Effect of Ammonium Chloride Solution on the Growth of Phosphorus Gypsum Whisker and Its Modification. (28th August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jian, Shouwei; Sun, Mengqi; He, Guihai; Zhi, Zhenzhen; Ma, Baoguo
• Other Names: Castaño Victor M. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of nanomaterials. Volume 2016(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-08-28
• Subjects: Nanostructured materials -- Periodicals; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanomatériaux; Nanostructured materials; Nanotechnology; Nanostructures; Nanotechnology; Periodicals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 620.115
• DOI: 10.1155/2016/4639801
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-4110

Abstract

Abstract : Phosphogypsum is the by-product of phosphate of fertilizer or phosphate which causes serious environmental pollution. In this work, a series of phosphogypsum whiskers were prepared using phosphogypsum as raw materials and NH4 Cl as additive through the atmospheric water solution method. The results showed that the ammonium chloride solution has a great influence on phosphogypsum whiskers growth and the solubility. The best whisker aspect ratio of phosphogypsum was preferred in 1 mol/L NH4 Cl solution, in which the solubility achieved 6.434 mg/mL and the aspect ratio reached 69.29. Besides, NH4 Cl was found to have a modified effect on gypsum whiskers' growth and it can be used to get mesh or dendritic whiskers.