REACTION OF A MIXTURE OF BISMUTH AND IRON OXIDES
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The observed increase in the content of Fe2(SO4)3 in
condenced phase and increase in the rate of bismuth
chloridosublimation in the temperature range 300–
500°С at the reaction of Cl2 and SO2 with the Bi2O3
and Fe2O3 mixture can be a result of exchange reaction:
Reaction of Bi2O3, Fe2O3 and their mixtures with
chlorine and sulfur dioxide in the temperature range
250–600°С was studied by a flow method [6]. A
weighted sample 0.60–0.90 g was placed to a heated
tubular reactor with an inert gas passing through it.
After achieving a given temperature the inert gas flow
was replaced by the flow of reacting gas. Volatile
products were trapped in cooled traps. The linear gas
speed was 0.02 m sec–1.
Bi2(SO4)3 + 2FeCl3 = 2BiCl3 + Fe2(SO4)3.
(8)
Increase in temperature leads to decrease in the role
of exchange reaction, probably owing to low thermal
stability of Bi2(SO4)3. At the temperature 550–750°С
unlike the region of low temperatures just after passing
of gas mixture into the reactor the sample mass falls
and to the vapor phase is passed not only BiCl3, but
also FeCl3. At 600°С still occurs formation of Fe2(SO4)3,
but longer duration leads to complete sublimation of
iron. This observation shows that Fe2(SO4)3 is formed
as an intermediate. At 650°С the condensed phase does
not contain sulfur (Table 4), and iron chloride-
sublimation proceeds mainly as the reaction (9):
The process regularities at 550–750°С were studied
by gravimetric method on an installation with
automatic recording of mass change in time [4].
Sensitivity of the installation is 0.001 g per one mm of
its scale. The sample weight was 0.180–0.200 g. Total
gas consumption was 150–200 ml min–1 at linear rate
0.05 m sec–1. Under such conditions the rate of gas
achieving the surface not limited the process. The
experiments were carried out mostly at the Cl2:SO2
ratio 1:1.
Fe2O3 + 3Cl2 + 3SO2 = 2FeCl3 + 3SO3.
(9)
In the work was used mechanical mixture of
bismuth and iron oxides with purity grade “extra
pure,” in weight ratio 1:1. For the characterization of
parent samples and reaction products were applied x-
ray phase analysis and commonly used procedures of
chemical analysis [12].
According to the data of Table 3, Fe2O3 accelerates
chloridosublimation of bismuth till up to 600°С. At
650–750°С the rates of transfer of BiCl3 to gas phase
from individual oxide and from the Bi2O3 and Fe2O3
mixtures are similar. Increase in temperature also
diminishes effect of SO2 on the bismuth chloridosub-
limation. At 750°С sulfur dioxide behaves as inert
diluting agent only.
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