Effects of mechanical activation and oxidation-reduction on hydrochloric acid leaching of Panxi ilmenite concentration

The effects of oxidation-reduction treatment and mechanical activation on the hydrochloric acid leaching performance of Panxi ilmenite concentration were investigated.The results show that both of oxidation-reduction treatment and mechanical activation significantly accelerate the extraction of Fe,Ca and Mg from Panxi ilmenite concentration;however,the CaO and MgO contents of the calcined residues obtained from oxidized-reduced ilmenite concentration are higher than the standard values required by chlorination process.The Ca and Mg in oxidized-reduced ilmenite concentration can be leached much faster after mechanical activation,yielding a synthetic rutile which meets the requirements of chlorination process containing 90.50% TiO2 and 1.37% total iron as well as combined CaO and MgO of 1.00%.The optimum oxidation and reduction conditions are as follows：oxidization at 900 ℃ in the presence of oxygen for 15 min and reduction at 750 ℃ by hydrogen for 30 min.

Leaching behavior of heavy metals with hydrochloric acid fromfly ash generated in municipal waste incineration plants

The extraction behavior of heavy metals from municipal waste incineration （MWI） fly ash was investigated systematically. The extraction process includes two steps, namely, fly ash was firstly washed with water, and then subjected to hydrochloric acid leaching. The main parameters for water washing process were tested, and under the optimal conditions, about 86% Na, 70% K and 12% Ca were removed from fly ash, respectively. Hydrochloric acid was used for the extraction of valuable elements from the water-washed fly ash, and the optimal extraction was achieved for each heavy metal as follows： 86% for Pb, 98% for Zn, 82% for Fe, 96% for Cd, 62% for Cu, 80% for Al, respectively. And the main compositions of the finally obtained solid residue are Ca2PbO4, CaSi2Os, PbsSiO7, Ca3A12Si3012 and SiO2.

Synthesis of 4-methyl Guanidine Butyric Acid

N-methyl pyrrolidone,hydrochloric acid and thiourea dioxide were adopted as the raw material,and 4-methyl guanidine butyric acid was synthesized through two-step reaction.The optimum synthesis condition for the first step was as follows：n（N-methyl pyrrolidone）∶n（10% HCl）= 1∶2.0,reaction temperature 135 ℃,reaction time 5 h;at that moment,the yield of intermediate 4-methyl-amino butyric acid hydrochloride was 72.89%.The optimum synthesis condition for the second step was as follows：n（4-methyl-amino butyric acid hydrochloride）∶n（thiourea dioxide）= 1∶2.0,reaction temperature 25 ℃,reaction time 12 h,at that moment,the yield of target product was 82.68%.Structure characterization on the intermediates and the target products were carried out through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and elemental analysis.

Extraction of molybdenum and nickel from roasted Ni-Mo ore by hydrochloric acid leaching, sulphation roasting and water leaching

To extract molybdenum and nickel from the roasted Ni-Mo ore, a process of hydrochloric acid leaching, sulphation roasting and water leaching was investigated. The results showed that this process could get a high leaching rate of Mo and Ni. Under the optimum conditions of hydrochloric acid leaching （roasted Ni-Mo ore leached with 0.219 mL/g hydrochloric acid addition at 65 ℃ for 30 min with a L/S ratio of 3 mL/g）, sulphation roasting （51.9% sulfiaric acid addition, roasting temperature 240 ℃ for 1 h）, followed by leaching with the first stage hydrochloric acid leaching solution at 95 ℃ for 2 h, the leaching rates of Mo and Ni reached 95.8% and 91.3%, respectively.

Leaching of chalcopyrite with hydrogen peroxide in hydrochloric acid solution

The aim of this work was to investigate the leaching of chalcopyrite concentrate in hydrochloric acid with hydrogen peroxide as a strong oxidizing agent. The effects of the leaching variables on metal extraction, such as stirring speed, solid-to-liquid ratio, temperature and HCl and H2O2 concentrations, were studied. The maximum final copper extraction of 33% was attained with 3.0 mol/L H2O2 in 0.5 mol/L HCl at room temperature after 180 min of the reaction. The results showed that the copper extraction was increased in the first 60 min of reaction, after which it essentially ceased due to the fast catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. Further, solid-to-liquid ratio affected the copper extraction significantly and the highest copper extraction was obtained in the most dilute suspension（i.e., S/L ratio of 1：100）. The dissolution process was described by the first order kinetics equation. The apparent activation energy of 19.6 k J/mol suggested that the dissolution process was under diffusion control. The reaction orders for HCl and H2O2 were established to be 0.30 and 0.53, respectively. The results of the XRD and SEM/EDS analysis of the leaching residue indicated the generation of the elemental sulphur on mineral surfaces which tended to inhibit the leaching rate.

Hydrochloric acid recovery from rare earth chloride solutions by vacuum membrane distillation

The possibility of the recovery of hydrochloric acid from rare earth （RE） chloride solutions was first experimentally studied by batch vacuum membrane distillation （VMD）. The recovery by continuous VMD was also studied to devise methods that enabled the operation of VMD setup in a stable condition as well as to increase the membrane-operating life The results indicated that HCl separation with RE by VMD was possible, and the recovery ratio of 80% could be achieved by batch VMD. In continuous VMD, when the temperature of circular solutions, circular rate, and downstream pressure was 62-63℃, 5.4 cm/s, and 9.33 kPa, respectively, the HCl concentration in circular solutions and the processing capacity per membrane area were obtained. The mathematical results were in accordance with the experimental ones.

Leaching of iron concentrate separated from kiln slag in zinc hydrometallurgy with hydrochloric acid and its mechanism

It is taken as a novel prospective process to treat iron concentrate from hydrometallurgical zinc kiln slag forcomprehensive utilization of valuable metals by a hydrochloric acid leaching-spray pyrolysis method.The leaching mechanism ofdifferent valuable metals was studied.The results revealed that the leaching rates of Ag,Pb,Cu,Fe,As and Zn were99.91%,99.25%,95.12%,90.15%,87.58%and58.15%,respectively with6mol/L HCl and L/S ratio of10:1at60°C for120min.The actionof SiO2in leaching solution was also studied.The results showed that the precipitation and settlement of SiO2(amorphous)adsorbedpart of metal ions in solution,which greatly inhibited the leaching of Cu,Fe,As and Zn,so it is crucial to control the precipitation ofamorphous SiO2.

Extraction of Zr(IV) from hydrochloric acid with tri-octyl amine and Cyanex 921 in kerosene

This article reports the extraction of zirconium （IV） from aqueous HC1 solution by tri-octyl amine （TOA）, Cyanex 921, and their binary mixture using kerosene as the diluent. The effect of some parameters on the extraction of Zr（IV） was investigated such as equilibration time, aqueous phase acidity, extractant molarity, chloride ion concentration, nature of diluents, and temperature. The extraction of Zr（IV） was found to be 99% from 7.5 M HC1 using the mixture of extractants containing 0.1 M TOA and 0.02 M Cyanex 921 in kerosene. Kerosene was found to be the effective diluent for the extraction of Zr（IV） with the binary mixture of TOA and Cyanex 921. The positive enthalpy change and positive entropy change in the binary extraction system show the endothermic process with an increase in entropy. Stripping of Zr（IV） from the loaded organic phase containing the mixture of TOA （0.1 M） and Cyanex 921 （0.02 M） indicates that HNO3 and Na2CO3 are the best stripping agents.

Corrosion Inhibition Synergism between Lanthanum(Ⅲ) Ion and 8-Hydroxyquinoline for Zinc in Hydrochloric Acid

The effects of La 3+ ion and chelate reagent 8 hydroxyquinoline on the corrosion rate of zinc in hydrochloric acid were investigated by using weight loss method and electrochemical method. It is found that in a specific concentration range of La 3+ ion and 8 hydroxyquinoline, the obvious corrosion inhibition synergism is obtained. The mechanism of corrosion inhibition synergism was discussed on basis of adsorption theory.

Leaching kinetics of calcium molybdate with hydrochloric acid in presence of phosphoric acid

Calcium molybdate(CaMoO4)is the main component of powellite and is a predominant intermediate in the pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical process of molybdenum.The extraction of Mo from CaMoO4 by a combination of phosphoric acid and hydrochloric acid was investigated.For further understanding of the leaching mechanism,the effects of five key factors were studied to describe the leaching kinetics.The results indicated that the dissolution rate of CaMoO4 was independent of the stirring speed.Mo extraction significantly increased with increasing HCl concentration and temperature,but decreased with increasing particle size.A shrinking core model with surface chemical reaction was found to withstand the dissolution of CaMoO4.The apparent activation energy was calculated to be 70.879 kJ/mol,and a semi-empirical equation was derived for the rate of reaction.

Preparation of Butyl Chloride from Butanol and Hydrochloric Acid Using Ionic Liquids as Catalyst

The catalytic performance of some quaternary ammonium salts for the liquid phase reaction of butanol and hydrochloric acid at different conditions was studied experimentally and compared with the traditional catalyst （ZnCl2）. The organic ammonium catalysts investigated include ionic liquids N-butyl-N-methyl imidazolium fluoborate （[BMIM][BF4]） and N-butyl-N-methylimidazolium chloride （[BMIM]Cl） as well as hydrochloric salts of N-methylimidazol （[HMIM]Cl）, pyridine （[HPy]Cl） and triethylamine （[HEt3N]Cl）. It is shown that the intrinsic catalytic performance of all organic ammonium salts except [HEt3N]Cl is slightly superior to ZnCl2, while the selectivity of butyl chloride is nearly at the same level around 96%. The conversion of butanol increases slightly with temperature and the catalyst amount added while the variation of selectivity is not obvious. Based on the recycle experiments, the ionic liquids as catalyst for the reaction of butanol and hydrochloric acid can be used more than 5 times, which suggests great potential of using ionic liquids as novel catalyst for such reactions.

Hydrochloric acid-enhanced radiofrequency ablation for treating a large hepatocellular carcinoma with spontaneous rapture:a case report

Background:A ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is often fatal.In addition to surgery and transarterial embo?lization,radiofrequency ablation(RFA)might be another option for treating a ruptured HCC.Unfortunately,conven?tional RFA has a limited ablation zone;as such,it is rarely used to treat ruptured tumors.Case presentation:This case was a 60?year?old man who had a large,ruptured HCC in which hydrochloric acid(HCl)?enhanced RFA successfully controlled the bleeding and made the tumor completely necrotic.Conclusion:Considering the effectiveness of HCl?enhanced RFA in achieving hemostasis and tumor ablation,it might be a new option for treating large,ruptured HCCs.

Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production activity of highly crystalline carbon nitride synthesized by hydrochloric acid treatment

Crystalline carbon nitride(CCN)prepared by a molten-salt method is attracting increased attention because of its promising properties and excellent photocatalytic activity.In this work,we further improve the crystallinity of CCN through synthesis by the molten-salt method under the action of aqueous hydrochloric acid(HCl)solution.Our results showed that the crystallinity of the as-prepared samples increased with increasing HCl concentration and reached the maximum value at 0.1 mol L^-1.This can be attributed to the removal of some potassium ions(K+)from the terminal amino groups of CCN by the aqueous HCl solution,which results in a release of the polymerization sites.As a result,the crystallinity of the as-prepared samples further increased.Moreover,the obtained 0.1 highly crystalline carbon nitride(0.1HCCN;treated with 0.1 mol L^-1 aqueous HCl solution)exhibited an excellent photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of 683.54μmol h^-1 g^-1 and a quantum efficiency of 6.6%at 420 nm with triethanolamine as the sacrificial agent.This photocatalytic hydrogen evolution was 2 and 10 times higher than those of CCN and bulk carbon nitride,respectively.The enhanced photocatalytic activity was attributed to the improved crystallinity and intercalation of K+into the xHCCN interlayer.The improved crystallinity can decrease the number of surface defects and hydrogen bonds in the as-prepared sample,thereby increasing the mobility of the photoinduced carriers and reducing the recombination sites of the electron-hole pairs.The K+intercalated into the xHCCN interlayer also promoted the transfer of the photoinduced electrons because these ions can increase the electronic delocalization and extend theπ-conjugated systems.This study may provide new insights into the further development of the molten-salt method.

Hydrochloric Acid Recovery from Rare Earth Chloride Solutions by Vacuum Membrane Distillation (1) Study on the Possibility

The equilibrium between the gas-liquid phases of the system of HCl-RECl_3-H_2O was analyzed,and the possibility of hydrochloric acid recovery from rare earth chloride solutions by vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) was experimentally studied in the laboratory scale. The results indicate that increasing initial concentrations of both hydrochloric acid and rare earth increase recovery ratio of hydrochloric acid,and recovery ratio of 80% can be achieved. Concentrated multiple of rare earth shows great influence on recovery ratio,leakage ratio of rare earth is less than 2% generally,and pure acid can be acquired in the permeate side. The two factors,namely flux and leakage ratio,which may determine the future use of VMD were also discussed.

Vapor-Liquid Equilibria for Water+Hydrochloric Acid+Magnesium Chloride and Water+Hydrochloric Acid+Calcium Chloride Systems at Atmospheric Pressure

Vapor-liquid equilibria for water+hydrochloric acid+magnesium chloride and water+hydrochloric acid+calcium chloride systems at atmospheric pressure were measured using a Othmer-type equilibrium still. The experimental data are correlated using a modified Meissner’s method. Satisfactory agreements are obtained between the experimental and the calculated results.

Corrosion Inhibition of Carbon Steel in Hot Hydrochloric Acid Solutions

The dissolution of carbon steel in 5% HCl in the temperature range of 30~90℃ was inhibited by two organic compounds having the general formula: ClR NH2(CH2)n NH2 RCl where R is a benzyl group. The behaviour of these inhibitors in acidic medium were investigated using weight loss method, open circuit potential and linear polarization technique. These inhibitors provided satisfactory corrosion inhibition for carbon steel in hydrochloric acid solutions even at higher temperature and acid concentration (10%). The electrochemical results showed that the polarization resistance (Rp) values increased with increasing inhibitor concentration, also the corrosion current decreased and a higher inhibition efficiency was obtained. The protective properties of these two organic inhibitors were attributed to the chemisorption mechanism

Direct Spectroscopic Determination of Europium（ Ⅱ ） Concentration During Europium（ Ⅲ ） Electro-Reduction in Hydrochloric Acid Medium

UV-Vis spectroscopy was used to directly determine the concentration of Eu（ Ⅱ） during electroreduction of Eu （ Ⅲ ） in hydrochloric acid medium. Electroreduction was carried out in a flow type electrolyzer with glassy carbon cathode at the constant potential of - 800 mV vs. Ag/AgCl. The effects of oxygen and concentration of hydrochloric acid on the system were investigated. For 0.01 mol· L^-1 hydrochloric acid, calibration curves for Eu （Ⅱ） absorption bands at 248 and 320 nm were constructed. Molar absorption coefficients were estimated to be 2016 and 648 L· mol^-1·cm^-1, respectively. The absorbance strongly decreased with decrease in pH of the solution, whereas concentration of chloride had only a negligible effect.

Superficial performance and pore structure of palygorskite treated by hydrochloric acid

In order to amend the superficial performance of palygorskite and improve its application, the natural palygorskite(NP) was treated in the dipping and ionic exchanging experiments using 6mol/L hydrochloric acid treatment. The performance and pore structure of the treated palygorskite(TP) were investigated by means of microscope analyses, FT-IR, XRF, BET-SSA and full hole distribution analytical techniques. The results show that the hydrochloric acid treatment can make the gracile and aggregating compact crystal bundles inside palygorskite clay broken and dispersed, the roughness of microcrystalline surface increases, which not only can dissolve or remove dolomite but vary the superficial performance of palygorskite to some degree. The specific surface area and pore volume increase a lot, while the mean pore size decreases. The pore structure of TP changes remarkably compared with that of NP after 6mol/L hydrochloric acid treatment, and the relevant physicochemical performance can be improved.

Hydrochloric acid‐mediated synthesis of ZnFe_(2)O_(4) small particle decorated one‐dimensional Perylene Diimide S‐scheme heterojunction with excellent photocatalytic ability

The recyclable and stable ZnFe_(2)O_(4) small particle decorated one‐dimensional perylene diimide(PDI)S‐scheme heterojunction(1D PDI/ZnFe_(2)O_(4))is prepared by the hydrochloric acid‐mediated(HCl‐mediated)strategy,interestingly,the morphology of the 1D PDI/ZnFe_(2)O_(4) can also be effectively regulated by HCl‐mediated process,the existence of HCl can regulate PDI into a uniform rod structure,while the co‐existence of HCl and PDI can limit ZnFe_(2)O_(4) to become the uniform small particles.More importantly,based on the 1D rod structure of PDI and the small size effect of ZnFe_(2)O_(4),carriers can migrate to the surface more easily,which can improve the photocatalytic activity.Meanwhile,due to the appropriate energy level structure,the S‐scheme heterojunction structure is formed between PDI and ZnFe_(2)O_(4),which eliminates meaningless photo‐generated charge carriers through recombination and introduces strong redox to further enhance the photodegradation effect,thereby,1D PDI/ZnFe_(2)O_(4) exhibits excellent photocatalytic ability,under the visible light irradiation,the degradation rate of tetracycline(TC)with 1D PDI/ZnFe_(2)O_(4)(66.67%)is 9.18 times that with PDI(7.26%)and 9.73 times that with ZnFe_(2)O_(4)(6.85%).This work proposes new ideas for the assembly of magnetic organic‐inorganic S‐scheme heterojunction photocatalysts.

Composition and structure of arsenic−antimony alloy electrodeposited from acidic chloride solution

AsSb alloy(0.70−95.81 wt.%As)was prepared by electrodeposition in As(III)and Sb(III)contained electrolytes.The influence of electrolyte composition,hydrochloric acid concentration,and temperature on the composition and structure of AsSb deposits was studied.The electroreduction mechanism of As(III)and Sb(III)in hydrochloric acid solution was revealed via thermodynamic analysis.The results show that the increase of H+concentration promotes the reduction of As(III),while the increase of Cl^(−)concentration significantly inhibits the reduction of Sb(III).As a result,the As content in deposits increases gradually with the increase of hydrochloric acid concentration.Simultaneously,the phase structure of AsSb deposits evolves from crystalline to amorphous.When the As content is 24.55−33.75 wt.%,AsSb mixed crystal is obtained.The electrolysis temperature has little effect on the deposits composition,but the structure of deposits evolves from crystalline to amorphous with decreasing the temperature.