Process and kinetics of the selective extraction of cobalt from high-silicon low-grade cobalt ores using ammonia leaching

An ammonia-based system was used to selectively leach cobalt(Co)from an African high-silicon low-grade Co ore,and the other elemental impurities were inhibited from leaching in this process.This process was simple and environmentally friendly.The results revealed that the leaching ratio of Co can reach up to 95.61%using(NH_(4))_(2)SO_(4)as a leaching agent under the following materials and conditions:(NH_(4))_(2)SO_(4)concentration 300 g/L,reductant dosage 0.7 g,leaching temperature 353 K,reaction time 4 h,and liquid-solid ratio 6 mL/g.The leaching kinetics of Co showed that the apparent activation energy of Co leaching was 76.07 kJ/mol(i.e.,in the range of 40-300 kJ/mol).This indicated that the leaching of Co from the Co ore was controlled by an interfacial chemical reaction,and then the developed leaching kinetics model of the Co can be expressed as 1-(1-α)^(1/3)=28.01×10~3×r_0^(-1)×C_((NH_(4))_(2)SO_(4))^(1.5)×exp(-76073/8.314 T)×t,whereαis the leaching ratio(%)of Co,r_0 is the average radius(m)of the Co ore particles,T is the temperature(K),and C_((NH_(4))_(2)SO_(4))is the initial reactant concentration(kg/m^(3)).

选择性还原氨浸从高硅低品位铜钴矿中提取铜、钴的工艺及其浸出动力学

研究了非洲高硅低品位铜钴矿氨浸体系下的浸出工艺与动力学。首先采用控制变量法,通过单因素实验,系统研究了浸出剂浓度、添加剂用量、反应温度、反应时间及液固比对铜钴浸出率的影响,其次通过X射线衍射(XRD)、电感耦合等离子体(ICP)和扫描电镜-能谱(SEM-EDS)对高硅低品位铜钴矿和浸出渣的物相及化学成分进行了分析对比。最后,对高硅低品位铜钴矿氨浸提取铜的动力学模型进行分析。结果表明,用硫酸铵作为浸取剂,在硫酸铵浓度为300 g/L、还原剂用量为0.7 g、浸出温度为353 K、反应时间为240 min、液固比为6:1的工艺条件下,铜的浸出率可达97.29%,钴的浸出率可达95.18%。高硅低品位铜钴矿氨浸提取铜的活化能、硫酸铵浓度的反应级数及粒度的反应级数分别为76.06 kJ/mol,1.50和0.25,表明其应遵循界面化学反应控制,并建立了相应的动力学方程。