Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the technical problem of overlarge particle size of the existing sodium pyroantimonate, the invention provides a preparation method for reducing the particle size of the sodium pyroantimonate, and aims to reduce the particle size of the obtained sodium pyroantimonate.
The invention also comprises the sodium pyroantimonate with the ultrafine grain size prepared by the preparation method.
A preparation method for reducing the particle size of sodium pyroantimonate comprises the following steps:
step (1): carrying out oxidation reaction on antimony trioxide and hydrogen peroxide in advance;
step (2): after the reaction in the step (1) is finished, adding a surfactant and sodium hydroxide into a reaction system to perform a precipitation reaction; after the precipitation reaction is finished, carrying out solid-liquid separation, washing and drying treatment to obtain the fine-particle-size sodium pyroantimonate.
The inventor initiatively provides a preparation method for reducing the granularity of the sodium pyroantimonate. The method overcomes the traditional synthetic thought that the prior art firstly carries out alkali (sodium hydroxide) leaching and then carries out oxidation, originally carries out oxidation reaction on the antimony trioxide and the hydrogen peroxide in advance, and then carries out precipitation reaction with the sodium hydroxide under the action of the surfactant; the idea of the invention can unexpectedly solve the technical problem of overlarge particle size of the prepared material in the prior art, and can prepare the sodium pyroantimonate with superfine particle size.
Different from the prior art of generating sodium antimonate by reacting with sodium hydroxide in advance and then oxidizing the sodium antimonate into sodium pyroantimonate, the method oxidizes trivalent Sb into pentavalent Sb in advance and then performs precipitation reaction with a large amount of alkali; the technical problem of overlarge product granularity can be unexpectedly solved by changing a synthesis line and a synthesis thought.
In the step (1), the pH of the solution system before the oxidation reaction is controlled to be less than or equal to 13.
The present inventors have found through extensive practice that controlling the pH of step (1), particularly within the pH range described, unexpectedly further reduces the particle size of the resulting sodium pyroantimonate.
In the invention, the solution before oxidation reaction refers to a mixed solution obtained by mixing antimony trioxide, hydrogen peroxide and a selective solvent (water).
In an embodiment of the oxidation reaction of the present invention, in step (1), the solution system before the oxidation reaction is an acidic system.
Preferably, in the step (1), the pH of the solution system before the oxidation reaction is 2 or more and 7 or less. The inventors have also found that controlling the pH under acidic to neutral conditions helps to further reduce the particle size of the sodium pyroantimonate; the granularity of the product can be reduced to about 1um, and the effect is outstanding.
In the present invention, when the oxidation reaction is carried out under acidic conditions, the pH may be adjusted to be acidic by using an acid, for example, sulfuric acid.
In another embodiment of the oxidation reaction of the present invention, the oxidation reaction is carried out under alkaline conditions; in the step (1), the pH of the solution system before the oxidation reaction is greater than 7 and less than or equal to 13.
In the present invention, the oxidation process can be carried out at a pH with a small amount of alkali added, and the effect of reducing the particle size of the obtained product is unexpectedly achieved, but the effect of reducing the particle size is slightly inferior to that under acidic conditions.
In the step (1), the pH value of a solution system before oxidation reaction is adjusted to be within the range by sodium hydroxide, wherein the weight of the sodium hydroxide added in the step (1) is not higher than 2.0 percent of the weight of the added sodium hydroxide in the step (2); preferably 0.5-2.0%; further preferably 2%. In the invention, a small amount of alkali (less than 2% of the total alkali amount) is added in the step (1), and the method is mainly used for controlling the pH value in the oxidation reaction process and promoting the oxidation reaction process. The method of the invention is beneficial to obtaining the superfine sodium pyroantimonate by controlling the reaction process of the sodium pyroantimonate growth process and adding the required alkali step by step in the reaction process. The process has high yield, no three-waste pollution and narrow product granularity distribution.
In the step (1), the weight ratio of the hydrogen peroxide to the antimony trioxide is preferably 1: 0.5-1.
Preferably, the concentration of the hydrogen peroxide is preferably 15-60%; industrial hydrogen peroxide can be used.
In the present invention, controlling the verified oxidation temperature at the stated pH can help to further reduce the particle size of the resulting sodium pyroantimonate.
Preferably, in step (1), the temperature of the oxidation reaction is 30 to 100 ℃.
Further preferably, in the step (1), the temperature of the oxidation reaction is 60 to 80 ℃.
Under the conditions of the oxidation reaction temperature and the pH value, the preferable oxidation reaction time is 0.5-4 h; further preferably 1 to 4 hours.
And after the oxidation reaction is finished, adding a surfactant and supplementing a large amount of sodium hydroxide into the oxidation reaction system to perform a precipitation reaction.
The adding sequence of the surfactant and the supplemented sodium hydroxide has no requirement, and the surfactant and the supplemented sodium hydroxide are preferably mixed and added into an oxidation reaction system.
The research shows that the particle size of the obtained sodium pyroantimonate can be further reduced by the proper type of the surfactant and the addition amount of the surfactant.
Preferably, the surfactant is at least one of ethylene glycol, cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, isopropyl alcohol, glycerin, tartaric acid, sorbitan, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, and sodium lauryl sulfate.
In the step (2), the mass ratio of the surfactant to the antimony trioxide is 1: 100-120.
Preferably, in the step (2), the sodium hydroxide is preferably supplemented in the form of a solution, and preferably, in the step (2), the concentration of the added solution of the sodium hydroxide is preferably 100-480 g/L.
In the step (2), the mass ratio of the sodium hydroxide to the antimony trioxide is 1: 1.5-2.
Preferably, in the step (2), the temperature of the precipitation reaction is 80-120 ℃; further preferably 90 to 100 ℃.
The time of the precipitation reaction is preferably 1 to 3 hours.
And after the precipitation reaction is finished, carrying out solid-liquid separation to obtain a sodium pyroantimonate filter cake.
In the invention, after the precipitation reaction is finished, the solid part (sodium pyroantimonate filter cake) obtained by solid-liquid separation is ultrasonically dispersed in a buffer solution with the pH value of 8.0-9.0, and the ultrasonic dispersion time is 0.5-2.0 h; the solid is then isolated and subjected to a subsequent washing step. This preferred ultrasonic dispersion treatment can further contribute to the reduction of the particle size.
The buffer solution is sodium bicarbonate-sodium carbonate solution with the pH value of 8.0-9.0.
Washing and drying the sodium pyroantimonate filter cake or the solid obtained by solid-liquid separation after ultrasonic dispersion to obtain the sodium pyroantimonate with superfine particle size.
And after ultrasonic dispersion in the buffer solution, carrying out solid-liquid separation to obtain a solid, washing the obtained solid with pure water, and drying the washed solid to obtain the superfine sodium pyroantimonate.
Preferably, the drying temperature is 80 to 100 ℃.
A more preferred preparation method of the present invention comprises the steps of:
a) adding antimony trioxide and a certain amount of pure water into a reaction kettle, fully dispersing to obtain slurry, slowly adding hydrogen peroxide into the slurry at a certain flow rate, controlling the pH value to be 2-13, and carrying out oxidation reaction for 1-4 hours at the temperature of 60-80 ℃.
b) Preparing 2-6mol/L NaOH solution, adding appropriate amount of surfactant, slowly adding into the above solution at a certain flow rate, heating to 80-120 deg.C (preferably 90-100 deg.C), reacting at constant temperature for 1-3 hr, and filtering. The surfactant is at least one of ethylene glycol, cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, isopropanol, glycerol, tartaric acid, sorbitan, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol and sodium dodecyl sulfate.
c) Adding the filtered solid matter (i.e. sodium pyroantimonate filter cake) into buffer solution with pH value of 8.0-9.0, and ultrasonically dispersing at normal temperature for 0.5-2.0 h.
d) Filtering, rinsing, drying at 80-100 ℃, crushing and screening the sodium antimonate obtained in the step (c) to obtain the sodium antimonate.
The invention also discloses the sodium pyroantimonate prepared by the preparation method, and the particle size of the sodium pyroantimonate is less than 10 um.
The invention also includes the use of said sodium pyroantimonate as a flame retardant or as a glass refining agent.
Advantageous effects
The invention provides a preparation method capable of reducing the particle size of the obtained sodium pyroantimonate for the first time, wherein antimony trioxide and hydrogen peroxide are subjected to oxidation reaction in advance, and then are subjected to precipitation reaction with sodium hydroxide; the idea of the invention can unexpectedly solve the technical problem of overlarge particle size of the prepared material in the prior art, and can prepare the sodium pyroantimonate with superfine particle size.
In the invention, the pH value in the oxidation reaction process is controlled, so that the particle size of the obtained sodium pyroantimonate can be unexpectedly further reduced, and the conversion rate of antimony oxide can be further improved.
The process of the invention is that the inventor comprehensively controls the whole preparation process by various methods and means, reaction solution is slowly added into a reaction system for synthesis by accurate flow control, the temperature of precipitation is controlled, and the type of the surfactant suitable for the process of the invention is particularly selected and the specific required dosage is determined, so that the sodium antimonate with the granularity of 1.7-2.3 microns and the standard deviation of the granularity of less than 15 percent is finally prepared. The invention also adopts an ultrasonic chemical method to disperse the solid in the buffer solution, and utilizes the principle of ultrasonic cavitation to generate very high temperature in the interface area around small air bubbles in a very short time, thereby providing a special critical environment for the adsorption of the surfactant, leading the surfactant to be adsorbed on the surfaces of particles to form a compact protective layer, inhibiting the generation of agglomeration of the precipitate in the subsequent washing and drying processes, leading the precipitate to have high uniform dispersibility and providing a good way for preparing narrow particle size distribution. In addition, the improvement of the invention is that in the ultrasonic dispersion and washing process, the pH value is controlled to be 8.0-9.0, and the pH value is deviated from the isoelectric point of the sodium pyroantimonate, so that the surface of the sodium pyroantimonate is charged, sodium antimonate particles mutually repel and agglomeration is inhibited, and the product obtained by the process of the invention is stable, pure, high in yield and good in performance.
In conclusion, the process has the advantages of good comprehensive recovery, high yield, no three-waste pollution and the like, the product is mainly used for a flame retardant of plastics and a clarifier of glass, the particle size is 1.7-2.3 microns, and the product has good compatibility with plastics and glass and reaches various performance indexes.
Detailed Description
In the following examples and comparative examples, the buffer solution was a sodium bicarbonate-sodium carbonate buffer solution, and the pH was 8 to 9.
Example 1:
adding 50Kg of antimony trioxide and 200L of pure water into a 500L reaction kettle, uniformly stirring, adding 70L of hydrogen peroxide (with the concentration of 30%), uniformly stirring, controlling the pH to 7, heating to 70 ℃, reacting at a constant temperature (oxidation reaction) for 2 hours, heating to 90 ℃ after the reaction is finished, adding sodium hydroxide (the adding amount of which is 0.6 time of that of the antimony trioxide) and surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (0.5Kg) while stirring, and reacting at a constant temperature (90 ℃), wherein
And (3) 1.5 hours, ultrasonically dispersing the filter cake after the reaction is finished (ultrasonically dispersing the filter cake in a buffer solution with the pH value of 8-9 for 30min), then cooling and crystallizing, washing with pure water until the washing liquid is neutral, centrifugally separating, recycling the liquid, washing the solid product with water, and drying at the temperature of 80-90 ℃ to obtain the sodium pyroantimonate.
The test result is shown in figure 1, the particle size of the sodium pyroantimonate is 8.06um, the whiteness is 96 percent, and the pH value is 7.48. (Note: whiteness is measured by whiteness tester and pH is measured by pH meter.)
Example 2:
adding 50Kg of antimony trioxide and 200L of pure water into a 500L reaction kettle, uniformly stirring, adding 70L of hydrogen peroxide, uniformly stirring, adjusting the pH to 13 through sodium hydroxide, heating to 70 ℃ for reacting at a constant temperature for 2 hours, heating to 90 ℃ after the reaction is finished, adding sodium hydroxide (the addition amount of the sodium hydroxide is 0.6 times of that of the antimony trioxide) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (0.5Kg) serving as a surfactant while stirring, reacting at the constant temperature for 1.5 hours, ultrasonically dispersing filter cakes (ultrasonically dispersing in a buffer solution with the pH of 8.0-9.0) after the reaction is finished, cooling, crystallizing, centrifugally separating, recycling liquid, washing solid products with water, and drying at the temperature of 80-90 ℃ to obtain sodium pyroantimonate.
The test result is shown in figure 2, the particle size of the sodium pyroantimonate is 6.06um, the whiteness is 78 percent, and the PH value is 7.32. (Note: whiteness is measured by whiteness tester and pH is measured by pH meter.)
Example 3:
adding 50Kg of antimony trioxide and 200L of pure water into a 500L reaction kettle, uniformly stirring, adding 70L of hydrogen peroxide, uniformly stirring, adjusting the pH to 2, heating to 70 ℃ for reacting at a constant temperature for 2 hours, heating to 90 ℃ after the reaction is finished, adding sodium hydroxide (the addition is 0.6 time of that of the antimony trioxide) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (0.5Kg) as a surfactant while stirring, reacting at the constant temperature for 1.5 hours, ultrasonically dispersing filter cakes (dispersing in the buffer solution) after the reaction is finished, cooling, crystallizing, centrifugally separating, recycling liquid, washing solid products with water, and drying at the temperature of 80-90 ℃ to obtain sodium pyroantimonate.
The test result is shown in figure 3, the particle size of the sodium pyroantimonate is 1.45um, the whiteness is 98 percent, and the pH value is 7.12. (Note: whiteness is measured by whiteness tester and pH is measured by pH meter.)
Comparative example 1:
the method is characterized in that a surfactant is not added, and the specific operation is as follows:
adding 50kg of antimony trioxide and 200L of pure water into a 500L reaction kettle, uniformly stirring, adding 70L of hydrogen peroxide, uniformly stirring, adjusting the pH to 7, heating to 70 ℃ for reacting at a constant temperature for 2 hours, heating to 90 ℃ after the reaction is finished, adding sodium hydroxide (the adding amount is 0.6 times of that of the antimony trioxide) while stirring, reacting at the constant temperature for 1.5 hours, ultrasonically dispersing filter cakes after the reaction is finished, cooling, crystallizing, centrifugally separating, recycling liquid, washing solid products with water, and drying at 80-90 ℃ to obtain sodium pyroantimonate.
The test result is shown in figure 4, the particle size of the sodium pyroantimonate is 12.40um, the whiteness is 98 percent, and the pH value is 7.78. (Note: whiteness is measured by whiteness tester and pH is measured by pH meter.)
Comparative example 2:
compared with the embodiment 1, the difference is that the sodium hydroxide is added firstly, and then the hydrogen peroxide is added, and the specific operation is as follows:
adding 50Kg of antimony trioxide and 200L of pure water into a 500L reaction kettle, uniformly stirring, adding 30Kg of sodium hydroxide, uniformly stirring, heating to 90 ℃ for reacting at constant temperature for 1.5 hours, cooling to 70 ℃ after the reaction is finished, adding hydrogen peroxide (with the concentration of 30%; 70L) while stirring, reacting at constant temperature for 2.0 hours, cooling for crystallization, performing centrifugal separation, recycling liquid, washing a solid product with water, and drying at 80-90 ℃ to obtain the sodium pyroantimonate.
The test result is shown in figure 5, the particle size of the sodium pyroantimonate is 39.62um, the whiteness is 98 percent, and the pH value is 7.78. (Note: whiteness is measured by a whiteness measuring instrument, and pH is measured by a pH meter.
The above embodiments are preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and any other changes, modifications, substitutions, combinations, and simplifications which do not depart from the spirit and principle of the present invention should be construed as equivalents thereof, and all such changes, modifications, substitutions, combinations, and simplifications are intended to be included in the scope of the present invention.