Effect of arsenopyrite on thiosulfate leaching of gold

砷黄铁矿对硫代硫酸盐浸金的影响（英文）

Arsenopyrite was artificially added into the thiosulfate leaching solution to clarify the role of arsenopyrite on the thiosulfate leaching of gold.The effect of arsenopyrite on the thiosulfate leaching of gold was studied by the thermodynamic calculation,mineral dissolution test,leaching test and XPS analysis.The results show that the thiosulfate consumption slightly increases with increasing the concentration of arsenopyrite,but the gold dissolution is obviously hindered.This may mainly attribute to the catalytic effect of arsenopyrite on the thiosulfate decomposition and the formation of passivation layer on the gold foil surface.The passivation layer likely consists of Cu2S or Cu（S2O3）35-,element S,FeOOH and iron arsenate,which is deduced from the XPS analysis.However,the negative effect of arsenopyrite can be eliminated by adding additives.It is found that both additives of sodium carboxymethyl（CMC） and sodium phosphate（SHPP） can not only decrease the thiosulfate consumption but also improve the gold dissolution.

在硫代硫酸盐浸出液中人工加入砷黄铁矿以了解砷黄铁矿在硫代硫酸盐浸金过程中发挥的作用。通过热力学计算、矿物溶解行为实验、浸出实验和XPS分析,研究砷黄铁矿对硫代硫酸盐浸金过程的影响。结果表明:砷黄铁矿对硫代硫酸盐分解过程有催化作用,随着砷黄铁矿用量的增加,硫代硫酸盐的消耗量增加,而在金表面生成的钝化膜则会显著降低金的溶解量。XPS分析结果表明:金表面的钝化膜由Cu2S或者Cu(S2O3)35-、元素S、FeOOH和砷酸铁构成。向浸出液中加入添加剂可以降低砷黄铁矿对硫代硫酸盐浸金过程的不利影响。研究结果表明:在含有砷黄铁矿的硫代硫酸盐浸金过程中,添加剂羧甲基钠(CMC)和磷酸钠(SHPP)都可以在降低硫代硫酸盐的消耗的同时增强金的溶解。