Rao0Anbang Lai1Miaomiao Zan2Zhouyi Chai3Bin Wen4Yanfei Xiao5Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Jiangxi 341000, China; Ganzhou Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Metallurgy and Process Intensification, Jiangxi 341000, China; Key Laboratory of Ionic Rare Earth Resources and Environment, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi, ChinaFaculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Jiangxi 341000, China; Ganzhou Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Metallurgy and Process Intensification, Jiangxi 341000, China; Key Laboratory of Ionic Rare Earth Resources and Environment, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi, ChinaFaculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Jiangxi 341000, China; Ganzhou Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Metallurgy and Process Intensification, Jiangxi 341000, China; Key Laboratory of Ionic Rare Earth Resources and Environment, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi, ChinaFaculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Jiangxi 341000, China; Ganzhou Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Metallurgy and Process Intensification, Jiangxi 341000, China; Key Laboratory of Ionic Rare Earth Resources and Environment, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi, ChinaFaculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Jiangxi 341000, China; Ganzhou Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Metallurgy and Process Intensification, Jiangxi 341000, China; Key Laboratory of Ionic Rare Earth Resources and Environment, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi, ChinaFaculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Jiangxi 341000, China; Ganzhou Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Metallurgy and Process Intensification, Jiangxi 341000, China; Key Laboratory of Ionic Rare Earth Resources and Environment, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi, China; Corresponding author.Yttrium oxide with a large specific surface area (SSA) (hereafter called LSSA Y2O3) has high-porosity structure, relatively large interface, and relatively abundant active surface sites, and its optical, chemical and thermal stability properties are greatly improved compared with ordinary yttrium oxide. As a result, LSSA Y2O3 has been applied in various fields as a luminescent, catalytic, and adsorbent material, showing enormous market potential. This study creatively presents a process designed to prepare LSSA Y2O3 powders through moderate carbonation in the presence of CO2. Experimentally, CO2 was used to carbonate a yttrium hydroxide [Y(OH)3] slurry. During the initial stage of carbonation, crystalline yttrium carbonate encapsulated Y(OH)3 through heterogeneous nucleation on its surface. This encapsulation considerably improved the filterability of the carbonation product while allowing it to retain the phase structure and high-porosity morphology of Y(OH)3. Further calcination of the carbonation product produced LSSA Y2O3 with an SSA of approximately 84 m2/g. This Y2O3 powder exhibited a relatively high adsorption capacity for methyl orange and was easy to recycle and reuse, thus showing potential for use as an adsorbent. The process developed in this study for preparing LSSA Y2O3 powders through carbonation in the presence of CO2 is advantageous because it requires only moderate conditions, causes no pollution, produces products with a uniform granularity and morphology, and is easy to scale up to meet industrial demands. Therefore, this process can effectively increase the added value and market competitiveness of Y2O3 powders and provide an experimental basis and theoretical guidance for the synthesis of other rare earth (RE) compounds with large SSAs through carbonation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785422018932Carbon dioxideCarbonationSpecific surface areaYttrium oxideEncapsulation
spellingShingle Minglu Rao
Anbang Lai
Miaomiao Zan
Zhouyi Chai
Bin Wen
Yanfei Xiao
Preparation and application of yttrium oxide with a large specific surface area through moderate carbonation in the presence of carbon dioxide
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Carbon dioxide
Carbonation
Specific surface area
Yttrium oxide
Encapsulation
title Preparation and application of yttrium oxide with a large specific surface area through moderate carbonation in the presence of carbon dioxide
title_full Preparation and application of yttrium oxide with a large specific surface area through moderate carbonation in the presence of carbon dioxide
title_fullStr Preparation and application of yttrium oxide with a large specific surface area through moderate carbonation in the presence of carbon dioxide
title_full_unstemmed Preparation and application of yttrium oxide with a large specific surface area through moderate carbonation in the presence of carbon dioxide
title_short Preparation and application of yttrium oxide with a large specific surface area through moderate carbonation in the presence of carbon dioxide
title_sort preparation and application of yttrium oxide with a large specific surface area through moderate carbonation in the presence of carbon dioxide
topic Carbon dioxide
Carbonation
Specific surface area
Yttrium oxide
Encapsulation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785422018932
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