Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, Vol.118, 274-282, 2018
Partition of metallic cations between aqueous solutions and mixed crystals of hydrated cobalt and nickel nitrates: Modelling of the influence of temperature and composition
A systematic study of the solid-liquid equilibria of the H2O-Co(NO3)(2)-Ni(NO3)(2) ternary system enabled to define the liquidus and the solidus curves of the isotherms at 287.15 K and 313.5 K. Two widespread solid solutions, Co(1-sigma)Ni sigma(NO3)(2)center dot 6H(2)O and Ni(1-omega) Co-omega(NO3)(2)center dot 6H(2)O, were observed. They were formed by the substitution of Co2+ cations by Ni2+ cations in the monoclinic structure of the cobalt nitrate hexahydrate and the substitution of Ni2+ by Co2+ in the triclinic structure of the nickel nitrate hexahydrate. Two series of tie-lines for each crystallographic structure of these hexahydrates were obtained. The analyses of these tie-lines and those of the previous studies at 258.15 K and 303.15 K enabled a thermodynamic modelling of the solid-liquid equilibria within a temperature range from 258.15 K to 313.15 K. The simple equation system obtained allows to calculate the accurate composition of the mother solution, at a defined temperature, to reach the appropriate cationic ratio in the crystallised solid solution. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd.
Keywords:Partition of metal cations;Thermodynamic modelling;Cobalt and nickel nitrate;Solid-liquid equilibria