Dehydration behaviour of borax pentahydrate to anhydrous borax by multi-stage heating in a fluidized

Sahin Ö., Bulutcu A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, cilt.26, sa.1, ss.89-96, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.89-96
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: borax pentahydrate, dehydration, fluidized bed, bulk density, BED
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In order to optimize the anhydrous borax process in a fluidized bed calcinator, it is absolutely necessary to study the dehydration behaviour of borax pentahydrate. It was found that the basic feature of the dehydration of borax pentahydrate to anhydrous borax is concerned with the conditions employed. The bulk density and sodium borate content of the end product were determined to be a function of number of stages of temperature of the dehydration period in the fluidized bed. It was observed that bulk density also depends on the number of moles of water remaining in the borax pentahydrate structure.