The
metastable phase equilibria of the quinary system NaCl + Na2CO3 + Na2B4O7 +
KCl + K2CO3 + K2B4O7 + H2O were studied at 273.15 K using an isothermal
evaporation method. The solubilities and densities of the equilibrated
solution in this system were determined. On the basis of the experimental
data, the stereo metastable phase diagram and the projected phase
diagram saturated with the salt Na2B4O7 of the quinary system at 273.15 K were constructed. In the space
diagram there are seven crystallization fields corresponding to the
crystalline phase regions of KCl, NaCl, K2B4O7·4H2O, Na2B4O7·10H2O, Na2CO3·10H2O, K2CO3·3/2H2O, and
K2CO3·Na2CO3·12H2O. The projected phase diagram saturated with sodium borate
consists of five crystallization fields, seven univariant curves,
and three invariant points. The five crystallization fields correspond
to NaCl, KCl, K2B4O7·4H2O, Na2CO3·10H2O, and
K2CO3·Na2CO3·12H2O. The forms of sodium and potassium borate are Na2B4O5(OH)4·8H2O and
K2B4O5(OH)4·2H2O, respectively. The forms of potassium carbonate, sodium
carbonate, and double salt are K2CO3·3/2H2O, Na2CO3·10H2O, and
K2CO3·Na2CO3·12H2O; comparing with the phase diagram of the subsystems containing
sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate, they have the same crystallization
forms.