Recovery of rhenium from molybdenum and copper concentrates during the Looping Sulfide Oxidation process |
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Affiliation: | 1. Laboratory of Membrane Separation Processes (LabProSeM), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Santiago de Chile, Av. Lib. Bdo. O’Higgins 3363, Estación Central, Santiago, Chile;2. Laboratory of Organic Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Catholic University of Chile, Chile |
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Abstract: | Rhenium is recovered during pyrometallurgical processing of molybdenum sulfide and copper sulfide ores; the traditional technology involves removing rhenium(VII) oxide, Re2O7, from the sulfurous gas phase generated during multiple hearth roasting (in molybdenum processing) and smelting (in copper processing). A new technology platform called Looping Sulfide Oxidation (LSO) has been proposed to produce molybdenum and copper using alternative process chemistries. A detailed thermodynamic study of the reaction conditions used in LSO process indicates that rhenium recovery is possible at higher rates than currently realized in the industry. Conditions at which Re2O7 is reduced to rhenium metal by S2 have been identified and key process conditions are outlined to maximize performance of the LSO scheme and rhenium recovery. |
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