Abstract
The solubility of alumina in NaF-AlF3 melts was calculated and modeled thermodynamically for the temperature range of 1240 to 1300 K (967 °C to 1027 °C). The solute complexes of alumina in the cryolite melts were identified to be Na2Al2OF6 (acidic solute), Na2Al2O2F4 (neutral solute), and Na4Al2O2F6 (basic solute). The assumption that the oxygen-free solute species in solution were Na3AlF6 and NaAlF4 was supported by the modeling results. The equilibrium constants for the formation reactions of the solutes were calculated and the corresponding ΔG 0 values were evaluated as a function of temperature. The interaction derivatives (∂ ln a NaF/∂x add, ∂ ln a NaF/∂x add, and ∂ ln a AlF3/∂x add) for small additions of LiF, CaF2, and MgF2 to the NaF-AlF3-Al2O3 ternary system were also estimated as a function of temperature and melt composition.
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