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Structure–property relations of recrystallized products from magnesium chloride ethanol solution: aiming at recycling magnesium resources from nature

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Large natural magnesium resources, consisting primarily of magnesium chloride hexahydrate, are being wasted and not used efficiently in certain areas of the world. With the shortage of aluminum and iron resources, the transformation of natural magnesium resources into products has become a challenging task. Ethanol, a lower, saturated monohydric aliphatic alcohol known for being green, non-toxicity, and capable of dissolving magnesium chloride hexahydrate, offers a potential solution. This paper focuses on introducing magnesium chloride hexahydrate into ethanol and investigating the recovered samples from the magnesium chloride-ethanol solution by isothermal evaporation at different temperatures, to explore the possibility of extracting magnesium chloride hexahydrate from magnesium salt minerals using ethanol. Results showed that magnesium chloride hexahydrate can be completely recovered at 130 °C. The composition of the recovered sample is mainly magnesium chloride hexahydrate. The good thermal stability is due to high crystallinity and the existence of a strong coordination bond of ethanol in the magnesium chloride crystal structure. All recovered samples have a high current density in ethanol. This research shows that introducing magnesium salt minerals into ethanol to extract magnesium chloride hexahydrate can be a viable option for recycling natural magnesium resources.

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The authors would like to express their gratitude for the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52074070 and 52204337).

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Sun, Q., Jiang, L., Wen, T. et al. Structure–property relations of recrystallized products from magnesium chloride ethanol solution: aiming at recycling magnesium resources from nature. J Aust Ceram Soc 60, 553–561 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41779-023-00936-1

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