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Solubility and phase behavior of nickel oxide in aqueous sodium phosphate solutions at elevated temperatures. [NiO]

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5818578

A platinum-lined, flowing autoclave facility was used to investigate the solubility/phase behavior of nickel oxide (NiO) in aqueous sodium phosphate solutions at temperatures between 290 and 560/sup 0/K. A layer of hydrous nickel oxide was concluded to exist on the nickel oxide surface at temperatures below 468/sup 0/K; only at higher temperatures did the anhydrous nickel oxide phase control the nickel ion solubility behavior. The measured solubility behavior was examined via a nickelous ion hydrolysis/complexing model, and thermodynamic functions for the hydrolysis/complexing rection equilibria were obtained from a least-squares analysis of the data. The existence of two new nickel ion complexes, Ni(OH)/sub 2/(HPO/sub 4/)/sup =/ and ni(OH)/sub 3/(H/sub 2/PO/sub 4/)/sup =/, is reported for the first time. The positive entropy change associated with the formation of Ni(OH)/sub 3/(H/sub 2/PO/sub 4/)/sup =/ leads to its dominance in alkaline phosphate solutions at elevated temperatures. 17 refs., 6 figs., 4 tabs.

Research Organization:
Knolls Atomic Power Lab., Schenectady, NY (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC12-76SN00052
OSTI ID:
5818578
Report Number(s):
KAPL-4184; ON: DE86012081
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English