Preparation and Growth of Silica Sol from Sodium Silicate

소디움실리케이트로부터 실리카 솔 제조(製造) 및 성장(成長)

  • Yoon, Ho-Sung (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Kim, Chul-Joo (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Don (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Jang, Hee-Dong (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
  • 윤호성 (한국지질자원연구원 자원활용소재연구부) ;
  • 김철주 (한국지질자원연구원 자원활용소재연구부) ;
  • 김성돈 (한국지질자원연구원 자원활용소재연구부) ;
  • 장희동 (한국지질자원연구원 자원활용소재연구부)
  • Published : 2007.10.27

Abstract

The formation of silica sol from sodium silicate solution and the growth of silica sols were investigated in this study. The $SiO_2$ content of 2% in sodium silicate solution was proper to oxidize sodium silicate with sulfuric acid. After the removal of sodium ions in sodium silicate solution, the pH of silicate solution had to be controlled above 9 for a stable silicate solution. The silica sol, which size is about 10 nm, could be prepared by heating the mixed solution of sodium silicate and silicate solution removed sodium ions at pH 10 and 80. And the silica sol grew into about 50 nm as silicate solution was added to silica sol solution.

본 연구에서는 소디움실리케이트로부터 실리카 솔의 형성과 성장에 관한 연구를 고찰하였다. 황산으로 소디움실리케이트 수용액을 산화시킬 때 실리카 함량은 2%가 적절하였으며, 수용액 내 나트륨 이온 제거 후 안정한 실리케이트 수용액을 얻기 위해서는 수용액 pH를 9 이상 유지하여야 한다. 소디움실리케이트와 실리케이트 수용액을 혼합하여 pH 10으로 유지하여 $80^{\circ}C$로 가열하여 10 nm 크기의 실리카 솔을 제조할 수 있었다. 또한 실리케이트 용액을 실리카 솔 용액에 첨가하여 실리카 솔을 50 nm로 성장시킬 수 있었다.

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