Measurement of Physical Properties and Correlation of the Solubility of Calcium Carbonate in Ammonium Sulfate Aqueous Solution at T = (298.15, 323.15, and 348.15) K in the Process of Preparing Calcium Carbonate Products by the Desulfurization of Gypsum

Abstract

As a continuation of our previous study in which the basic data about the NH4Cl–CaCO3–H2O ternary system was measured, the solubility and physical properties (density, viscosity, and refractive index) of calcium carbonate in ammonium sulfate aqueous solution at (298.15, 323.15, and 348.15) K have been investigated by using the isothermal dissolution method in this work. The results showed that the solubility of calcium carbonate increased as the molality of ammonium sulfate aqueous solutions and temperature increased. The solubility of calcium carbonate in ammonium sulfate aqueous solutions and the viscosity of aqueous solutions were correlated with the second-order polynomial equation and semiempirical exponential model equation, respectively. By comparing the calculated values with experimental data, the second-order polynomial equation and semiempirical exponential model equation provide accurate mathematical representations of the experimental results. The obtained experimental data in this work could provide available data for the industrial production of calcium carbonate products and further theoretical studies.