Sol-gel synthesis of nano-scale, end-member albite feldspar (NaAlSi3O8)

Anovitz, Lawrence M.; Affolter, Alec; Cheshire, Michael C.; Rondinone, Adam Justin; Allard, Jr., Lawrence F.

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.026

Sol-gel synthesis of nano-scale, end-member albite feldspar (NaAlSi₃O₈)

Journal Article · Sun Jun 06 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.026· OSTI ID:3004316

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); 6003 Lori Anne Drive, Spring Hill, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Chevron Energy Technology Company, Houston, TX (United States)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)

Feldspars are the most abundant minerals in the Earth’s crust, and are also important constituents of many lunar rocks and some stony meteorites. Albite (NaAlSi₃O₈) makes up the sodium corner of the feldspar ternary diagram (KAlSi₃O₈ - NaAlSi₃O₈ – CaAl₂Si₂O₈) and connects the alkali-feldspar and plagioclase binary joins. Synthesis of albite, however, has long been a problem, even at high temperatures and even at high pressures when dry. In fact, most successful syntheses require the combination of high-pressure, high-temperature, and hydrothermal environments. Here, this paper presents a sol–gel method of albite synthesis that requires hydrothermal processing followed by high-temperature recrystallization, but no high-pressure environments. This has the advantage of allowing synthesis of relatively large amounts of material and controlled elemental substitutions.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (CSGB); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 3004316

Journal Information:: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Journal Name: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Vol. 603; ISSN 0021-9797

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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