Method of producing calcite capable of controlling a grain size thereof
Provided is a method of synthesizing high-purity calcite capable of controlling a grain size thereof, by reacting an aqueous calcium chloride solution with CO 2 gas under strong alkaline condition, to crystallize into white and ultra-fine grain calcite. The method of synthesizing fine-grain calcite according to the present disclosure can decrease super-saturation by producing calcite under the strong alkaline conditions, thereby suppressing generation and growth of grain, resulting in controlling the grain size. Therefore, the above method is useful in producing high-purity ultra-fine grain calcite and can control the grain size of calcite from several hundreds of nanometers to several tens of nanometers by regulating the concentration of an aqueous caustic soda solution.
1. A method of producing calcite comprising:
mixing an aqueous calcium chloride solution and an aqueous caustic soda solution to form a mixture; and
simultaneously reacting the mixture while CO 2 gas is flown thereinto, under room temperature and room pressure, to crystallize into high-purity single-phase calcite,
wherein the molar ratio of the caustic soda of the aqueous caustic soda solution to the calcium chloride of the aqueous calcium chloride solution is from (2/3):1 to (150/41):1 to produce calcite, and a grain size of the calcite is controlled to less than 200 nm by using an aqueous caustic soda solution of 5N or more.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
a) preparing source materials by preparing an aqueous caustic soda solution and an aqueous calcium chloride solution;
b) performing crystallization by slowly adding the aqueous calcium chloride solution to the aqueous caustic soda solution under room temperature and room pressure and at the same time blowing CO 2 gas thereinto, to crystallize into calcite; and
c) obtaining high-purity single-phase calcite by separating solid and liquid from each other in a slurry crystallized in Step b), and drying the solid.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein an input amount of CO 2 gas is 0.3 to 5 L/min.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein an input amount of CO 2 gas is 0.3 to 5 L/min.