Commercial Magnesium Oxide Research Articles

Absorption of commercial and nanoparticulate ZnO and MgO synthesized by combustion reaction applied to maize soil

Nanotechnology has rapidly expanded across various fields, yet its application in agriculture remains underexplored. This study investigates the impact of zinc oxide (ZnO) and magnesium oxide (MgO) nanoparticles on maize cultivation, comparing commercial samples with those synthesized by combustion reaction. Synthesized ZnO and ZnO/MgO (1:1 by mass) were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to determine particle size and morphology. The experimental design assessed the effects of different treatments on magnesium and zinc uptake in maize roots and leaves, using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) for analysis. Results indicate that commercial ZnO significantly increased Zn absorption compared to synthesized samples and the control group, highlighting the influence of particle size and surface area on nutrient uptake. This study provides valuable insights into the potential of nanomaterials into the plant’s absorption mechanism as well as show that the availability of Zn NP synthesized contributes to the absorption of zinc by the plant without competing with Mg. On the other hand, when in Zn commercial, Mg absorption may be impaired.

Oxidation and corrosion resistance of resin-bonded magnesia-based refractories reinforced by CaB6 addition for secondary refining

Excellent properties are required for refractories used for secondary refining because of the harsh service conditions. The current study investigated the effect of calcium boride (CaB6) on the properties of magnesium oxide (MgO)‒based refractories. The sample with 0.4 wt% CaB6 exhibited excellent properties. It possessed the highest bulk density indicating that a suitable content of CaB6 can increase the compactness of the refractories. The in-situ formation of aluminum oxycarbonitride (Al3CON) at high temperatures in the MgO-based refractories was from the reaction of Al, Al4C3, AlN, and Al2O3 due to the addition of Al powders, which endowed them with high strength. The refractory containing 0.4 wt% CaB6 also exhibited the highest hot modulus of rupture (HMOR) of 26.6 MPa, which was around 2.5 times the strength of commercial MgO‒CaO bricks and 1.5 times that of the samples without CaB6 addition. In addition, it exhibited the best oxidation resistance revealed by the minimum thickness of the decarbonization zone, because the addition of CaB6 promoted the formation of a dense magnesium aluminate spinel (MgAl2O4, MA) layer between the oxidized and non-decarburized zone in the refractories, thereby promoting the resistance of the samples to oxidation. It also exhibited excellent thermal shock resistance, and the residual strength ratio reached 76.6 %. The corrosion depth of the sample containing 0.4 wt% CaB6 was 9.8 % that of the MgO‒CaO bricks. This work indicates a potential alternative for producing high‒performance resin‒bonded MgO-based refractories with CaB6 in secondary refining furnaces.

Synthesis of Periclase Phase (MgO) from Colloidal Cassava Starch Suspension, Dual Application: Cr(III) Removal and Pigment Reuse

Synthesis of Periclase Phase (MgO) from Colloidal Cassava Starch Suspension, Dual Application: Cr(III) Removal and Pigment Reuse

Quality Evaluation of Humidified Magnesium Oxide Tablet Formulations with Respect to Disintegration Time Prolongation.

In the present study, we conducted a detailed evaluation of the effects of humidification on the quality of five types of commercial magnesium oxide (MgO) tablet formulations. When near-IR spectroscopy was performed, a peak derived from the first overtone of the stretching vibration of the hydroxyl group was observed at approximately 7200 cm-1 in a humidified MgO tablet formulation. To visually evaluate the effect of this humidification, a mapping image was created using microscopic IR spectroscopy. In the IR spectrum, a peak derived from the stretching vibration of the hydroxyl group appears at approximately 3700 cm-1, so we created a mapping image using the absorbance ratio of 3700 and 3400 cm-1 as an index. In the mapping image of humidified MgO tablet formulations, many areas had a higher absorbance ratio than the dried tablet formulations. From these results, it is qualitatively confirmed that the MgO was changed to magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2) by humidification. Although these results were observed in the four types of MgO tablet formulations, only one type of tablet formulation was less affected by humidification. In addition, although most tablet formulations tended to prolong disintegration time due to humidification, there was almost no effect of humidification on the disintegration time in one type of tablet formulation, which had little change in the above evaluation. Thus, in most commercial MgO tablet formulations, humidification prolongs the disintegration time, and Mg(OH)2 significantly contributes to this factor.

Forced Mineral Carbonation of MgO Nanoparticles Synthesized by Aerosol Methods at Room Temperature

Magnesium oxide (MgO) has been investigated as a wet mineral carbonation adsorbent due to its relatively low adsorption and regeneration temperatures. The carbon dioxide (CO2) capture efficiency can be enhanced by applying external force on the MgO slurry during wet carbonation. In this study, two aerosol-processed MgO nanoparticles were tested with a commercial MgO one to investigate the external force effect on the wet carbonation performance at room temperature. The MgO nano-adsorbents were carbonated and sampled every 2 h up to 12 h through forced and non-forced wet carbonations. Hydrated magnesium carbonates (nesquehonite, artinite and hydromagnesite) were formed with magnesite through both wet carbonations. The analyzed results for the time-dependent chemical compositions and physical shapes of the carbonation products consistently showed the enhancement of wet carbonation by the external force, which was at least 4 h faster than the non-forced carbonation. In addition, the CO2 adsorption was enhanced by the forced carbonation, resulting in a higher amount of CO2 being adsorbed by MgO nanoparticles than the non-forced carbonation, unless the carbonation processes were completed. The adsorbed amount of CO2 was between the maximum theoretical amounts of CO2 adsorbed by nesquehonite and hydromagnesite.

Life cycle assessment of brucite and synthetic MgO produced from reject brine using different alkalis

A cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) approach is carried out to determine the environmental impact of brucite (Mg(OH)2) and synthetic magnesium oxide (MgO) recovered from reject brine in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using SimaPro 9.1 software. The environmental impacts of synthetic Mg(OH)2 and MgO production were quantified using 18 ReCiPe midpoint indicators. Four different alkali sources, calcium oxide (CaO), sodium hydroxide (NaOH), ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH), and ethanolamine (C2H7NO), which can be utilized for the production of synthetic MgO, are considered. The results demonstrate that CaO was the most environmentally friendly alkali that can be used to produce synthetic Mg(OH)2 with the lowest environmental impact for all 18 ReCiPe midpoint indicators. The results for brucite and synthetic MgO production in the UAE were scaled up from laboratory experiments for LCA analysis and compared to the results of commercial MgO produced from the calcination of magnesite (MgCO3). The carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 eq.) emissions for synthetic MgO generated from reject brine using CaO are 6.7–25.2% higher than that from commercial MgO. However, synthetic brucite recovered from reject brine using CaO produces 28.8–37.1% less CO2 eq. emissions compared to commercial MgO, making it a promising magnesium-based binder that can be adopted in the UAE.

Synthesis of MgO nanostructures through simple hydrogen peroxide treatment for carbon capture

The acceleration of global warming induced by uncontrolled CO2 emission has placed a potential threat to human survival and development. The unique properties of magnesium oxide (MgO) including having appropriate surface basicity, low regeneration temperature and high theoretical CO2 uptake capacity make it a promising adsorbent candidate for CO2 capture. Herein, the development and investigation of structure-activity relationships of MgO nanostructures prepared via simple hydrothermal-calcination synthesis method for CO2 capture were reported in this work. The correlation of structural characteristics and basic site properties of MgO samples were discussed by implementing a variety of analytical technologies including BET, SEM, XRD, TPD, Malvern Mastersizer and XPS. The TPD, XPS analysis as well as Claisen-Schmidt condensation reaction show that the hydrothermal-calcination process strongly reduced crystal size and transformed high, low, and moderate basic sites at different ratios for MgO samples. Particularly, MgO nanostructures with morphology of irregular tiny nanocrystals (down to ~5 nm) prepared from simple hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) treatment on commercial MgO exposed abundant moderate and strong basic sites demonstrated significantly better performance (1.04–1.73 mmol/g in a wide temperature range of 100–300 oC) than commercial MgO for CO2 capture. Recyclability of prepared MgO absorbents was also examined and a simple H2O2 regeneration method was explored. The proper correlation of structural characteristics and basic site properties of MgO samples vs their CO2 capture performance were established.

Glyoxal mediated assembly of hollow carbon nanococoon for high-performance supercapacitor

Developing a facile assembly approach replacing the fussy StÖber and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method to fabricate hollow carbon nanostructure would be a meaningful topic towards its wide applications. Herein, we developed a simple glyoxal mediated assembly approach using commercial magnesium oxide (MgO) as template and phenol ascarbonaceous material to fabricate the hollow carbon nanostructure. The fabricated carbon owns hollow cocoon-like morphology, high surface area of 1411 m2/g, large pore volume (3.46 cm3/g) and rich oxygenic functionalites (6.7 atom%). As electrode for symmetric supercapacitor, the GPC973 electrode shows a superior supercapacitor performances with large energy density of 30.7 Wh/kg@500 W/kg and high rate capability of 68% from 1.0 A/g to 20 A/g. The developed strategy offers an alternative way to fabricate carbon hollow nanostructure thus afford a promising application of these type material in many other areas.

Design of honeycomb-like hierarchically porous carbons with engineered mesoporosity for aqueous zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors applications

Aqueous zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors (ZHSCs) have aroused extensive research attention in the field of electrochemical energy storage. However, the practical application of ZHSCs is severely limited by their poor rate performance, which is mainly owing to the large hydrated zinc ions radius and high desolvation free energies. Herein, we have designed an efficient route for the environment-friendly production of 3D honeycomb-like hierarchically porous carbons (HHPCs) with high specific surface and tunable porosity, using commercial magnesium oxide microparticles as a template and potassium bicarbonate as the activator. Different from previous works, the magnesium oxide microparticles displayed not only aggregation-free and low-cost but also good structural stability, which plays key roles to achieve the unique 3D honeycomb-like hierarchically structures. Benefiting from the large surface, high mesopore content, and honeycomb-like hierarchically structures, the HHPC-6 sample demonstrates desired electrochemical performance as the cathode for ZHSCs, with the largest specific capacity up to 147 mAh g−1 at 0.2 A g−1, impressive rate performance (48.3% of capacity retention at 50 A g−1), ultrahigh specific power (40 kW kg−1 at 56.7 Wh kg−1). This strategy will offer a guiding function into the fabrication of nanocarbons for ZHSCs application.

Component-Resolved Analysis Towards Correlation between Thermoluminescence and Optically Stimulated Luminescence in Commercial Magnesium Oxide

Abstract The present study aimed at quantifying the relationship between TL and either CW-OSL or LM-OSL using commercially available magnesium oxide. The samples were bleached at two different temperatures, and a component-resolved analysis on the integrated signals was performed. According to the data of the present study, each one among the five observed LM-OSL component receives electrons from at least two different TL peaks. Two different fast OSL components were resolved in the LM-OSL curves, both accumulating electrons from all TL glow peaks with Tmax>150°C. Component C3 is very well correlated with the TL peaks at 102, 135 and 194°C, while components C4 and C5 are related to the TL glow peaks of 292°C, 353°C and 464°C. We note that for CW-OSL the resolution is good when two or more components differ in intensity by an order of magnitude. Blue stimulation depletes substantially the first two TL peaks but not the third peak. Substantial depletion of the high-temperature TL peaks is achieved only by using the LM-OSL configuration. The results of the present study suggest that the traps that contribute to TL and OSL are the same, despite using different recombination pathways.

Walnut shell ash as a sustainable material for compounding with bromobutyl rubber for tire inner liner applications

AbstractThis paper reports walnut shell ash (WNS ash) a sustainable material for tubeless inner liner application. This sustainable material replaced the commercial magnesium oxide (MgO).The WNS ash generated at 550°C, is found to have 72% alkali metal and alkali earth metal, whereas commercial MgO shows 95% alkali metal and alkali earth metal. It was observed in this study WNS ash perform as cure retarder in bromobutyl rubber/bromo isobutylene isoprene rubber‐based tube less inner liner compound and its performance was similar with commercial MgO; however, not exactly equivalent. Optimum cure retardation found at 0.40 phr loading with WNS ash. Interestingly, due to sulfur (S) and zinc (Zn), the WNS ash produced some cure activation effect. Cure rate was observed for 0.40 phr WNS ash load in gum/filled formulations at 35/15 minutes−1 compared to 30/10 minutes−1 in commercial MgO at 0.30 phr. Physical properties of compound made with 0.40 phr WNS ash and 0.30 phr MgO found comparable in both gum and filled system. Alkali metal and alkali earth metal of WNS ash at 0.40 phr loading is equivalent to 0.30 phr of MgO. This material is an important gateway in the rubber industry as a multifunction sustainable material.

Light emission induced by electric current at room temperature through the defect networks of MgO nanocubes

Magnesium oxide (MgO) is generally a wide band-gap oxide unable to conduct electric current in the bulk at room temperature. In this study, MgO nanocubes synthesized by self-burning micro-sized Mg metal powders in air showed electrical conductivity when they were sandwiched between two gold-mesh electrodes and steadily applied a voltage at room temperature (∼25 °C). In addition, a simultaneous light emission caused by the microdischarge of nitrogen molecules occurred adjacent to the cathode. The light emission was observed when traces of water vapor existed in the gas environment. In the case of a voltage pulse produced by switching off, transient emissions of Mg I and Mg II were detected on both sides of the electrodes. However, those steady and transient light emissions were not observed in the commercial MgO nanoparticles devoid of nanocubes. The light emissions shown in the cases of the steady-state might be caused by electron injection into the empty conductive states, which exist along the edges of MgO nanocubes, as a result of the spontaneous dissociation of water vapors at reactive sites of the nanocube surfaces as well as a result of the reduction of the energy barriers between the cathode and MgO nanocubes in contact. For transient emission, electrons trapped in the low coordinate sites were released with voltage pulse and neutralized the nearby Mg+ and Mg2+ ions, driving them into the excited neutral states, Mg I and Mg II.

Biocompatible and Biodegradable Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles with In Vitro Photostable Near-Infrared Emission: Short-Term Fluorescent Markers.

Imaging of biological matter by using fluorescent nanoparticles (NPs) is becoming a widespread method for in vitro imaging. However, currently there is no fluorescent NP that satisfies all necessary criteria for short-term in vivo imaging: biocompatibility, biodegradability, photostability, suitable wavelengths of absorbance and fluorescence that differ from tissue auto-fluorescence, and near infrared (NIR) emission. In this paper, we report on the photoluminescent properties of magnesium oxide (MgO) NPs that meet all these criteria. The optical defects, attributed to vanadium and chromium ion substitutional defects, emitting in the NIR, are observed at room temperature in NPs of commercial and in-house ball-milled MgO nanoparticles, respectively. As such, the NPs have been successfully integrated into cultured cells and photostable bright in vitro emission from NPs was recorded and analyzed. We expect that numerous biotechnological and medical applications will emerge as this nanomaterial satisfies all criteria for short-term in vivo imaging.

The Use of Ca- and Mg-Rich Fly Ash as a Chemical Precipitant in the Simultaneous Removal of Nitrogen and Phosphorus—Recycling and Reuse

The European Union’s circular economy strategy aims to increase the recycling and re-use of products and waste materials. According to the strategy, the use of industry waste material should be more effective. A chemical precipitation method to simultaneously remove phosphorus and nitrogen from synthetic (NH4)2HPO4 solution and the liquid phase of anaerobic digestate using fly ash as a precipitant was tested. Fly ash is a waste material formed in the power plant process. It mainly contains calcium oxide (CaO) and magnesium oxide (MgO). Saturated precipitant solution was prepared from fly ash, which was added in small proportions to (NH4)2HPO4 solution during the experiment. Fly ash’s effectiveness as a precipitant was compared with that of commercial CaO and MgO salts, and it can be observed that fly ash removed as much ammonium and phosphate as commercial salts. Fly ash sufficiently removed ammonium nitrogen and phosphate from the liquid phase of anaerobic digestate, which led to the formation of ammonium magnesium hydrogen phosphate hydrate, struvite (NH4MgPO4·6H2O), and calcium hydroxide phosphate, monetite, CaPO3(OH). In this study, we have shown for the first time that fly ash can be used to manufacture recycled, slow-release fertilizers from anaerobic digestate.

Synthesis of 2D Magnesium Oxide Nanosheets: A Potential Material for Phosphate Removal.

Phosphate ions are responsible for eutrophication in drinking and wastewater, so it is necessary to limit the phosphate concentration in water bodies to limit the eutrophication problem. Porous magnesium oxide (MgO) nanosheets are synthesized at room temperature by simple precipitation and calcination. The synthesized material is characterized by various techniques. The sheet‐like MgO and commercial MgO are evaluated by the batch adsorption test. The synthesized material has an efficient adsorption efficiency of 95% at pH 5 as compared with commercial MgO, having a removal efficiency of 24% under the same investigated conditions. The synthesized MgO can be an efficient adsorbent material to overcome the eutrophication problem of the waste/domestic water.

Study of the Equilibrium, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics of Boron Removal from Waters with Commercial Magnesium Oxide

In the present work, the equilibrium, thermodynamics, and kinetics of boron removal from aqueous solutions by the adsorption on commercial magnesium oxide powder were studied in a batch reactor. The adsorption efficiency of boron removal increases with temperature from 25°C to 50°C. The experimental results were fitted to the Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin–Radushkevich (DR) adsorption isotherm models. The Freundlich model provided the best fitting, and the maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of MgO was 36.11 mg·g−1. In addition, experimental kinetic data interpretations were attempted for the pseudo-first-order kinetic model and pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The results show that the pseudo-second-order kinetic model provides the best fit. Such result suggests that the adsorption process seems to occur in two stages due to the two straight slopes obtained through the application of the pseudo-first-order kinetic model, which is confirmed by the adjustment of the results to the pseudo-second-order model. The calculated activation energy (Ea) was 45.5 kJ·mol−1, and the values calculated for ∆G°, ∆H°, and ∆S° were −4.16 kJ·mol−1, 21.7 kJ·mol−1, and 87.3 kJ·mol−1, respectively. These values confirm the spontaneous and endothermic nature of the adsorption process and indicated that the disorder increased at the solid-liquid interface. The results indicate that the controlling step of boron adsorption process on MgO is of a physical nature.

The Effects of Calcination Temperatures in the Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Magnesium Oxide via Sol-Gel Technique

This study highlights on a convenient and optimised method for the preparation of nanocrystalline magnesium oxide (MgO) catalyst via sol-gel combustion method. Nanocrystalline MgO was prepared by using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as a complexing agent and metal nitrate (Mg (NO 3 )2.6H2O) as a precursor. The obtained MgO powder was calcined at 200 °C, 400 °C, 600 °C and 800 °C. All the MgO calcined samples including commercial MgO were characterised using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and N2 adsorption-desorption Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET). From FTIR analysis, the appearance of a peak at 3700 cm-1 represent the O-H stretching bonded with Mg and the broad absorption peak at 3421 cm-1 indicates O-H stretching band which is due to the absorption of moisture from the surrounding. (BET) results indicate the MgO sample that has been calcined at 400 °C shows the largest surface area. SEM images show there is porosity in all MgO powder. While XRD patterns revealed that higher temperature of calcination gives higher crystallinity of the MgO samples.

Hydrothermal Fabrication of High Specific Surface Area Mesoporous MgO with Excellent CO2 Adsorption Potential at Intermediate Temperatures

In this work, we report on a novel sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-assisted magnesium oxide (MgO)-based porous adsorbent synthesized by hydrothermal method for intermediate CO2 capture. For industrial MgO, its CO2 adsorption capacity is normally less than 0.06 mmol g−1, with a specific surface area as low as 25.1 m2 g−1. Herein, leaf-like MgO nanosheets which exhibited a disordered layer structure were fabricated by the introduction of SDS surfactants and the control of other synthesis parameters. This leaf-like MgO adsorbent showed an excellent CO2 capacity of 0.96 mmol g−1 at moderate temperatures (~300 °C), which is more than ten times higher than that of the commercial light MgO. This novel mesoporous MgO adsorbent also exhibited high stability during multiple CO2 adsorption/desorption cycles. The excellent CO2 capturing performance was believed to be related to its high specific surface area of 321.3 m2 g−1 and abundant surface active adsorption sites. This work suggested a new synthesis scheme for MgO based CO2 adsorbents at intermediate temperatures, providing a competitive candidate for capturing CO2 from certain sorption enhanced hydrogen production processes.

Experimental Preparation of Magnesium Oxide Board

In the present, global production of magnesium oxide (MgO) boards comes exclusively from China. However, Slovakia is one of the leading countries in the mining of magnesite. Therefore, an experiment of MgO board preparation from local resources was realized. The experimental board was made from the calcined magnesite mined out in Hačava in Eastern Slovakia. The paper describes the production process of the MgO board in laboratory conditions. In order to compare the experimental MgO board with a MgO board from China, the tensile strength in bending was examined. The experiment demonstrates that the tensile strength of the experimental MgO board in bending in one direction is higher than the declared strength of the commercial board, but in the second direction it is nearly a half of the declared strength of the commercial MgO board. The results of this paper confirm the potential of the MgO board production from local resources.

Dissolution behaviour of MgO based refractories in CaO–Al2O3–SiO2 slag

Magnesium oxide (MgO) based refractories are widely used in secondary refining processes, and their dissolution into refining slag is the primary cause of their shortened lifespan. The dissolution rate was investigated for sintered MgO and commercial MgO–C and MgO–Cr2O3 refractories in a synthesised 50CaO–45Al2O3–5SiO2 liquid (mass-%) slag. The change in slag composition was measured after a refractory sample was placed into the molten slag that was stirred by flowing argon gas at 1773 K. The dissolution rate of the sintered MgO was above those of the MgO–C and MgO–Cr2O3 refractories under the same gas flowrate, although the dissolution rate of all samples increased as the gas flowrate was increased from 25 to 75 mL·min− 1. The slag containing 5 mass-% FeO considerably promoted the dissolution of the MgO–C refractory because of the oxidation of carbon by FeO. The dissolution of all the refractories was greatly affected by penetration of the liquid slag, with the mass transfer of MgO in the penetrating slag at lower gas flowrates likely being the rate controlling step. At high gas flowrates, Ar bubbles covered the surface and blocked the contact between the liquid slag and the solid phase, reducing the dissolution rate.