DOE PAGES title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Nano-scale synthesis of the complex silicate minerals forsterite and enstatite

Journal Article · · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Gothenburg, Gothenburg (Sweden)

Olivine is a relatively common family of silicate minerals in many terrestrial and extraterrestrial environments, and is also useful as a refractory ceramic. A capability to synthesize fine particles of olivine will enable additional studies on surface reactivity under geologically relevant conditions. This paper presents a method for the synthesis of nanocrystalline samples of the magnesium end-member, forsterite (Mg2SiO4) in relatively large batches (15–20 g) using a sol-gel/surfactant approach. Magnesium methoxide and tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) are refluxed in a toluene/methanol mixture using dodecylamine as a surfactant and tert-butyl amine and water as hydrolysis agents. This material is then cleaned and dried, and fired at 800 °C. Post-firing reaction in hydrogen peroxide was used to remove residual organic surfactant. X-ray diffraction showed that a pure material resulted, with a BET surface area of up to 76.6 m2/g. Finally, the results of a preliminary attempt to use this approach to synthesize nano-scale orthopyroxene (MgSiO3) are also reported.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1344274
Journal Information:
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Journal Name: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Journal Issue: C Vol. 495; ISSN 0021-9797
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (74)

Forsterite powder prepared from water-soluble hybrid precursor journal January 1997
Nanoscale Effects on Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria in Oxide Systems journal July 2011
Experiments on Sticking, Restructuring, and Fragmentation of Preplanetary Dust Aggregates journal January 2000
Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks book January 1979
Fabrication of dense forsterite-enstatite polycrystals for experimental studies journal February 2002
Adsorption of Ions on Zirconium Oxide Surfaces from Aqueous Solutions at High Temperatures journal May 2009
Preparation and densification of forsterite (Mg2SiO4) by nanocomposite sol-gel processing journal June 1990
Carbon dioxide disposal in carbonate minerals journal January 1995
Effect of vapor atmosphere on the formation reaction of MSiO3 (M = Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba) journal January 1995
Magnetite surface charge studies to 290°C from in situ pH titrations journal June 2000
Bulk mineralogy of individual micrometeorites determined by X-ray diffraction analysis and transmission electron microscopy journal December 2001
Enstatite ceramics: a multicomponent system via sol-gel journal January 1992
Preparation and characterisation of forsterite (Mg2SiO4) aerogels journal April 1998
Synthesis of nanocrystalline forsterite fiber via a chemical route journal October 2002
Formation of glass-ceramic materials based on pyroxene solid solution—fluorapatite phases and their thermal expansion properties journal January 2005
Effect of MgO/CaO ratio on the microstructure of cordierite-based glass-ceramic glazes for floor tiles journal January 2005
Preparation and characterization of forsterite (Mg2SiO4) bioceramics journal January 2007
Synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline forsterite through citrate–nitrate route journal May 2009
Synthesis and characterization of bioactive forsterite nanopowder journal August 2009
Microwave synthesis and sintering of forsterite nanopowder produced by high energy ball milling journal March 2014
Influence of MgO precursors on mechanically activated forsterite synthesis journal December 2015
A modified method to synthesize single-phase forsterite nanoparticles at low temperature journal May 2016
Experimental evidence for non-redox transformations between magnetite and hematite under H2-rich hydrothermal conditions journal May 2007
Effect of composition on adsorption of water on perfect olivine surfaces journal August 2006
Structure and dynamics of forsterite–scCO2/H2O interfaces as a function of water content journal May 2012
Reaction of water-saturated supercritical CO2 with forsterite: Evidence for magnesite formation at low temperatures journal August 2012
Formation of submicron magnesite during reaction of natural forsterite in H2O-saturated supercritical CO2 journal June 2014
The role of H2O in the carbonation of forsterite in supercritical CO2 journal July 2011
Comparative reactivity study of forsterite and antigorite in wet supercritical CO2 by in situ infrared spectroscopy journal October 2013
Synthesis of a forsterite powder by combined ball milling and thermal treatment journal March 2005
Sol–gel synthesis of forsterite nanopowders with narrow particle size distribution journal April 2010
An ångström-sized window on the origin of water in the inner solar system: Atomistic simulation of adsorption of water on olivine journal August 2006
Improvement of mechanical properties and biocompatibility of forsterite bioceramic addressed to bone tissue engineering materials journal October 2010
Nanocrystalline forsterite for biomedical applications: Synthesis, microstructure and mechanical properties journal September 2013
A novel method to low temperature synthesis of nanocrystalline forsterite journal April 2007
Surfactant-assisted sol–gel synthesis of forsterite nanoparticles as a novel drug delivery system journal January 2016
Evidence for Carbonate Surface Complexation during Forsterite Carbonation in Wet Supercritical Carbon Dioxide journal July 2015
Low-temperature syntheses of olivine and forsterite facilitated by hydrogen peroxide journal July 1991
Sol-gel synthesis of chromium-doped forsterite journal April 1993
Preparation of Forsterite by Pyrolysis of a Xerogel: The Effect of Water journal November 1994
Sol−Gel Synthesis and Characterization of Magnesium Silicate Thin Films journal November 1997
In Situ Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Forsterite Carbonation in Wet Supercritical CO 2 journal July 2011
Forsterite [Mg 2 SiO 4 )] Carbonation in Wet Supercritical CO 2 : An in Situ High-Pressure X-ray Diffraction Study journal June 2012
Structure and Stability of SnO 2 Nanocrystals and Surface-Bound Water Species journal April 2013
Dynamics and Structure of Hydration Water on Rutile and Cassiterite Nanopowders Studied by Quasielastic Neutron Scattering and Molecular Dynamics Simulations journal February 2007
Electric Double Layer at Metal Oxide Surfaces:  Static Properties of the Cassiterite−Water Interface journal April 2007
Charging Properties of Cassiterite (α-SnO 2 ) Surfaces in NaCl and RbCl Ionic Media journal August 2009
Preparation and Characterization of Forsterite (Mg2SiO4) Xerogels journal January 1998
Preparation of Forsterite (Mg2SiO4) Powders Via an Aqueous Route Using Magnesium Salts and Silicon Tetrachloride (SiCl4) journal January 1999
Aqueous Syntheses of Forsterite (Mg2SiO4) and Enstatite (MgSiO3) journal January 2002
Low-Density Forsterite (Mg2SiO4) Powders Prepared from Modified Alkoxides journal January 2003
The building blocks of planets within the ‘terrestrial’ region of protoplanetary disks journal November 2004
Linear structural evolution induced tunable photoluminescence in clinopyroxene solid-solution phosphors journal November 2013
Dynamics of surface water in ZrO2 studied by quasielastic neutron scattering journal November 2004
High-resolution neutron-scattering study of slow dynamics of surface water molecules in zirconium oxide journal July 2005
Observation of fragile-to-strong liquid transition in surface water in CeO2 journal November 2005
Modeling Extinction and Infrared Emission from Fractal Dust Grains: Fractal Dimension as a Shape Parameter journal July 1998
Comment on “Structure and dynamics of liquid water on rutile TiO 2 (110)” journal April 2012
Suppression of the dynamic transition in surface water at low hydration levels: A study of water on rutile journal May 2009
Synthesis of Mg2GeO4 from Tetraethylorthogermanate journal December 1970
Sol-Gel Synthesis of Magnesium Oxide-Silicon Dioxide Glass Compositions journal August 1988
Poly(methacrylate) Precursors to Forsterite journal July 1992
Crystallization of Precursors to Forsterite and Chromium-Doped Forsterite journal January 1994
Low-Temperature Crystallization of Forsterite and Orthoenstatite journal January 1999
Chromium-Doped Forsterite Nanoparticle Synthesis by Flame Spray Pyrolysis journal March 2007
Origin of water in the terrestrial planets journal April 2005
Size-Driven Structural and Thermodynamic Complexity in Iron Oxides journal March 2008
Cosmic Dust: Collection and Research journal May 1985
Carbonate Chemistry for Sequestering Fossil Carbon journal November 2002
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration A Solution to a Global Problem journal October 2008
Mineral Carbonation of CO2 journal October 2008
Calorimetric study of the surface energy of forsterite journal December 2009
Properties of pyroxene glass ceramics, heat treated in the Big Solar Furnace journal March 2009
Glassceramic materials of pyroxene composition synthesized on a large solar furnace journal December 2010

Cited By (4)

Facile emulsion mediated synthesis of phase-pure diopside nanoparticles journal February 2018
Magnesium Silicate Bioceramics for Bone Regeneration: A Review journal September 2019
Facile emulsion mediated synthesis of phase-pure diopside nanoparticles journal February 2018
Structure and dynamics of water on the forsterite surface journal January 2018

Similar Records

Author Correction: Facile emulsion mediated synthesis of phase-pure diopside nanoparticles
Journal Article · Wed Apr 18 04:00:00 UTC 2018 · Scientific Reports · OSTI ID:1629465

Facile emulsion mediated synthesis of phase-pure diopside nanoparticles
Journal Article · Thu Feb 15 04:00:00 UTC 2018 · Scientific Reports · OSTI ID:1468047

Shock wave compression of single-crystal forsterite
Journal Article · Sun Jun 10 04:00:00 UTC 1979 · J. Geophys. Res.; (United States) · OSTI ID:6144066