Solubility of ZrO2 in Cryolite-Based Molten Salt System

Autor: Bing Liang Gao, Jiang Yu Yu, Xian Wei Hu, Morigen Gaowa Bao, Zhong Ning Shi, Zhaowen Wang
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Advanced Materials Research. 968:67-71
ISSN: 1662-8985
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.968.67
Popis: Electrolysis of cryolite-based molten salt is an important method for Al-Zr alloy production. The dissolution of ZrO2 in the melts effects current efficiency and energy consumption of the production process of Al-Zr alloy, so it is most importance to study the solubility of ZrO2 in the melts. In this paper, the solubility of ZrO2 in the cryolite-based molten salt of different composition at different temperatures was measured by isothermal saturation method. It was found that ZrO2 content increased rapidly in the initial stage, but the increase rate was very slow after two hours, so it was thought that ZrO2 was nearly saturation after two hour-after dissolution. The solubility of ZrO2 in cryolite-based molten salt increased markedly when increased the temperature and addition of CaF2. The solubility of ZrO2 in 2.2NaF·AlF3-Al2O3-CaF2 molten salt is similar with solubility of ZrO2 in the 2.2NaF·AlF3-CaF2, it is reach 5.5wt%.
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