Preparation of Nano Size Cerium Oxide from Cerium Carbonate

탄산(炭酸)세륨으로부터 나노크기 산화(酸化)세륨 제조연구(製造硏究)

  • Kim, Sung-Don (Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Kim, Chul-Joo (Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Yoon, Ho-Sung (Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
  • 김성돈 (한국지질자원연구원 광물자원연구본부) ;
  • 김철주 (한국지질자원연구원 광물자원연구본부) ;
  • 윤호성 (한국지질자원연구원 광물자원연구본부)
  • Published : 2009.12.27

Abstract

Since cerium carbonate becomes porous cerium oxide by releasing carbon dioxide and vapour steam during calcination of cerium carbonate, nano size cerium oxide can be obtained by milling calcined cerium carbonate. Therefore cerium carbonate [$Ce_2(CO_3)3{\cdot}XH_2O$] is used generally for the preparation of nano size cerium oxide. In order to obtain nano size cerium oxide from cerium carbonate prepared by reactive crystallization of cerium chloride solution and ammonium bicarnonate solution, the effects of experimental variables in the milling and calcination of cerium carbonate, such as calcination temperature, milling time, rpm of planetary mill, amount of dispersant and ball size for milling on the size of cerium oxide was investigated in this study. Cerium oxide prepared with the conditions of calcination temperature of $700^{\circ}C$, milling time of 5 hour was 160nm mean particle size.

나노크기의 산화세륨 분말을 제조하기 위해서는 출발물질로 탄산세륨[$Ce_2(CO_3)3{\cdot}XH_2O$]이 널리 사용되고 있는데, 탄산세륨은 소성을 통하여 탄산기체와 수증기를 방출하면서 더욱 작은 입자들로 쪼개진 다공성 구조의 산화세륨이 형성되며 이러한 다공성의 산화세륨을 분쇄함으로서 나노크기의 산화세륨을 얻을 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 염화세륨용액으로부터 중탄산암모늄을 첨가하여 제조된 탄산세륨의 소성온도, 분쇄시간, 유성밀의 회전속도, 분산제 첨가량 및 장입된 분쇄 볼 크기 등의 변화에 따라 얻어지는 산화세륨의 평균 입자크기 분석을 통하여 탄산세륨으로부터 나노크기의 산화세륨 제조공정 특성에 대하여 알아보았으며, 소성온도 $700^{\circ}C$, 분쇄시간 5시간 조건에서 평균 입자크기 160 nm의 산화세륨 분말을 제조할 수 있었다.

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