Application of efficient and sustainable freeze-dissolving technology in manufacturing of KHCO3 ultrafine particles

Autor: Jiaqi Luo, Qifan Su, Qiushuo Yu, Xinyue Zhai, Yuan Zou, Huaiyu Yang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Green Chemical Engineering, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 266-272 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-9528
DOI: 10.1016/j.gce.2023.07.003
Popis: The development of ultrafine particles provided a new way to solve problems in the fields of energy, environment, and medicine, and had become one of the most promising technologies. Therefore, the application of ultrafine particles required the development of cleaner, greener, and more efficient preparation methods. The new freeze-dissolving technology has been applied in manufacturing of KHCO3 ultrafine particles, with an aqueous solution of 0.02–0.1 g KHCO3/g water. Frozen ice particles were formed after dripping the solution into liquid nitrogen. The antisolvent ethanol was used to dissolve the ice spherical template at a temperature below 273.15 K, and the pre-formed KHCO3 ultrafine particles inside the ice template remained in the ethanol aqueous solution. The ice particles were put into the freeze dryer to isolate the ultrafine KHCO3 particles. Compared with the particles produced with traditional freeze-drying technology, the ultrafine powder/particles produced by the freeze-dissolving technology were smaller with narrower size distribution. The freeze-dissolving technology has demonstrated a much more sustainable and efficient manufacturing process than the traditional freeze-drying process. In addition, the influence of the concentrations of KHCO3 and the sizes of ice particles were investigated with the discussions of mechanisms.
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