Mass-production of ZnO nanoparticles by precipitation in a rotating packed bed: effect of zinc salt

Chia Chang Lin*, Yi Cheng You

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Abstract

The effect of three zinc salts (Zn(CH3COO)2, ZnSO4, and Zn(NO3)2) on the size of the precursors of the ZnO nanoparticles that were mass-produced by precipitation in a rotating packed bed was studied. The precursors were formed at a rotational speed of 2000 rpm and flow rates of 0.5 L/min by precipitation using various zinc salts and NaOH as the precipitant. When zinc salts were Zn(CH3COO)2 and ZnSO4, the smallest precursors were obtained at a Zn2+/OH molar ratio of 1/2. However, when the zinc salt was Zn(NO3)2, the smallest precursors were obtained at a Zn2+/OH molar ratio of 1/1. Additionally, various zinc salts yielded different effects of the concentrations of Zn2+ and OH on the size of the precursors. Experimental results indicate that the smallest precursors for various zinc salts were obtained at a Zn(CH3COO)2 concentration of 0.4 mol/L and an NaOH concentration of 0.8 mol/L, a ZnSO4 concentration of 0.1 mol/L and an NaOH concentration of 0.2 mol/L, and a Zn(NO3)2 concentration of 0.2 mol/L and an NaOH concentration of 0.2 mol/L. ZnO nanoparticles were mass-produced by calcining these precursors at sufficient temperatures for 1 h. In this way, the average sizes of the ZnO nanoparticles that were mass-produced using Zn(NO3)2, Zn(CH3COO)2, and ZnSO4 as zinc salts were 98, 136, and 186 nm, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8451-8458
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Materials Research and Technology
Volume9
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 01 07 2020

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Keywords

  • Mass-production
  • Nanoparticles
  • Precipitation
  • Rotating packed bed
  • ZnO

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