简介:Calciumsulfatehemihydrate(CSH)whiskersweresynthesizedbyphasetransitioninCaCl2solutionunderatmosphericpressure.Analytical-gradecalciumsulfatedihydrate(ARCSD)wasusedastherawmaterialforthesynthesisofCSHwhiskers,accordingtoorthogonalexperiments.Theeffectsofreactiontemperature,ARCSDcontent,H2SO4content,andreactiontimewereinvestigated,andthecrystallizationconditionswereoptimized.Theas-preparedCSHwhiskersdisplayedaregularmorphologyandahighlyuniformsize,withanaspectratioof105.AsimulationsystemwasalsoestablishedbyblendingvarioussulfateswithARCSD,toevaluatetheeffectsofimpuritiesinfluegasdesulfurization(FGD)gypsum.ThemainaimwastoprepareCSHwhiskersdirectlyfromFGDgypsum,withoutanypurification,usingtheoptimizedconditions.Thisisafacilepotentialalternativeprocessforlarge-scaleproductionofCSHwhiskersusingabundantFGDgypsumassourcematerials.