Experimental study of mechanistic factors influencing solvent-driven fractional crystallization of calcium sulfate

Jayasinghe, Liyanage Ashini Shamindra; Stetson, Caleb Charles Eliot; Orme, Christopher J.; Shi, Meng; Wilson, Aaron D.

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2024.117474

Title: Experimental study of mechanistic factors influencing solvent-driven fractional crystallization of calcium sulfate

Journal Article · 24 February 2024 · Desalination

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2024.117474 · OSTI ID:2476242

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Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

To advance dimethyl ether-driven fractional crystallization (DME-FC), a more sustainable method of water treatment and mineral recovery, a range of chemical equilibria were measured. These include varying concentrations of miscible organic solvents (MOS) used to experimentally measure the solvent-induced solid-liquid equilibrium (SLE) of calcium sulfate (CaSO₄) in water. Seven MOS, including dimethyl ether (DME), acetonitrile (MeCN), 1,4-dioxane, tetrahydrofuran (THF), acetone, ethanol, and diethylamine, were screened to establish trends associated with molecular volume, functional groups, and physical properties. The effect of MOS on CaSO₄ removal differed at concentrations <0.15 mol fraction MOS; MOS with greater molecular volume (THF, 1,4-dioxane, and diethylamine) induced greater CaSO₄ precipitation on a per mole basis. The solvent-induced SLE for all MOS converged between 0.15 and 0.2 mol fraction MOS, reaching a CaSO₄ concentration consistent with a water to MOS hydration ratio of 5:1 to 6:1, which may correspond to the solvent generating a solution-based pseudo-clathrate structure with continuity within the solution. Finally, solution pseudo-clathrate structures provide a mechanistic basis for DME-FC.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

OSTI ID:: 2476242

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-23-75038-Rev000

Journal Information:: Desalination, Journal Name: Desalination Journal Issue: - Vol. 579; ISSN 0011-9164

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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