Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7703640 | Ultrasonics Sonochemistry | 2018 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Spent cathode carbon (SCC) from aluminum electrolysis has been treated in ultrasonic-assisted caustic leaching and acid leaching process, and purified SCC used as carbon source to synthesize silicon carbide (SiC) was investigated. Chemical and mineralogical properties have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry (TGA-DSC). Various experimental factors temperature, time, liquid-solid ratio, ultrasonic power, and initial concentration of alkali or acid affecting on SCC leaching result were studied. After co-treatment with ultrasonic-assisted caustic leaching and acid leaching, carbon content of leaching residue was 97.53%. SiC power was synthesized by carbothermal reduction at 1600â¯Â°C, as a result of yield of 76.43%, and specific surface area of 4378â¯cm2/g. This is the first report of using purified SCC and gangue to prepare SiC. The two industrial wastes have been used newly as secondary sources. Furthermore, ultrasonic showed significant effect in SCC leaching process.
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Authors
Jie Yuan, Jin Xiao, Fachuang Li, Bingjie Wang, Zhen Yao, Bailie Yu, Liuyun Zhang,