Leaching behavior of metals from limonitic laterite ore by high pressure acid leaching

The leaching behavior of metals from a nickeliferous limonitic laterite ore was investigated by high pressure acid leaching process for the extraction of nickel and cobalt.The effects of sulfuric acid added,leaching temperature,leaching time and liquid/solid（L/S） ratio on metals extraction were examined.More than 97% Ni,96% Co,93% Mn,95% Mg and less than 1% Fe are extracted under optimum conditions.Analysis of the high pressure acid leaching residue by chemical and XRD analysis indicates that the residual iron and sulfur are mainly present in phases of hematite and alunite,respectively.The high pressure leaching process provides a simple and efficient way for the high recovery of nickel and cobalt from laterite ore,leaving residue as a suitable iron resource.

φ-pH diagram of V-Ti-H_2O system during pressure acid leaching of converter slag containing vanadium and titanium

To analyze the thermodynamic characteristics of leaching process of converter slag, φ-pH diagram of V-Ti-H2O system at oxygen partial pressure of 0.5 MPa, ionic mass concentration of 0.1 mol/kg and temperatures ranging from 60 to 200 ℃ was obtained by recently published critically assessed standard Gibbs energies and activity coefficients of various species. When pH2, stable regions of V3＋, VO2＋ and VO2＋ exist in the stable region of TiO2. The pH values of stable regions of vanadium and titanium decrease and redox potentials become more positive with the temperature increasing. Vanadium and titanium could be separated by one-step leaching based on thermodynamics. The experiment results of pressure acid leaching of converter slag show that leaching rates of vanadium and titanium are 96.87% and 8.76% respectively, at 140 ℃ of temperature, 0.5 MPa of oxygen partial pressure, 0.055-0.075mm of particle size, 15：1 of liquid to solid ratio, 120 min of leaching time, 500 r/min of stirring speed and 200 g/L of initial acid concentration. Vanadium and titanium could be selectively separated in the pressure acid leaching process, and the experiment result is in agreement with thermodynamic calculation result.

Pressure leaching of zinc silicate ore in sulfuric acid medium

Zinc silicate ore was characterized mineralogically and the results showed that zinc exists mainly as hemimorphite and smithsonite in the sample.Sulfuric acid pressure leaching of zinc silicate ore was carried out to assess the effect of particle size,sulfuric acid concentration,pressure,reaction time and temperature on the extraction of zinc and the dissolution of silica.Under the optimum conditions employed,up to 99.25% of zinc extraction and 0.20% silica dissolution are obtained.The main minerals in leaching residue are quartz and small amounts of undissolved oxide minerals of iron,lead and aluminum are associated with quartz.

Microwave pretreatment for enhanced selective nitric acid pressure leaching of limonitic laterite

As clean energy,the microwave is commonly used to pretreat various ores.In this work,the microwave dielectric properties of limonitic laterite ore were measured by resonant cavity perturbation technique and the effects from microwave were systematically investigated.Results indicated that limonitic laterite had high microwave absorbance.After microwave pretreatment,the microstructure of the laterite became less aggregated and more porous and the main phase transformed from goethite to hematite that improved leaching in nitric acid(1.2 kg HNO3/kg ore);Ni,Co,Fe,and Mg extraction ratios were 95.2%,98.1%,1.8%and 15%,respectively,after leaching for 60 min at 200°C and 500 r/min.Furthermore,in the process of goethite to hematite by microwave pretreatment,the nickel-containing mineral is activated,which makes nickel be leached easily.The leaching process has high Ni extraction ratio compared to that without microwave(82%)and conventional pretreatment(90.4%).Therefore,microwave pretreatment of limonitic laterite before nitric acid pressure leaching is an effective way to improve the selectivity and extraction of the leach.

An investigation of oxygen pressure acid leaching of Gacun complex Cu-Pb bulk concentrate

The treatment of the Gacun complex Cu-Pb bulk concentrate with high Zn,Ag,etc.,by oxygen pressure acid leaching was studied.The pri-mary copper and leadminerals in the concentrate are tetrahedrite and galena.The treatment of tetrahedrite was rarely studied,and most of silver occurred in themineral too.The optimum operating parameters of oxygen pressure acid leaching were established by conditional tests.Under these parameters,the result of pilot scale test showed that the leaching percentages of copper and zinc were separately as high as 98.9 wt.% and 94.9 wt.%,while lead and silver were transformed into sulfate and sulfide precipitations,respectively.The copper and zinc in lixivium were reclaimed by extraction-electrowinning and purification-electrowinning,respectively,and the lead and silver in the residue were reclaimed separately by carbonate transformation-silicofluoric acid leaching and thiourea leaching.

Pressure acid leaching of zinc sulfide concentrate

Effects of particle size of the zinc sulfide concentrate,leaching temperature,solid-to-liquid ratio and additive amount on pressure acid leaching process of the zinc sulfide concentrate were studied.The results indicate that the additive can improve the reaction kinetics and the conversion rate.And sulfur can be successfully separated from the zinc sulfide concentrate as elemental sulfur.The reasonable experiment parameters are obtained as follows:the leaching temperature 150℃,oxygen partial pressure 1 MPa,additive amount 1%,solid-to-liquid ratio 1:4,leaching time 2 h,initial sulfuric acid concentration 15%,and particle size less than 44μm.Under the optimum conditions,the leaching rate of the zinc can reach 95%and the reduction rate of the sulfur can reach 90%.

Dissolution kinetics and thermodynamic analysis of vanadium trioxide during pressure oxidation

The dissolution kinetics of vanadium trioxide in sulphuric acid-oxygen medium was examined. It was determined that the concentration of sulphuric acid and stirring speed above 800 r min 1 did not significantly affect vanadium extraction. The dissolution rate increased with increasing temperature and oxygen partial pressure, but decreased with increasing particle size. The dissolution kinetics was controlled by the chemical reaction at the surface with the estimated activation energy of 43.46 kJ·mol-1. The leaching mechanism was confirmed by characterizing vanadium trioxide and the dissolution residue using SEM-EDS analysis. Combined with thermodynamic calculation, the pressure leaching of vanadium trioxide in the temperature range (100 to 140 ℃) studied occurs as follows: V2O3 + O2 + H2SO4 = (VO2)2SO4 + H2O.

Pressure acid leaching of black shale for extraction of vanadium

Extraction of vanadium from black shale was attempted in pressure acid leaching.The chemical components of the sample obtained from Guizhou Province of China show that it contains 3.258%V2O5,52.880%SiO2 and 16.140%Al2O3.Phase analyses of vanadium indicates vanadium mainly exists in the free oxide and mica.Vanadium contents in the two phases are 18%and 53%, respectively.The contents of V3 +,V 4+and V 5+are almost equal.Under the optimum parameters of one-step leaching(reaction time of 3 h,sulfuric addition of 25%,temperature of 150℃,liquid to solid ratio of 1.2 mL/g,catalyst(FeSO4)addition of 5%and size of 85%particle 0.074 mm),about 77%of vanadium is recovered.After two-step countercurrent leaching,the leach recovery of vanadium can reach above 90%.Air replacing oxygen is completely feasible.The impurity metals can dissolve into solution in different degrees.

Oxygen pressure acid leaching of Gacun complex Cu concentrates

The treatment of the Gacun complex Cu concentrate with high contents of Pb,Zn,Ag,etc by oxygen pressure acid leaching was studied.It is unusual that tetrahedrite,whose treatment was rarely studied,is the primary copper mineral of the concentrates.Most of silver also occurs in the mineral.The optimum operating parameters of oxygen pressure acid leaching were established by conditional tests.Pilot scale test was carried out under the parameters,and the leaching rates of copper and zinc are as high as 97.10% and 89.83% while lead and silver are transformed into sulfate and sulfide respectively and stay in leaching residue.The copper and zinc in lixivium were reclaimed by extraction-electrowinning and purification-electrowinning,respectively,and the lead and silver in the residue were reclaimed separately by chloride leaching and thiourea leaching.The extraction rate of copper achieves 96%,and the leaching rates of lead and silver reach 90% and 95%,respectively.

Activation pretreatment of limonitic laterite ores by alkali-roasting using NaOH

Activation pretreatment of Cr-containing limonitic laterite ores by NaOH roasting to remove Cr, Al, and Si, as well as its effect on Ni and Co extraction in the subsequent pressure acid leaching process was investigated. Characterization results of X-ray diffraction （XRD） and scanning electron microscopy/X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy （SEM/XEDS） show that goethite is the major Ni-bearing mineral, and chromite is the minor one. Experimental results show that the leaching rates of Cr, Al, and Si are 95.6wt%, 83.8wt%, and 40.1wt%, respectively, under the optimal alkali-roasting conditions. Compared with the direct pressure acid leaching of laterite ores, the leaching rates of Ni and Co increase from 80.1wt% to 96.9wt% and 70.2wt% to 95.1wt% after pretreatment, respectively. Meanwhile, the grade of acid leaching iron residues increases from 54.4wt% to 62.5wt%, and these residues with low Cr content are more suitable raw materials for iron making.

Kinetics of indium dissolution from marmatite with high indium content in pressure acid leaching

The kinetics of oxygen pressure acid leaching marmatite with high indium content was studied. The effects of particle size, agitation rate, temperature, HSOconcentration, and oxygen partial pressure on leaching rate of indium were investigated. The results show that when the agitation rate is above 600 r-min, its influence on indium leaching rate is insignificant. It is determined that the leaching rates increase with the increase in sulfuric acid concentration, temperature, partial oxygen pressure, and the decrease in particle size. Moreover, the results demonstrate that the process of indium leaching is controlled by interface chemical reaction, with apparent activation energy of 65.7 k J-mol. The apparent reaction orders of sulfuric acid and oxygen partial pressure are determined to be 0.749 and 1.260, respectively. The leaching reaction process follows shrinking unreacted core model. And finally, the kinetics model equation is established for indium.

Developing laterite nickel ore leaching residue as sustainable blast furnace charge

A kind of leaching residue generated during high pressure acid leaching of laterite nickel ore is creatively prepared as blast furnace charge for ironmaking.Results show that the briquettes with uniform shape,compressive strength higher than 72.3 N/pellet,and cracking temperature over 400℃can be obtained by the non-binder briquetting with water content of 12.2 wt.%and pressure of 30 MPa.After preheating at 975℃for 12 min and roasting at 1225℃for 15 min,the strength of the roasted briquettes can reach 2815 N/pellet,and the iron grade is 59.27 wt.%.And the sulfur content can be simultaneously reduced to 0.067 wt.%.The obtained briquettes achieve adequate reducibility index,reduction degradation index,reduction swelling index,softening and melting temperatures,which are suitable for blast furnace ironmaking.The results show that this method cannot only effectively treat the leaching residue to reduce the risk of environmental pollution,but also realize the utilization of leaching residue.

Influence of Mechanical Activation on Acid Leaching Dephosphorization of High-phosphorus Iron Ore Concentrates

High pressure roll grinding（HPRG）and ball milling were compared to investigate the influence of mechanical activation on the acid leaching dephosphorization of a high-phosphorus iron ore concentrate,which was manufactured through magnetizing roasting-magnetic separation of high-phosphorus oolitic iron ores.The results indicated that when high-phosphorus iron ore concentrates containing 54.92 mass% iron and 0.76 mass% phosphorus were directly processed through acid leaching,iron ore concentrates containing 55.74mass%iron and 0.33mass%phosphorus with an iron recovery of 84.64%and dephosphorization of 63.79% were obtained.When high-phosphorus iron ore concentrates activated by ball milling were processed by acid leaching,iron ore concentrates containing56.03mass%iron and 0.21mass% phosphorus with an iron recovery of 85.65% and dephosphorization of 77.49%were obtained.Meanwhile,when high-phosphorus iron ore concentrates activated by HPRG were processed by acid leaching,iron ore concentrates containing 58.02mass%iron and 0.10mass% phosphorus were obtained,with the iron recovery reaching 88.42% and the dephosphorization rate reaching 88.99%.Mechanistic studies demonstrated that ball milling can reduce the particle size,demonstrating aprominent reunion phenomenon.In contrast,HPRG pretreatment contributes to the formation of more cracks within the particles and selective dissociation of iron and P bearing minerals,which can provide the favorable kinetic conditions to accelerate the solid-liquid reaction rate.As such,the crystal structure is destroyed and the surface energy of mineral particles is strengthened by mechanical activation,further strengthening the dephosphorization.