Solvent extraction（SX） of rubidium（Rb） from leaching filtrate of gold waste（GW） in Mouteh Processing Plant by 18-crown-6（18C6） was studied. High potential of new column flotoextraction（CFE） method in extract...Solvent extraction（SX） of rubidium（Rb） from leaching filtrate of gold waste（GW） in Mouteh Processing Plant by 18-crown-6（18C6） was studied. High potential of new column flotoextraction（CFE） method in extraction of Rb from dilute solutions was also demonstrated. First, the factors affecting SX of Rb from a synthetic rubidium sulfate solution(containing 100 mg·L-1Rb) were identified.0.05 mol·L-118C6 in kerosene, 0.02 mol·L-1picric acid in aqueous phase, aqueous to organic（A/O） ratio of 1, p H7 and mixing time of 15 min are the optimum values for affective factors. The three-stage precipitation with sodium carbonate, p H adjustment with sulfuric acid and two-stage evaporation and crystallization were conducted to purify the leaching from impurities such as Fe, Al, Mn, Ca and especially competing cations of K and Na. Almost complete extraction of Rb and K from final filtrate containing 0.08 mol·L-1picric acid was performed using 0.2 mol·L-118C6 in kerosene. The Rb and K strippings of 99.12 % and 9.93 %, respectively, are obtained with 2 mol·L-1nitric acid with A/O ratio of 2. Finally, the performance comparison of the CFE and SX methods in similar conditionsshows increased extraction of K and Rb by 16 % and 5 %,respectively, using CFE method.展开更多
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文摘Solvent extraction（SX） of rubidium（Rb） from leaching filtrate of gold waste（GW） in Mouteh Processing Plant by 18-crown-6（18C6） was studied. High potential of new column flotoextraction（CFE） method in extraction of Rb from dilute solutions was also demonstrated. First, the factors affecting SX of Rb from a synthetic rubidium sulfate solution(containing 100 mg·L-1Rb) were identified.0.05 mol·L-118C6 in kerosene, 0.02 mol·L-1picric acid in aqueous phase, aqueous to organic（A/O） ratio of 1, p H7 and mixing time of 15 min are the optimum values for affective factors. The three-stage precipitation with sodium carbonate, p H adjustment with sulfuric acid and two-stage evaporation and crystallization were conducted to purify the leaching from impurities such as Fe, Al, Mn, Ca and especially competing cations of K and Na. Almost complete extraction of Rb and K from final filtrate containing 0.08 mol·L-1picric acid was performed using 0.2 mol·L-118C6 in kerosene. The Rb and K strippings of 99.12 % and 9.93 %, respectively, are obtained with 2 mol·L-1nitric acid with A/O ratio of 2. Finally, the performance comparison of the CFE and SX methods in similar conditionsshows increased extraction of K and Rb by 16 % and 5 %,respectively, using CFE method.
