Antimony
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| Chemical formula | Sb |
|---|---|
| Atomic Number | 51 |
| OTP appearance | silver-grey solid |
| Molar Mass(g/mol) | 121.76 |
| Density(g/cc) | 6.697 |
| Melting Point(°C) | 630.63 |
| Boiling Point(°C) | 1635 |
| NFPA 704 |  0
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Uses
Other
- Chlorination catalyst antimony pentachloride
- Component of WHO LEM medicines sodium stibogluconate and Meglumine antimoniate
- Alloying material with lead for batteries, bearings.
- Pharm: potassium antimonyl tartrate is a (relatively) safe emetic
Natural occurrence
- Does (very rarely) occur naturally as native metal.
- Primary ore is Stibnite
Hazards
Production
Extraction
The primary ore of antimony is Stibnite, Sb2S3.
roast/reduce
Stibnite, roasted in air, converts to antimony trioxide, which can be carbothermically reduced.
binary salt
It is possible to directly reduce stibnite to antimony in a molten salt bath [1]
Purification
Testing
Storage
Disposal
See Also
References
- ↑ Ye, Longgang; Tang, Chaobo; Chen, et al, Yongming (2015) "One-step extraction of antimony from low-grade stibnite in Sodium Carbonate – Sodium Chloride binary molten salt"
Journal of Cleaner Production; pp134–139. Elsevier
DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.01.018