Name: Magnesium oxide
Appearance: white powder
Size: 200mesh or others
CAS NO.: 1309-48-4
EINECS NO.: 215-171-9
Magnesium oxide activity is the ability of magnesium oxide to participate in chemical
or physicochemical processes.
Activated magnesium oxide powder is MgCO₃ (magnesite ore ) burned by suspended
kiln with low temperature . Because the decomposition temperature of the ore is accurately
controlled, and the materials can be heated uniformly in a short time so its can keep good
activity and strong chemical reaction ability, activity value (citric acid test) produces a series
of products of 40-80 seconds.
Lightly burnt magnesium oxide powder activity test method:
The chemical activity of magnesium oxide can be expressed by the iodine absorption value,
the greater the chemical activity, the greater the iodine absorption value. The iodine absorption
value of 120-180mg/g is high activity of magnesium oxide, the iodine absorption value of 50-80mg/g
is medium activity of magnesium oxide.
Lightly burnt magnesium oxide activity test results:
Calcination temperature/℃ |
combustion time/h |
iodine adsorption(mg I2/g MgO) |
650 |
1 |
62.1 |
650 |
2 |
68.3 |
650 |
3 |
79.5 |
700 |
1 |
82.3 |
700 |
2 |
88.7 |
700 |
3 |
83.4 |
750 |
1 |
80.6 |
750 |
2 |
73.2 |
750 |
3 |
60.5 |
Lightly burned magnesium oxide obtained from the calcination of magnesite has the
highest activity when the calcination temperature is 700 degrees Celsius and the
calcination time is 2 hours.
Application of magnesium oxide powder:
One of main application is producing Magnesium sulfate, Magnesium sulfate can
be synthesized by reacting highly reactive magnesium oxide powder with sulfuric acid.
Magnesium sulfate is divided into two types, usually the production of magnesium sulfate
heptahydrate using 90% content of magnesium oxide powder, because the mgo powder
should totally reaction with sulfuric acid, then without impurity, all will be magnesium sulphate
solution, and crystal, it will be the white solid. And the production of magnesium sulfate
monohydrate using 88% content of magnesium oxide powder, because it doesn't require a full reaction.