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The thermal decomposition of bastnaesite concentrates using calcium hydroxide was studied. Calcium hydroxide can effectively inhibit the emission of fluorine during roasting by transforming it to calcium fluoride. The decomposition rate increased with increasing reaction temperature and amount of calcium hydroxide. The decomposition kinetics were investigated. The decomposition reaction was determined to be a heterogeneous gas–solid reaction, and it followed an unreacted shrinking core model. By means of the integrated rate equation method, the reaction was proven to be kinetically first order. Different reaction models were fit to the experimental data to determine the reaction control process. The chemical reaction at the phase interface controlled the reaction rate in the temperatures ranging from 673 K to 773 K (400 °C to 500 °C) with an apparent activation energy of 82.044 kJ·mol−1. From 773 K to 973 K (500 °C to 700 °C), diffusion through the solid product’s layer became the determining step, with a lower activation energy of 15.841 kJ·mol−1.
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Cen, P., Wu, W. & Bian, X. Study on Kinetic Mechanism of Bastnaesite Concentrates Decomposition Using Calcium Hydroxide. Metall Mater Trans B 49, 1197–1204 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-018-1239-2
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