Table 2 The possible reactions during precipitant growth process

From: Kernel learning assisted synthesis condition exploration for ternary spinel

Reaction type

Reaction equations

Potassium carbonate dissociation

\({{\mbox{K}}}_{2}{{\mbox{CO}}}_{3}\to 2{{\mbox{K}}}^{+}+{{\mbox{CO}}\,}_{3}^{2-}\)

 

\({\,{\mbox{CO}}}_{3}^{2-}+{{\mbox{H}}}_{2}{\mbox{O}}\leftrightharpoons {{\mbox{HCO}}}_{3}^{-}+{{\mbox{OH}}}^{-}\)

 

\({\,{\mbox{HCO}}}_{3}^{-}+{{\mbox{H}}}_{2}{\mbox{O}}\leftrightharpoons {{\mbox{H}}}_{2}{{\mbox{CO}}}_{3}+{{\mbox{OH}}}^{-}\)

 

H2CO3 ⇋ CO2 + H2O

Precipitant growth

\({{\mbox{M}}}^{n+}+\frac{n}{2}{{\mbox{CO}}}_{3}^{2-}\leftrightharpoons {{\rm{M}}}{({{\mbox{CO}}}_{3})}_{\frac{n}{2}}\)

 

Mn+ + nOH− ⇋ M(OH)n

Precipitant dissolution

\({{\rm{M}}}{({{\mbox{CO}}}_{3})}_{\frac{n}{2}}\leftrightharpoons {{\mbox{M}}}^{n+}+\frac{n}{2}{{\mbox{CO}}\,}_{3}^{2-}\)

 

M(OH)n ⇋ Mn+ + nOH−