Free Energy of Formation, and Activity, of FeO
Worker(s) | System Studied | Observations/Findings |
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Chipman[1] | vacuum decarburized liquid electrolytic iron in equilibrium with H2/H2O gas mixture; Fe (l) + H2O (g) = FeO (l) + H2 (g) | Fe (l) + ½O2 (g) = (FeO); ΔG° = −31,200 − 1.0T (cal mol−1) |
Vacher and Hamilton[2] | liquid Fe containing carbon and oxygen in equilibrium with CO/CO2 gas mixture | free energy of formation of FeO similar to that reported by Chipman[1] |
Chipman and Marshall[4] | solid wüstite, and liquid “FeO” (separately), in equilibrium with solid Fe and H2/H2O gas mixture | FeO (l) + H2 (g) = Fe (s) + H2O (g); ΔG° = −7240 + 4.67T (cal mol−1) |
nearly pure liquid iron in equilibrium with CaO-SiO2-FeO-MgO slag rich in iron oxide |
\( \log \left[ {{\text{mass pct O}}} \right]_{{\text{saturation}}} = - \frac{{4860}} {T} + 1.935 \)
| |
local maximum of [O] solubility at mass pct ratio (CaO + MgO)/SiO2 = 1.8–2.0, for all FeO levels | ||
Darken and Gurry[10] | iron and wüstite equilibrated with CO/CO2 mixture | effect of p(O2) on iron-wüstite equilibrium |
Richardson and Jeffes[11] | 2 Fe (l) + O2 (g) = 2 FeO (l) | ΔG°(1808–2000 K) = −111,250 + 21.67 T (cal mol−1) |
Bodsworth[13] | liquid FeO-Fe2O3-SiO2 slag in equilibrium with CO/CO2 and H2/H2O gas mixtures | FeO (l) + H2 (g) = γ-Fe (s) + H2O (g); ΔG° = −23842 + 15.26 T (cal mol−1) |
experimentally determined γ(FeO) in CaO-MgO-SiO2-FeO
x
slag | estimation of γ(FeO) and γ(MnO) in basic open hearth slag | |
Morales and Fruehan[15] | Fe (l) + [O] = Fe
t
O (l) | ΔG° = −27,740 + 11.66T (cal mol−1) |
Suito and Inoue[14] | equilibrium of CaO-SiO2-Fe
t
O-MgOsatd.-P2O5-MnO slag and liquid iron over 1823 to 1923 K |
γ(Fe
t
O) increases with increase in X(SiO2) and X(P2O5) as well as increase in temperature |
Lee and Suito[21] | experimentally determined γ(Fe
t
O) in CaO-Al2O3-FetO and CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-FetO slag at 1873 K |
γ(Fe
t
O) independent of X(Fe
t
O) for X(Fe
t
O) < 0.1 |
strong negative deviation of a(SiO2) upto X(SiO2) = 0.4 | ||
Liu et al.[32] | Measurement of a(FeO) in CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-MgOsatd.-FeO slag using EMF technique at 1823 K |
γ(FeO) ranges from 2.2 to 4.7 for X(FeO) upto 0.08 |
γ(FeO) decreases marginally with increase in FeO concentration within 0 to 5 mole pct | ||
marginal increase in γ(FeO) when basicity increases from 1.6 to 2.2 | ||
Ogura et al.[23] | electrochemical measurement of a(FeO) in CaO-SiO2-FeO slag at 1673 K using zirconia electrolyte | positive deviation of a(FeO) |
γ(FeO) decreases with increasing X(CaO)/X(SiO2) for X(CaO)/X(SiO2) > 1 | ||
Haneo and Itagaki[24] | equilibration of FeO-Fe2O3-CaO-SiO2 slag with CO/CO2 gas mixture at 1573 and 1673 K |
γ(FeO) increases with increasing basicity but no appreciable effect of temperature within 1573 to 1673 K |
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[mass pct O] = oxygen content of liquid steel in equilibrium with the slag, and
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[mass pct O]satd. = oxygen content of liquid steel in equilibrium with pure liquid FeO.
Stoichiometry of Ferrous Oxide
Experimentation
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\( \log _{10} f_{\text{O}} = \sum {e_{\text{O}}^i } \) [mass pct i] (neglecting higher order interactions).
Results and Discussion
Solution | Pct CaO | Pct SiO2
| Pct FeO | Pct MgO | Pct P2O5
|
a(FeO) |
h
O
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 51.63 | 16.88 | 17.53 | 4.49 | 3.65 | 0.306 | 0.064 |
2 | 39.82 | 29.5 | 10.03 | 13.9 | 6.33 | 0.245 | 0.051 |
3 | 35.8 | 19.95 | 23.15 | 11.57 | 4.32 | 0.34 | 0.071 |
4 | 51.91 | 17.6 | 17.76 | 3.55 | 3.74 | 0.301 | 0.063 |
5 | 53.14 | 17.96 | 18.19 | 3.58 | 3.73 | 0.301 | 0.063 |
6 | 51.67 | 16.75 | 17.94 | 4.82 | 3.66 | 0.312 | 0.066 |
7 | 49.22 | 20.39 | 18.05 | 3.71 | 5.09 | 0.301 | 0.063 |
8 | 50.71 | 16.8 | 18.83 | 6.19 | 4.53 | 0.303 | 0.064 |
9 | 53.42 | 17.69 | 19.0 | 4.65 | 4.03 | 0.303 | 0.063 |
10 | 35.84 | 20.07 | 23.03 | 11.8 | 4.31 | 0.326 | 0.068 |
11 | 38.22 | 17.83 | 22.92 | 7.25 | 7.75 | 0.348 | 0.073 |
12 | 50.67 | 26.73 | 10.37 | 5.05 | 6.88 | 0.257 | 0.054 |
13 | 37.12 | 17.41 | 22.74 | 7.92 | 7.37 | 0.348 | 0.073 |
14 | 41.71 | 19.8 | 22.56 | 8.22 | 4.93 | 0.342 | 0.072 |
15 | 50.16 | 16.67 | 19.6 | 6.05 | 4.38 | 0.325 | 0.068 |
16 | 51.24 | 26.84 | 10.27 | 4.81 | 6.68 | 0.257 | 0.054 |
17 | 39.49 | 29.42 | 8.93 | 15.45 | 6.31 | 0.241 | 0.05 |
18 | 51.57 | 23.14 | 12.28 | 4.08 | 3.32 | 0.258 | 0.054 |
19 | 27.56 | 12.53 | 34.99 | 7.88 | 4.26 | 0.386 | 0.081 |
20 | 41.83 | 19.82 | 22.09 | 8.06 | 4.94 | 0.342 | 0.072 |
21 | 40.83 | 19.42 | 23.91 | 7.63 | 3.2 | 0.352 | 0.074 |
22 | 28.99 | 15.43 | 31.08 | 13.19 | 4.36 | 0.389 | 0.082 |
23 | 43.01 | 20.31 | 20.04 | 7.87 | 5.07 | 0.331 | 0.069 |
24 | 39.37 | 29.2 | 9.19 | 15.58 | 6.27 | 0.245 | 0.051 |
25 | 53.35 | 18.09 | 18.15 | 3.45 | 3.61 | 0.294 | 0.062 |
26 | 37.22 | 14.71 | 31.96 | 8.25 | 4.37 | 0.359 | 0.075 |
27 | 42.8 | 20.19 | 21.14 | 7.91 | 5.14 | 0.342 | 0.072 |
28 | 30.85 | 22.75 | 21.57 | 15.16 | 6.09 | 0.342 | 0.072 |
29 | 36.2 | 14.35 | 32.21 | 8.45 | 4.27 | 0.359 | 0.075 |
30 | 35.06 | 19.75 | 23.11 | 12.15 | 4.16 | 0.353 | 0.074 |
31 | 35.77 | 20.21 | 22.97 | 11.78 | 4.16 | 0.353 | 0.074 |
32 | 30.65 | 22.57 | 21.12 | 15.09 | 6.04 | 0.342 | 0.072 |
33 | 40.19 | 19.37 | 24.48 | 7.75 | 3.18 | 0.363 | 0.076 |
34 | 27.54 | 14.64 | 31.44 | 12.43 | 4.18 | 0.402 | 0.084 |
35 | 48.81 | 16.13 | 19.45 | 7.16 | 4.25 | 0.335 | 0.07 |
36 | 49.65 | 20.64 | 18.06 | 3.7 | 5.01 | 0.288 | 0.06 |
37 | 27.98 | 14.98 | 30.87 | 12.41 | 4.36 | 0.402 | 0.084 |
38 | 30.37 | 22.56 | 20.93 | 16.66 | 5.87 | 0.342 | 0.072 |
39 | 53.0 | 17.83 | 19.66 | 3.77 | 3.86 | 0.294 | 0.062 |
40 | 28.99 | 15.33 | 28.0 | 13.74 | 3.51 | 0.389 | 0.082 |
41 | 36.39 | 14.06 | 34.46 | 8.34 | 4.44 | 0.359 | 0.075 |
42 | 46.68 | 24.23 | 11.96 | 3.39 | 3.37 | 0.29 | 0.061 |
43 | 54.63 | 20.26 | 12.43 | 3.42 | 4.99 | 0.29 | 0.061 |
44 | 24.89 | 11.22 | 44.92 | 7.89 | 1.14 | 0.402 | 0.084 |
45 | 34.95 | 13.64 | 34.26 | 8.0 | 4.27 | 0.359 | 0.075 |
46 | 30.4 | 22.56 | 19.85 | 16.77 | 5.99 | 0.342 | 0.072 |
47 | 54.56 | 20.16 | 12.39 | 3.18 | 5.17 | 0.294 | 0.062 |
48 | 48.23 | 15.98 | 22.61 | 6.49 | 3.71 | 0.363 | 0.076 |
49 | 49.71 | 20.17 | 19.55 | 3.3 | 5.12 | 0.288 | 0.06 |
50 | 24.42 | 10.93 | 46.89 | 8.42 | 1.28 | 0.4 | 0.084 |
51 | 54.99 | 20.31 | 11.65 | 3.15 | 4.93 | 0.291 | 0.061 |
52 | 48.77 | 16.23 | 20.92 | 7.05 | 4.28 | 0.356 | 0.075 |
53 | 54.31 | 21.49 | 13.12 | 3.12 | 4.59 | 0.302 | 0.063 |
54 | 54.4 | 21.59 | 13.39 | 2.69 | 4.58 | 0.308 | 0.065 |
55 | 34.98 | 24.38 | 16.79 | 13.93 | 7.53 | 0.262 | 0.055 |
56 | 34.82 | 24.92 | 16.94 | 13.86 | 7.08 | 0.262 | 0.055 |
57 | 40.35 | 29.71 | 6.65 | 15.41 | 6.06 | 0.239 | 0.05 |
58 | 34.55 | 24.94 | 17.23 | 13.41 | 6.5 | 0.262 | 0.055 |
59 | 41.22 | 30.52 | 6.44 | 15.54 | 6.22 | 0.239 | 0.05 |
60 | 50.68 | 26.83 | 10.04 | 5.32 | 6.79 | 0.286 | 0.06 |
61 | 49.71 | 22.61 | 14.58 | 7.33 | 3.31 | 0.333 | 0.07 |
62 | 40.3 | 29.74 | 6.94 | 15.41 | 6.21 | 0.255 | 0.054 |
63 | 49.07 | 22.06 | 16.52 | 7.25 | 3.33 | 0.358 | 0.075 |
64 | 29.49 | 12.42 | 40.97 | 8.76 | 3.83 | 0.524 | 0.11 |
65 | 52.41 | 21.2 | 14.76 | 5.05 | 4.76 | 0.358 | 0.075 |
Solution | Pct CaO | Pct SiO2
| Pct FeO | Pct MgO | Pct P2O5
|
a(FeO) |
h
O
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 38.99 | 24.42 | 17.33 | 11.68 | 3.35 | 0.299 | 0.077 |
2 | 47.91 | 22.69 | 12.8 | 8.59 | 7.34 | 0.268 | 0.069 |
3 | 43.11 | 20.15 | 18.67 | 8.57 | 4.83 | 0.307 | 0.079 |
4 | 33.68 | 18.26 | 24.64 | 7.19 | 7.99 | 0.346 | 0.088 |
5 | 44.74 | 13.72 | 25.07 | 6.03 | 3.17 | 0.352 | 0.09 |
6 | 39.88 | 24.81 | 18.52 | 10.78 | 3.73 | 0.299 | 0.076 |
7 | 48.54 | 18.01 | 19.54 | 6.15 | 3.54 | 0.322 | 0.083 |
8 | 38.52 | 28.48 | 10.62 | 16.0 | 6.14 | 0.241 | 0.062 |
9 | 40.04 | 24.69 | 18.84 | 10.89 | 3.61 | 0.299 | 0.076 |
10 | 35.52 | 14.26 | 29.44 | 8.11 | 4.5 | 0.359 | 0.092 |
11 | 48.95 | 18.29 | 19.15 | 6.16 | 3.62 | 0.322 | 0.083 |
12 | 49.08 | 18.35 | 21.09 | 6.47 | 3.69 | 0.333 | 0.085 |
13 | 38.79 | 28.83 | 9.98 | 15.08 | 6.22 | 0.233 | 0.06 |
14 | 36.97 | 12.9 | 33.87 | 7.89 | 3.93 | 0.403 | 0.103 |
15 | 39.49 | 17.34 | 24.17 | 10.81 | 3.49 | 0.354 | 0.091 |
16 | 42.64 | 13.05 | 27.87 | 5.68 | 2.94 | 0.346 | 0.089 |
17 | 38.58 | 28.89 | 10.17 | 15.04 | 6.23 | 0.233 | 0.06 |
18 | 36.3 | 15.99 | 26.62 | 10.64 | 3.54 | 0.372 | 0.095 |
19 | 47.51 | 22.4 | 13.09 | 8.26 | 7.51 | 0.286 | 0.073 |
20 | 37.6 | 18.84 | 24.37 | 9.24 | 7.08 | 0.36 | 0.092 |
21 | 36.13 | 15.93 | 26.29 | 11.25 | 3.59 | 0.372 | 0.095 |
22 | 49.61 | 18.48 | 20.03 | 6.42 | 3.88 | 0.333 | 0.085 |
23 | 47.06 | 22.4 | 12.53 | 8.53 | 7.4 | 0.286 | 0.073 |
24 | 39.74 | 17.39 | 22.2 | 10.48 | 3.6 | 0.354 | 0.091 |
25 | 36.63 | 12.84 | 30.95 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 0.403 | 0.103 |
26 | 34.91 | 13.95 | 30.8 | 7.97 | 4.74 | 0.347 | 0.089 |
27 | 43.95 | 23.25 | 13.72 | 11.98 | 6.32 | 0.297 | 0.076 |
28 | 35.0 | 13.98 | 31.21 | 8.03 | 4.55 | 0.347 | 0.089 |
29 | 38.36 | 13.45 | 29.81 | 7.83 | 4.22 | 0.403 | 0.103 |
30 | 41.3 | 15.36 | 29.68 | 7.59 | 4.01 | 0.336 | 0.086 |
31 | 37.5 | 13.16 | 29.0 | 8.38 | 3.85 | 0.403 | 0.103 |
32 | 40.69 | 15.0 | 29.65 | 7.21 | 4.0 | 0.331 | 0.085 |
33 | 44.04 | 23.16 | 13.45 | 12.18 | 6.29 | 0.303 | 0.078 |
34 | 40.68 | 15.14 | 32.25 | 7.16 | 4.02 | 0.336 | 0.086 |
35 | 25.82 | 8.55 | 48.6 | 10.08 | 1.74 | 0.394 | 0.101 |
36 | 43.25 | 20.17 | 17.77 | 8.84 | 4.8 | 0.27 | 0.069 |
37 | 43.52 | 20.54 | 17.81 | 8.85 | 4.55 | 0.266 | 0.068 |
38 | 43.23 | 20.27 | 18.73 | 8.94 | 4.82 | 0.27 | 0.069 |
39 | 52.25 | 20.86 | 14.59 | 3.53 | 4.75 | 0.334 | 0.086 |
40 | 25.28 | 8.34 | 48.91 | 10.15 | 1.41 | 0.357 | 0.091 |
41 | 17.74 | 12.46 | 35.75 | 21.48 | 2.47 | 0.289 | 0.074 |
42 | 17.52 | 11.62 | 36.27 | 21.29 | 2.37 | 0.289 | 0.074 |
43 | 17.39 | 12.0 | 36.85 | 20.46 | 1.08 | 0.289 | 0.074 |