scholarly journals Sorption Recovery of Platinum Metals from Production Solutions of Sulfate-Chloride Leaching of Chromite Wastes

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 569
Author(s):  
Georgiy Petrov ◽  
Irina Zotova ◽  
Tatiana Nikitina ◽  
Svetlana Fokina

This paper discusses the scientific rationale for methods of platinum metals sorption centralization from saturated solutions with a high content of macrocomponents. Methods of sorption centralization of platinum and iridium using local anionites such as AH-31, AB-17-8, Purolite S985 are described. The sorbents used were conditioned to remove organic and mineral impurities. The sorption isotherms of platinum group metals 1/EC=f(1/Cp) at a temperature of 20 °C and a duration of 24 h were plotted. The data on the sorption recovery of platinum and iridium from individual and combined sulfate-chloride solutions were determined. Isotherms of iridium sorption from sulfate-chloride solution are formed. Results of the apparent sorption equilibrium constant and values of standard Gibbs energy (ΔG, kJ/mol) of ion exchange for sorption of platinum and iridium from individual and combined sulfate-chloride solutions are presented. Linearized isotherms and kinetic curves of joint sorption of platinum and iridium from sulfate-chloride solution are described. Comparative sorption of the platinum-group metals (PGM) by anionites AB-17-8 and Purolite S985 from sulfate-chloride solutions is shown. The sorption diagram of platinum and iridium from sulfate-chloride product solutions is presented. It has been revealed that complete recovery is achieved using chelation ion-exchange resin Purolite S985, with recovery of Pt up to 95% and Ir more than 73%. The sorption process is accompanied by intradiffusion constraints that are confirmed by the analysis of kinetic curves using Schmukler and Boyd–Adams models.

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
Irina S. Rudik ◽  
Olesya N. Katasonova ◽  
Olga B. Mokhodoeva ◽  
Tatyana A. Maryutina ◽  
Boris Ya. Spivakov ◽  
...  

The possibility of Pd (II), Pt (IV), and Rh (III) separation from chloride solutions by solvent extraction in rotating coiled columns (RCC) is demonstrated. The reagents most frequently used in extraction of platinum metals were selected as extractants: trioctylamine (TOA), methyltrialkylammonium chloride (MTAA), tributylphosphate (TBP), N, N, N',N'-tetra-re-octyldiglyTOlamide (TODGA). The completeness of extraction of the platinum group metals from individual and mixed hydrochloric acidic and chloride solutions was studied depending on the nature and concentration of the extractant, acidity of the test solutions and other factors. Optimal conditions for the quantitative extraction of metals from model hydrochloric acidic and chloride solutions and subsequent selective separation at the stripping stage are specified. A scheme of multistaged extraction separation of Pd (II), Pt (IV), and Rh (III) from chloride solutions using a 0.05 M solution of MTAA in toluene as a stationary phase in RCC is proposed. The scheme includes extraction of Pd (II) and Pt (IV) ions from a chloride solution (0, 1 M HCl + 30 g/liter NT) into the organic phase with simultaneous separation of Rh(III) remaining in the aqueous phase, and sequential stripping of Pd (II) and Pt (IV) from the organic phase with a 0.01 M solution of thiourea in 0.1 M HCl and a 1 M solution of thiourea in 0.5 M HCl, respectively. The scheme was tested in separation of the platinum group metals from the technological solution of a given composition. The degree of metal extraction with a 0.05 M MTAA solution in toluene and sequential stripping with thiourea solutions is 99.5% for Rh (III), 99.9% for Pd (II), and 97.4% for Pt (IV). The separated water fractions of rhodium and platinum after leaving the column did not contain impurities of other platinum metals whereas the water fraction of palladium contained 0.5% Pt.


Author(s):  
Svetlana V. Drogobuzhskaya ◽  
Anna A. Shirokaya ◽  
Sergey A. Solov’ev

The sorption of platinum group metals by fibers FIBAN AK-22 and A-5 from acidic chloride-sulfate and sulfate solutions was studied under static conditions. FIBAN contains primary, secondary and tertiary amino groups. The degree of extraction of platinum metals is calculated. The optimal conditions of sorption from the model solutions are determined. The influence of the temperature regime on the sorption process is established. It is shown, that all platinum group metals are quantitatively extracted from acidic chloride-sulfate solutions by fiber FIBAN AK-22 regardless of the concentration of chloride ions, H2SO4 and temperature absorption. Extraction exceeds 96% at a concentration of sulfuric acid up to 3 mol/dm3 and chloride ion up to 1 mol/dm3. Extraction of osmium is maximum at a concentration of sulfuric acid and chloride ion 3 mol/dm3. The degree of extraction of platinum group metals on FIBAN A-5 is from 50 to 85% and is maximum at elevated temperature and concentrations of H2SO4 and chloride ion 1 mol/dm3 and decreases with increasing concentration of sulfuric acid. Electronic spectra of platinum metal solutions were obtained and the state of platinum metals in chloride and chloride-sulfate solutions was estimated. After the introduction of sulfuric acid into the system, changes in the electronic spectra of platinum (IV), ruthenium and osmium solutions were noted. The spectra of palladium, rhodium and iridium solutions have not changed. When extracting platinum metals from production sulfate solutions of complex composition with a high content of macro components (Ni, Cu, Fe, Te and Se), the efficiency of fiber AK-22 is shown. The advantages of fiber FIBAN AK-22 over FIBAN A-5 are noted.


2012 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 1369-1373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuhei Tanaka ◽  
Akinori Harada ◽  
Syouhei Nishihama ◽  
Kazuharu Yoshizuka

1953 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 1628-1630 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. MacNevin ◽  
W. B. Crummett

Author(s):  
Yu. Pokhitonov ◽  
V. Romanovski ◽  
P. Rance

The principal purpose of spent fuel reprocessing consists in the recovery of the uranium and plutonium and the separation of fission products so as to allow re-use of fissile and fertile isotopes and facilitate disposal of waste elements. Amongst the fission products present in spent nuclear fuel of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs,) there are considerable quantities of platinum group metals (PGMs): ruthenium, rhodium and palladium. Given current predictions for nuclear power generation, it is predicted that the quantities of palladium to be accumulated by the middle of this century will be comparable with those of the natural sources, and the quantities of rhodium in spent nuclear fuel may even exceed those in natural sources. These facts allow one to consider spent nuclear fuel generated by NPPs as a potential source for creation of a strategic stock of platinum group metals. Despite of a rather strong prediction of growth of palladium consumption, demand for “reactor” palladium in industry should not be expected because it contains a long-lived radioactive isotope 107Pd (half-life 6,5·105 years) and will thus be radioactive for a very considerable period, which, naturally, restricts its possible applications. It is presently difficult to predict all the areas for potential use of “reactor” palladium in the future, but one can envisage that the use of palladium in radwaste reprocessing technology (e.g. immobilization of iodine-129 and trans-plutonium elements) and in the hydrogen energy cycle may play a decisive role in developing the demand for this metal. Realization of platinum metals recovery operation before HLW vitrification will also have one further benefit, namely to simplify the vitrification process, because platinum group metals may in certain circumstances have adverse effects on the vitrification process. The paper will report data on platinum metals (PGM) distribution in spent fuel reprocessing products and the different alternatives of palladium separation flowsheets from HLW are presented. It is shown, that spent fuel dissolution conditions can affect the palladium distribution between solution and insoluble precipitates. The most important factors, which determine the composition and the yield of residues resulting from fuel dissolution, are the temperature and acid concentration. Apparently, a careful selection of fuel dissolution process parameters would make it possible to direct the main part of palladium to the 1st cycle raffinate together with the other fission products. In the authors’ opinion, the development of an efficient technology for palladium recovery requires the conception of a suitable flow-sheet and the choice of optimal regimes of “reactor” palladium recovery concurrently with the resolution of the problem of HLW partitioning when using the same facilities.


2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peet Homchuen ◽  
Richard Diaz Alorro ◽  
Naoki Hiroyoshi ◽  
Ryo Sato ◽  
Hajime Kijitani ◽  
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