Phase transformation in reductive roasting of laterite ore with microwave heating

Selective reduction of laterite ores followed by acid leaching is a promising method to recover nickel and cobalt metal, leaving leaching residue as a suitable iron resource. The phase transformation in reduction process with microwave heating was investigated by XRD and the reduction degree of iron was analyzed by chemical method. The results show that the laterite samples mixed with active carbon couple well with microwave and the temperature can reach approximate 1000 ℃ in 6.5 min. The reduction degree of iron is controlled by both the reductive agent content and the microwave heating time, and the reduction follows Fe2O3→Fe3O4→FeO→Fe sequence. Sulphuric acid leaching test reveals that the recoveries of nickel and iron increase with the iron reduction degree. By properly controlling the reduction degree of iron at 60% around, the nickel recovery can reach about 90% and iron recovery is less than 30%.     

Recovery of Mn^2＋, Co^2＋ and Ni^2＋ from manganese nodules by redox leaching and solvent extraction

The recovery of Mn, Co and Ni from deep-sea manganese nodules was conducted by acid oxidative leaching and solvent extraction. The results indicate that pyrrhotite used during leaching can effectively facilitate the leaching out of manganese, cobalt and nickel. The leaching behaviors of Mn, Ni and Co were determined and the influences of temperature, leaching time and sulphuric acid concentration on leaching rate were also investigated. Co and Ni are precipitated from the leaching liquor by adding sodium sulfide into solution with agitation for 2 h at 50 ℃, and the manganese sulphate is obtained by concentrating the resulting solution. By re-dissolving the precipitates of cobalt and nickel, the separation of cobalt and nickel is performed using di（2-ethylhexyl） phosphoric acid （D2EHPA） for impurities elimination with 8 stages at organic-to-aqueous（O/A） volume ratio of 3：5, and 2- ethylhexyl phosphonic acid mono-2-ethylhexyl ester （known as PC88A or P507） for cobalt extraction with 3 stages counter-current operations at O/A volume ratio of 2：3 followed by their scrubbings and strippings, respectively. The final maximum recovery rates for manganese, cobalt and nickel are 85%, 75% and 78%, respectively.     

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 l...     

Microwave synthesis of La_（1-x）Sr_xCo_（1-y）Fe_yO_3 cathode materials for solid oxide fuel cells

La1-xSrxCo1-yFeyO3 cathode materials for solid oxide fuel cells were prepared by the microwave synthesis method.The reaction mechanism was studied using a thermal analysis method.The influences of microwave synthesis conditions were examined and the characteristics of the samples were determined by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy.It was found that the optimum conditions were the microwave power of 800 W and the reaction time of 40 min.Samples with perosvkite-type crystal structure were obtained.The samples consist of uniformly distributed internal particles and the particle size is less than 1 μm.     

Kinetic process of oxidative leaching of chalcopyrite under low oxygen pressure and low temperature

Kinetic process of oxidative leaching of chalcopyrite in chloride acid hydroxide medium under oxygen pressure and low temperature was investigated. The effect on leaching rate of chalcopyrite caused by these factors such as ore granularity, vitriol concentration, sodium chloride concentration, oxygen pressure and temperature was discussed. The results show that the leaching rate of chalcopyrite increases with decreasing the ore granularity. At the early stage of oxidative reaction, the copper leaching rate increases with increasing the oxygen pressure and dosage of vitriol concentration, while oxygen pressure affects leaching less at the later stage. At low temperature, the earlier oxidative leaching process of chalcopyrite is controlled by chemical reactions while the later one by diffusion. The chalcopyrite oxidative leaching rate has close relation with ion concentration in the leaching solution. The higher ion concentration is propitious for chalcopyrite leaching.     

Nickel leaching from low-grade nickel matte using aqueous ferric chloride solution

Nickel leaching from low-grade nickel matte(LGNM) using aqueous ferric chloride solution was studied.The influence of factors such as leaching temperature and concentration of ferric chloride on the nickel leaching ratio was investigated.The results show that increasing leaching temperature and concentration of ferric chloride increases the nickel leaching ratio.The overall nickel leaching process follows the unreacted shrinking core model,and the surface chemical reaction is the rate-controlling step.The activation energy and the reaction order of the nickel leaching process,controlled by the surface chemical reaction,were calculated to be 52.96 kJ mol~(-1)and 0.5,respectively.Therefore,the kinetics equation for the nickel leaching was found to be 1-(1-α)~(1/3)=7.18×10~4C~(0.5)exp[-52,960/(RT)]t.     

Preparation of chain copper oxide nanoparticles by microwave

Cu（OH）2 nano-fibers were prepared by chemical precipitation with CuSO4·5H2O and NaOH as raw materials. The Cu（OH）2 nano-fibers have a diameter of 10-30 nm and a length of 1-6 μm. The reaction conditions were as follows： the concentration of CuSO4 solution was 0.1 mol·L^-1,NaOH solution 4 mol·L^-1,the dropping rate of the NaOH solution 50 mL·min^-1,the reaction temperature 20℃the pH value of the reaction terminal 13,and the stirring rate 1200 r·min^-1. The chain nano-CuO grains were obtained through the microwave radiation of the Cu（OH）2 nano-fibers.     

Leaching process of germanium oxide dust

A thermodynamic analysis on the acid leaching process of germanium oxide dust and discussion on the behaviors of main substances of the dust in the leaching process were carried out. The effects of temperature, acid concentration, leaching time and stirring speed on the leaching rate of germanium were investigated. Based on the characteristic of the dust, the kinetics and reactive mechanism of acid leaching were stud- ied. The results show that the leaching of the dust by acid belonged to "the unreacted core shrinking model" of producing solid outgrowth layer. The chemical reaction was controlled by inner diffusion process. The apparent activation energy of leaching process was 12.60 kJ/mol. The leaching reaction of germanium was determined to be mainly second order reaction. The optimum conditions were the reaction tem- perature of 363 K, the leaching time of 2.5 h, the stirring speed of 120 r/min, the solid-to-liquid ratio of 1/8 and the acid concentration of 120 g/L. Under these conditions, the leaching rate of germanium can come up to more than 87%.     

Modified calcination conditions of rare alkali metal Rb-containing muscovite(KAl2[AlSi3O10]（OH）2)

Muscovite mineral was roasted in different conditions.Rubidium leaching rate was a standard to examine the impact of various factors on calcination effect,including the agent types,roasting time,mass ratio,and roasting temperature.The results indicate that the best agent is the combination of sodium chloride and calcium chloride,and its mass ratio of muscovite/NaCl/CaCl2is1.00:0.25:0.25.Calcined at 850℃ for 30 min,the rubidium leaching rate is up to 90.12%.The reaction of muscovite ore with the chlorinating agent CaCl2was studied by TG/DSC,and the surface morphology before and after leaching was characterized by SEM.Rubidium chloride products can be obtained using t-BAMBP extraction,hydrochloric acid re-extraction,and purification.     

Operation optimization of concentrate burner in copper flash smelting furnace

The software that simulates the flow, temperature, concentration and the heat generation field in the Outkumpu flash smelting furnace, was developed by a numerical method of the particle-gas flow together with some chemical reaction models. Many typical operating conditions were chosen for simulation in order to obtain the effect of the distribution air, process air, central oxygen and the oil-burner position etc. The concepts about optimum op-eration, 3C(concentration of high temperature, high oxygen and laden concentrate particles), are concluded from these simulated results, which have been checked primarily by operational experiments.     

Efficient enrichment of nickel and iron in laterite nickel ore by deep reduction and magnetic separation

The process of deep reduction and magnetic separation was proposed to enrich nickel and iron from laterite nickel ores. Results show that nickel–iron concentrates with nickel grade of 6.96%, nickel recovery of 94.06%, iron grade of 34.74%, and iron recovery of 80.44% could be obtained after magnetic separation under the conditions of reduction temperature of 1275 °C, reduction time of 50 min, slag basicity of 1.0, carbon-containing coefficient of 2.5, and magnetic field strength of 72 kA/m. Reduction temperature and time affected the possibility of deep reduction and reaction progress. Slag basicity affected the composition of slag in burden and the spilling and enriching rate of nickel–iron from a matrix to form nickel–iron particles. Nickel–iron particles were generated, aggregated, and grew gradually in the reduction process. Nickel–iron particles can be effectively separated from gangue minerals by magnetic separation.     

镍红土矿高压酸浸过程的金属元素浸出行为

以镍、钴的提取为目的,研究褐铁矿型镍红土矿高压酸浸过程中各金属元素的浸出行为,探讨硫酸加入量、浸出温度、浸出时间及液固比对各金属元素浸出率的影响.实验结果表明,在优化条件下Ni、Co、Mn和Mg的浸出率分别达到97%、96%、93%和95%以上,则Fe的浸出率小于1%.对高压浸出渣的分析表明,渣中的铁和硫主要分别以赤铁...     

低品位红土镍矿深度还原机理

采用扫描电子显微镜和EDS能谱研究低品位红土镍矿深度还原过程中金属颗粒的生长行为,并在此基础上分析其还原机理。结果表明,金属铁和镍逐渐聚集生长为Fe—Ni颗粒,并且颗粒粒度随着还原温度的升高和还原时间的延长而明显增大。还原后,红土镍矿明显变为Fe—Ni金属颗粒和渣相基体两部分。铁镁橄榄石的还原与其晶体化学特性密切相关。铁和镍的氧化物被还原剂还原为金属铁和镍,同时,橄榄石的晶格结构被破坏。红土镍矿深度还原包含金属氧化物还原和金属相生长两个过程。     

An Application of Microwave Pre-oxidation in Improving Gold Recovery of a Refractory Gold Ore

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从镍钼矿中提取镍钼的工艺

针对现行镍钼矿处理工艺存在的钼镍需要分别提取的缺陷,提出镍钼矿加钙氧化焙烧-低温硫酸化焙烧-水浸提取镍钼的新工艺。以贵州遵义镍钼矿为原料,对CaO加入量、氧化焙烧温度、氧化焙烧时间、硫酸加入量、硫酸化焙烧温度、硫酸化焙烧时间以及焙砂水浸工艺参数对镍钼浸出率的影响进行研究。结果表明:在最佳工艺条件下,钼的浸出率为97.33%,镍的浸出率为93.16%,且最佳工艺参数为100 g镍钼矿加入35 g CaO,700℃氧化焙烧2 h,得到的焙砂加入70 mL浓硫酸,再经250℃硫酸化焙烧2 h;硫酸化焙烧得到的焙砂按液固比2:1加水搅拌,经98℃浸出2 h。加入CaO不仅能有效减少镍钼矿氧化焙烧烟气对环境造成的污染,而且能显著提高镍的浸出率。     

红土镍矿还原焙烧-磁选制取镍铁合金原料的新工艺

采用钠盐添加剂强化红土镍矿的还原焙烧-磁选,确定了添加剂存在下适宜的焙烧和磁选技术参数,开发出红土镍矿还原焙烧-磁选制取镍铁合金原料的新工艺.结果表明:钠盐添加剂具有显著降低焙烧温度、大幅提高产品镍、铁品位和回收率的作用;对一种含镍1.58％、铁22.06％的红土镍矿配加添加剂后,在还原温度1 100℃、还原时间60 min、磁场强度0.1T的条件下,磁性产品的镍、铁品位可分别从无添加剂时的2.0％、57.2％提高到7.5％、80.5％,镍、铁回收率也相应从19.1％、33.6％增加到82.7％、62.8％.XRD结果表明:红土镍矿在无添加剂作用下经还原焙烧-磁选所得的磁性产物中仍有部分镁橄榄石及顽火辉石存在;而有添加剂存在时,还原生成的镍铁合金通过磁选可与非磁性脉石成分得到更为有效的分离,产品可作为不锈钢的生产原料.     

CuxBi2Se3拓扑超导体研究进展及其掺杂特性

提出了红土镍矿中镍量的酸溶-丁二酮肟分光光度测定法.试样经混酸(盐酸+硝酸+氢氟酸)溶解,高氯酸冒烟.在氢 氧化钠介质中,以过硫酸铵作氧化剂,使镍与丁二酮肟生成可溶性的酒红色络合物,于460 nm波长处进行镍的光度法测定.将该法应用于含镍量不同的9个红土镍矿样品中镍的测定,相对误差(RSD)为1.10％～3.78％ (n=11),加标回收率在98.5％～101.5％之间,与其他3个实验室测定结果以及不同分析方法(过氧化钠碱熔-丁二酮肟光度法、AAS法和ICP-AES法)的测定结果一致.     

Dissolution of lateritic nickel ore using ascorbic acid as synergistic reagent in sulphuric acid solution

The dissolution of nickel and cobalt from Caldag lateritic nickel ore using the combination of sulphuric and ascorbic acids was investigated. The use of other organic acids, namely citric, maleic and stearic acids, as synergistic reagents was studied for comparison. The results revealed that the use of ascorbic and citric acids markedly improved the dissolution of cobalt compared to the other two organic acids that only showed slight synergistic effect on the leaching rate. In terms of nickel dissolution, ascorbic acid is the most effective synergist, followed by citric, maleic and stearic acids in descending order. Under the most optimized conditions found in this study, i.e., using 1 mol/L of sulphuric acid with the presence of 4 g/L of ascorbic acid at 80 °C and solid-to-liquid ratio of 1/10, more than 99% and 98% leaching rates of cobalt and nickel, respectively, can be achieved within 4 h of leaching. In addition, the leaching performance is relatively insensitive to the change of ascorbic acid concentration from 2 to 4 g/L which is highly desirable from operational perspective.