Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Volume. 44, Issue 12, 3353(2024)

In-Situ FTIR Study on the Crystallization Process of Supersaturated Magnesium Borate Solution Process

JIA Li-fan1...2, SONG Lu-lu1,2, DU Yi-fa3, ZHANG Yun-hong4, PAN Jian-ming5, ZHOU Yong-quan1 and ZHU Fa-yan1,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, China
  • 4School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 5School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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    The magnesium borate system’s dynamic behavior was investigated using ATR-FTIR and a self-made continuous humidity adjustable device. The supersaturation transformation and crystallization process of the three kinds of Ascharite, including Hungchaoite, Mcallisterite, and Inderite, were studied. Continuous adjustment of the relative humidity of the environment in the pool was achieved, allowing continuous monitoring of the dynamic chemical behavior of the magnesium borate supersaturation during evaporation. The supersaturation liquid film prepared on the substrate surface gradually evaporated and condensed into an ultra-concentrated state, eventually forming a multiphase mixture containing various magnesium borate crystals. Continuous measurement of infrared spectra of magnesium borate supersaturation on the substrate surface and magnesium borate crystals obtained by phase transformation and crystallization, combined with density functional theory calculations of infrared vibration patterns of various magnesium borate crystals, the supersaturation of poly borate in the three magnesium borates, the distribution of poly borate ions during the phase transformation, and the types of magnesium borate crystals formed by the final crystallization were described, the difference of species distribution of borates in three kinds of magnesium borate systems was summarized, and the reaction mechanism of the whole crystallization process was given. Research results: (1) In the three supersaturated solutions of Ascharite, the main polyborate ion is Math input error. After evaporation and crystallization of the three supersaturated solutions of Ascharite, Hungchaoite Math input error can be observed in the crystals, which is a stable species formed by the polymerization reaction of Math input error; (2) The asymmetric stretching vibration of the three-coordinated boron-oxygen bond νas(B(3)—O) in the magnesium borate crystal is mainly inward stretching. In contrast, the borate ions in the solution mainly stretch outward. The difference in vibration direction can be used as a basis to distinguish the presence of borate ions in crystals and solutions; (3) There is no Math input error in the magnesium borate salt obtained by the “dilution to salt” process, and in this study, Math input error only appears during the phase transition crystallization process of the supersaturated solution of Hungchaoite, which is explained by the fact that Math input error in the supersaturated solution of Hungchaoite is more likely to undergo polymerization reaction to generate Math input error. This study expands the traditional concentration range of borate system research. It describes the dynamic evolution process of magnesium borate in detail, which provides a new understanding of the infrared spectroscopy study of magnesium borate systems during phase change.

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    JIA Li-fan, SONG Lu-lu, DU Yi-fa, ZHANG Yun-hong, PAN Jian-ming, ZHOU Yong-quan, ZHU Fa-yan. In-Situ FTIR Study on the Crystallization Process of Supersaturated Magnesium Borate Solution Process[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2024, 44(12): 3353

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    Paper Information

    Received: Dec. 5, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 16, 2025

    Published Online: Jan. 16, 2025

    The Author Email: Fa-yan ZHU (zhufayan@126.com)

    DOI:10.3964/j.issn.1000-0593(2024)12-3353-11

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