Particle Growth in Oxalate Process I

Abstract

Barium titanyl oxalates, strontium titanyl oxalates and calcium zirconyl oxalates were prepared with variation of solution concentration and method of adding mixed metal ion solution into oxalic acid. Then they were aged in distilled water, ethanol or methanol, respectively. Barium titanyl oxalates and calcium zironyl oxalates were grown in water and strontium titanyl oxalates were groun in both water and methanol. They were supposed to be grown through the solutionl and reprecipitation mechanism. Nonuniform dispersion of particles in liquid phase is thought to cause abnormal particle growth.

Keywords

• BT-oxalates;
• ST-oxalates;
• CZ-oxalates;
• Aging;
• Solution and reprecipitation