Preparation of spherical zirconium salt particles by homogeneous precipitation

  • J. L. Shi*
  • , J. H. Gao
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Spherical basic zirconium sulphate particles were prepared by homogeneous precipitation in mixed solutions of zirconium sulphate and urea. Values of [SO42-]/[Zr4+] and [urea]/[Zr4+] in starting mixed solutions and cooling rate may affect the formation of spherical particles. Complexes such as [Zr(OH)n]4-n could prevent the formation and thus lead to gel precipitation. In addition, spherical particles could only be obtained in the presence of SO42-; for NO3- and Cl-, only gel precipitation occurred.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)793-799
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Materials Science
Volume30
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1995
Externally publishedYes

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