Mineralogical characterization and pretreatment for antimony extraction by ozone of antimony-bearing refractory gold concentrates

The mineralogical characterization of antimony-bearing refractory gold concentrates and the antimony extraction by ozonein HCl solution were investigated.The mineralogical study shows that there exist stibnite(Sb2S3),arsenopyrite(FeAsS),pyrite(FeS2)and quartz in the concentrates,and the gold is mainly(67.42%)encapsulated in sulfides.The antimony extraction by ozone inhydrochloric acid was employed and the influences of temperature,liquid/solid ratio,HCl concentration and stirring speed on theextraction of antimony were investigated.High antimony extraction(93.75%)is achieved under the optimized conditions.After thepretreatment by ozone,the antimony is recovered efficiently and the gold is enriched in the leaching residue.

Effect of sodium carbonate addition on carbothermic reduction of ilmenite concentrate

The enhanced reduction mechanism and kinetics of different Na_(2)CO_(3) additions in the carbothermic reduction of ilmenite concentrate were investigated.The reduction process was carried out at different heating rates in a thermogravimetry facility,and the kinetics was studied using the Starink method.The results indicate that Na_(2)CO_(3) addition enhanced the reduction effect as well as reduced the initial temperature of the reaction and the activation energy by increasing reactant activity in reactant form;however,it deteriorated the late-stage kinetic conditions by generating a molten phase,thereby reducing the reaction rate in the late stages of reduction.The average apparent activation energies of ilmenite concentrate with 0%,3%,and 6%Na_(2)CO_(3) are 447,289,and 430 kJ/mol,respectively.The results from kinetics parameters confirm that Na_(2)CO_(3) addition accelerated the reduction kinetics;however,excessive addition worsened the reduction kinetics.

Leaching kinetics of antimony-bearing complex sulfides ore in hydrochloric acid solution with ozone

The leaching kinetics of Sb and Fe from antimony-bearing complex sulfides ore was investigated in HCl solution by oxidation?leaching with ozone.The effects of temperature,HCl concentration,stirring speed and particle size on the process were explored.It is found that the recoveries of Sb and Fe reach86.1%and28.8%,respectively,when the reaction conditions are4.0mol/L HCl,900r/min stirring speed at85°C with<0.074mm particle size after50min leaching.XRD analysis indicates that no new solid product forms in the leaching residue and the leaching process can be described by shrinking core model.The leaching of Sb corresponds to diffusion-controlled model at low temperature(15?45°C)and mixed-controlled model at high temperature(45?85°C),and the apparent activation energies are6.91and17.93kJ/mol,respectively.The leaching of Fe corresponds to diffusion-controlled model,and the apparent activation energy is1.99kJ/mol.Three semi-empirical rate equations are obtained to describe the leaching process.

Stability constants of Sb^5+with Cl−and thermodynamics of Sb−S−Cl−H2O system involving complex behavior of Sb with Cl

The stability constants of Sb^5+with Cl−as well as thermodynamics of the Sb−S−Cl−H2O system were calculated.The stability constants of Sb5+with Cl−were obtained by theoretical calculations of the absorbance of a Sb5+-containing solution at different Cl^−concentrations,which was detected by spectrophotometric analysis at certain wavelengths of light(380 nm).The logarithmic values versus 10 of stability constants of Sb^5+with Cl−were 1.795,3.150,4.191,4.955,5.427 and 5.511,respectively,and partly filled the data gaps in the hydrometallurgy of antimony.The presence and distribution of pentavalent antimony compounds under different conditions were analyzed based on equilibrium calculations.Thermodynamic equilibrium calculations were performed for Sb−S−Cl−H2O system,which included the complex behavior of Sb with Cl,and the equilibrium equations of related reactions in this system were integrated into the potential−pH diagram.

Effects of Na_(2)CO_(3)on reduction mechanism and kinetics of iron during deep reduction of ilmenite concentrate

High-quality upgraded titanium slag obtained through semi-molten reduction with the addition of Na_(2)CO_(3)is important for the fluidizing chlorination process to produce TiO_(2)pigments.The key is the effect of Na_(2)CO_(3)on the reduction behavior of iron.Therefore,the effects of Na_(2)CO_(3)on reduction mechanism and kinetics of iron during deep reduction of ilmenite concentrate were studied.The results indicated that the metallization ratio of the reduced sample increased with increasing temperature,time,and dose of Na_(2)CO_(3).The addition of Na_(2)CO_(3)significantly accelerated the reduction of iron in the ilmenite concentrate and promoted the growth of iron particles.However,the addition of Na_(2)CO_(3)produced sodium iron titanates;thus,the metallization ratio of the sample decreased with an increase in the temperature and time when the temperature was above 1200℃and the time was more than 30 min.When the doses of Na_(2)CO_(3)were 0,3,and 6 wt.%,the reduction of iron was controlled by the interfacial chemical reaction,both the interfacial chemical reaction and diffusion,and diffusion,respectively,and the apparent activation energies were 134.91,64.89,and 120.82 kJ/mol,respectively.