Thermodynamics of Liquid Alloys and Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium in the Antimony–Tellurium System
Volodin V. Trebukhov S. Nitsenko A. Linnik X. Tulegenov A.
May 2024Korean Institute of Metals and Materials
Metals and Materials International
2024#30Issue 51242 - 1255 pp.
Abstract: The partial and integral thermodynamic functions of formation and evaporation of antimony-tellurium melts were calculated based on the vapor pressure values of the components in the Sb–Sb2Te3 and Sb2Te3–Te systems. It is shown that integral functions of evaporation enthalpy and entropy insignificantly change in value from the alloy corresponding to the Sb2Te3 composition and slightly decrease in the direction of antimony and tellurium on the state diagram. However, they can be described by a linear dependence in the entire concentration interval of solutions existence within the experiment error. The boundaries of liquid and vapor coexistence fields at atmospheric pressure (101.3 kPa) and in vacuum (0.9 kPa) were calculated based on the partial pressure values of melt components. It is shown that the separation of antimony alloys with tellurium by distillation into elements at atmospheric pressure is difficult because of high boiling temperatures of antimony-based alloys. It would require a significant number of condensate re-evaporation cycles in a vacuum. The results aim at creating the fundamental physical and chemical foundations of the distillation technologies for processing melted chalcogenide systems. The second aim is to issue effective practical recommendations necessary for developing and improving the process of extracting rare metals from polymetallic mattes by vacuum-thermal method. Graphical Abstract: (Figure presented.).
Enthalpy , Entropy , Melt , Vapor pressure , Vapor–liquid equilibrium
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