Crystallization Flashcards

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Crystallization

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Solid-fluid separation process where the solid particles are formed from a homogeneous phase.

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2
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Crystal

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highly organized type of matter

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3
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Solubility

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*parts solute / 100 parts solvent
*maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved in a given amount of a solvent at a given temperature.

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4
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Supersaturation

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Quantity of solids actually present in the solution compared to the quantity that is in equilibrium with the solution.

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5
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Homogeneous or Primary Nucleation

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*Molecules may come together and associate into a cluster.
*If supersaturation is high enough

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6
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Heterogeneous Nucleation

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*Contact Nucleation
*Formation of new nuclei is due to the interference of the contacting agent (walls of the container or agitator blades)

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7
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Secondary Nucleation

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*Contact Nucleation
*Formation of new nuclei occurs in collisions between crystals.

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8
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What are the mechanisms of crystallization?

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  1. Cooling
  2. Evaporation
  3. Adiabatic (Vacuum Evaporation)
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9
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CRYSTALLIZATION MECHANISM:
Oslo Crystallizer

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Evaporation

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10
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CRYSTALLIZATION MECHANISM:
Vacuum Crystallizers

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Adiabatic Evaporation with Cooling
*Heat sensitive

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11
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CRYSTALLIZATION MECHANISM:
Swenson-Walker Crystallizers

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Cooling

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12
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CRYSTALLIZATION MECHANISM:
Agitated Batch Coolers

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Cooling

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13
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CRYSTALLIZATION MECHANISM:
Pan Coolers

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Cooling

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14
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Crystallizer using Evaporation

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Oslo Crystallizer

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15
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MSMPR

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*Mixed-Suspension Mixed-Product Removal
*Basis for identifying kinetic parameters *Applied to calculate the performance of the crystallizer.

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16
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Seeding

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Process of adding homogeneous or heterogeneous crystals to a crystallizing solution to nucleate and/or grow more crystals.

17
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Crystallization of solids from a homogeneous solution is a/an __________ process.

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exothermic

18
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During crystallization, formation of crystal can occur in __________ solution only.

A

supersaturated

19
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McCabe Δ L law states that ____

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*All crystals growth in same temperature and supersaturation HENCE
*Crystal growth does not depend on crystal size

20
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Used for material with solubility independent of temperature

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Crystalizing evaporator

21
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Nucleation

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Formation of new solid phase either on inert particle or solution itself

22
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Magma

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Two phase product of crystallization

23
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Saturated Solution (Crystallization)

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Equilibrium concentration of solute and solvent

24
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Eutectic Mixture

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Mixture with melting point lower than its constituents
*Salt used to melt Ice

25
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Common Charts used for Crystallization calculations

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*Phase Diagrams
*Enthalpy-Concentration Diagrams