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Magnesium carbonate is ordinarily obtained by mining the mineral magnesite. Seventy percent of the world's supply is mined and prepared in China. [9] Magnesium carbonate can be prepared in laboratory by reaction between any soluble magnesium salt and sodium bicarbonate: MgCl 2 (aq) + 2 NaHCO 3 (aq) → MgCO 3 (s) + 2 NaCl(aq) + H 2 O(l) + CO 2 (g)
Magnesite can also be formed via the carbonation of magnesium serpentine (lizardite) via the following reaction: 2 Mg 3 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 + 3 CO 2 → Mg 3 Si 4 O 10 (OH) 2 + 3 MgCO 3 + 3 H 2 O. However, when performing this reaction in the laboratory, the trihydrated form of magnesium carbonate (nesquehonite) will form at room temperature. [6]
Resins are also available to remove the carbonate, bicarbonate, and sulfate ions that are absorbed and hydroxide ions that are released from the resin. [ 8 ] When all the available Na + ions have been replaced with calcium or magnesium ions, the resin must be recharged by eluting the Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ ions using a solution of sodium chloride or ...
In chemistry, fractional crystallization is a stage-wise separation technique that relies on the liquid–solid phase change. This technique fractionates via differences in crystallization temperature and enables the purification of multi-component mixtures, as long as none of the constituents can act as solvents to the others. Due to the high ...
Hydromagnesite is a hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral with the formula Mg 5 (CO 3) 4 (OH) 2 ·4H 2 O. It generally occurs associated with the weathering products of magnesium containing minerals such as serpentine or brucite.
Artinite is a hydrated basic magnesium carbonate mineral with formula: Mg 2 (CO 3)(OH) 2 ·3H 2 O. It forms white silky monoclinic prismatic crystals that are often in radial arrays or encrustations. It has a Mohs hardness of 2.5 and a specific gravity of 2.
Alkali–carbonate reaction. With some aggregates containing dolomite, a dedolomitization reaction, also known as alkali-carbonate reaction (ACR), can occur where the magnesium carbonate (MgCO 3) reacts with the hydroxyl ions (OH −) and yields magnesium hydroxide (brucite, Mg(OH) 2) and a carbonate ion (CO 2− 3). The resulting expansion ...
For other solvents of crystallization, analysis is conveniently accomplished by dissolving the sample in a deuterated solvent and analyzing the sample for solvent signals by NMR spectroscopy. Single crystal X-ray crystallography is often able to detect the presence of these solvents of crystallization as well. Other methods may be currently ...