Preparation of Anhydrous Magnesium Chloride for a Fused Salt Electrolysis of Magnesium

마그네슘 용융염전해(溶融鹽電解)를 위한 무수(無水)염화마그네슘 제조(製造)

  • Published : 2007.02.27

Abstract

It was studied to prepare anhydrous magnesium chloride which could used as the raw material of a fused salt electrolysis of magnesium by dehydration of magnesium chloride hydrate. The dehydration was carried out in a tube furnace at $350{\sim}580^{\circ}C$. It was confirmed that magnesium chloride hydrate was oxdized to magnesia through the dehydration in ambient atmosphere, but anhydrous magnesium chloride could be obtained in hydrogen chloride gas atmosphere. And the crystallity of the product increased with increasing temperature and time of dehydration. All of the un-reacted hydrogen chloride gases which were generated during the dehydration in hydrogen chloride gas atmosphere could be recovered as hydrochloric solution, and it could be reused for chlorination of magnesia to prepare magnesium chloride hydrate.

본 연구에서는 함수염화마그네슘 탈수를 통하여 마그네슘 용융염전해의 원료 물질인 무수염화마그네슘을 제조하였으며, 탈수는 관상로를 이용하여 $350{\sim}580^{\circ}C$ 범위에서 수행하였다. 함수염화마그네슘을 대기중에서 탈수할 경우 모두 산화마그네슘으로 산화되는 것을 알 수 있었으며, 염화수소가스 분위기에서 탈수시켜 무수염화마그네슘을 제조할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 그리고 탈수 온도와 시간이 증가함에 따라 탈수된 무수염화마그네슘의 결정성이 증가하였다. 염화수소가스 분위기에서 탈수가 일어나는 동안 발생되는 미반응 염화수소가스는 모두 염산으로 회수할 수 있었으며, 회수한 염산은 산화마그네슘으로부터 함수염화마그네슘을 제조하는 데에 재사용 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

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