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HERO ID
7020672
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Synthesis and kinetic modeling of manganese carbonate precipitated from manganese sulfate solution
Author(s)
Ali, S; Iqbal, Y; Shah, KH; Fahad, M; ,
Year
2020
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Chemical Engineering Communications
ISSN:
0098-6445
EISSN:
1563-5201
Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
Location
PHILADELPHIA
DOI
10.1080/00986445.2020.1839434
Web of Science Id
WOS:000582901400001
Abstract
Manganese is one of the most difficult elements to be recovered from its respective solutions, due to its high solubility in both acid and neutral conditions. However, metal carbonate precipitation as manganese carbonate can be an effective way for its recovery. In this study, manganese carbonate (MnCO3) was precipitated by mixing an aqueous solution of manganese sulfate (MnSO4 containing 85% Mn2+) and sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) in different proportions. The maximum (similar to 72%) manganese was precipitated as MnCO3 at a pH value of 3 for 5 g Na2CO3 at 80 degrees C and 40-min reaction duration. X-ray diffraction of precipitated sample confirmed the formation of single-phase rhodochrosite (MnCO3). The observed microstructure comprised coarse grains composed of 15.69 wt.% C, 41.78 wt.% O, and 30.8 wt.% Mn along with Na and S as minor impurities. FTIR confirmed the presence of the characteristic MnCO3 band at 724 cm(-1) corresponding to the C-O (CO3 (2-)) bond. The kinetic study of the process indicated that the reaction process followed the first-order kinetics. The reaction rate constants were observed to gradually increase with increasing reaction temperature, and the apparent activation energy was calculated to be 27.338 kJ.mol(-1) demonstrating the existence of energy barrier between the reactants and products. A spontaneous and an endothermic nature of chemical reaction has been revealed by the thermodynamic parameters of activation (Delta H-#, Delta S-#, and Delta G(#)), accompanied by the entropical changes at solid solution interface during precipitation.
Keywords
Activation energy; manganese ore; manganese carbonate; precipitation; separation; sodium carbonate
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