The activity coefficient of cobalt oxide in silica-saturated iron silicate slags

Abstract

The solubility of cobalt oxide in silica-saturated iron silicate slags (1.16 to 10.00 wt pct) in equilibrium with cobalt-gold-iron alloys (1.10 to 6.52 wt pct cobalt) and oxygen pressures of 10−9 to 10−10 atm (1 atm = 1.013 x 105 Pa) has been investigated at 1573 K. The activity coefficient of cobalt oxide, γCoO, has been calculated relative to pure solid cobalt oxide as standard, namely, γCoO = 0.91 ± 0.09