scholarly journals Chalcopyrite Leaching with Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine Species in Acidic Chloride Media at Room Temperature: Technical and Economic Evaluation

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1567
Author(s):  
Germán A. Moraga ◽  
Nathalie E. Jamett ◽  
Pía C. Hernández ◽  
Teófilo A. Graber ◽  
María E. Taboada
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Copper Concentration ◽  
Unit Cost ◽  
Copper Extraction ◽  
Extraction Percentage ◽  
Leaching Solution ◽  
Acidic Chloride ◽  
Influential Variable

In Chile, the hydrometallurgical plants are operating below their capacity due to a depletion of copper oxide ores. To obtain suitable pregnant leach solutions (PLSs) for hydrometallurgical plants, leaching solutions combining iodine-based oxidants and hydrogen peroxide in a chloride–acid medium, at room temperature and pressure were studied. Factorial experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of the different leaching solution reagents (KI, NaIO3, NaCl, H2O2, and H2SO4). The results showed that the most influential variable is the H2O2 concentration; increasing the PLS concentration from 3 g/L to 15 g/L increased the copper extraction percentage by ~25%. In decreasing order of importance, the factorial experimental results showed that the H2O2, H2SO4, NaCl, NaIO3, and KI concentrations affect the copper extraction percentage. The highest copper extraction percentage (i.e., 60.6%) was obtained using a leaching solution containing the highest reagent concentrations. At these conditions, the copper concentration in the PLS was 16.9 g/L. An economic evaluation of the laboratory-scale leaching experiments showed an increase in the unit cost (USD/t Cu) for experiments involving leaching solutions without H2O2 because of poor copper concentration in the PLS. As the concentrations of the reagents NaIO3 and KI, increase, the unit cost increases, because the reagents are relatively expensive and have a limited effect on the copper extraction percentage.

Extracting Copper from the Ammonia Leaching Solution of Waste Copper-Covered Iron Needle

2014 ◽  
Vol 955-959 ◽  
pp. 2785-2789
Author(s):  
Yong Liang ◽  
Ru Dan Lin ◽  
Bao Lin Wen ◽  
Dou Dou Guo ◽  
Yu Cheng Liu
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Solution Concentration ◽  
Phase Ratio ◽  
Extraction Percentage ◽  
Leaching Solution ◽  
Ammonia Leaching

A novel process was proposed to extract copper from the ammonia leaching solution of copper-covered iron needle. Under the condition of the content of P507 50%, phase ratio 1:2, reaction time 1min, room temperature, the extraction percentage of copper can reach 98%. Under the condition of H2SO4concentration 3mol•L-1, phase ratio 3:1, reaction time 1min and room temperature, the total stripping percentage of copper can reach 99%, and the stripping solution concentration was 60g•L-1. The qualified CuSO4•5H2O product was obtained after evaporating and crystallizing from the solution.

scholarly journals Dissolution of copper from smelting slag by leaching in chloride media

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-412
Author(s):  
M. Dimitrijevic ◽  
D. Urosevic ◽  
S. Milic ◽  
M. Sokic ◽  
R. Markovic
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Hydrochloric Acid ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Catalytic Decomposition ◽  
Copper Smelting ◽  
Copper Extraction ◽  
Complete Dissolution ◽  
Iron Extraction ◽  
Smelting Slag

Leaching of copper smelting slag in chloride media was studied. The lixiviants used were aqueous solutions of hydrochloric acid (0.5-2.0 M HCl) as well as hydrogen peroxide and hydrochloric acid (0.5-3.0 M H2O2, 1.0 M HCl). The maximum final copper extraction from the slag of 73% was attained with 3 M H2O2, at room temperature after 120 minutes of reaction. At the same time, 55% of the iron from the slag was also dissolved. The copper extraction increased during the first 60 minutes of reaction and essentially ceased thereafter. Because of a rapid catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, it should be added contiuously to the leach suspension rather than at once at the begining of the experiment. In fact, it appears that almost complete dissolution of copper from the slag is achievable after about 4 hours of leaching by implementing the method of continuous lixiviant addition. Also, it seems that the final iron extraction could be limitied to as low as 20% by using this method.

Investigating and Optimization of Copper Extraction from Chalcopyrite Concentrate with Hydrogen Peroxide in Presence of Acetic Acid

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmat Deniz Turan ◽  
Musa Sarikaya ◽  
Z. Abidin Sari ◽  
Ahmet Haxhiaj ◽  
Tolga Depci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Copper Extraction ◽  
Chalcopyrite Concentrate

scholarly journals A Mn(iii) polyoxotungstate in the oxidation of organosulfur compounds by H2O2 at room temperature: an environmentally safe catalytic approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 3271-3278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago A. G. Duarte ◽  
Sónia M. G. Pires ◽  
Isabel C. M. S. Santos ◽  
Mário M. Q. Simões ◽  
M. Graça P. M. S. Neves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Organosulfur Compounds ◽  
Keggin Type ◽  
Environmentally Safe

A manganese monosubstituted Keggin-type polyoxometalate was used as a catalyst in the oxidation of recalcitrant organosulfur compounds by hydrogen peroxide at room temperature.

scholarly journals Effects of Fe+2 and Fe+3 in Pretreatment and Leaching on a Mixed Copper Ore in Chloride Media

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 866
Author(s):  
María E. Taboada ◽  
Pía C. Hernández ◽  
Aldo P. Padilla ◽  
Nathalie E. Jamett ◽  
Teófilo A. Graber
Keyword(s):  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Solution Concentration ◽  
Copper Extraction ◽  
Curing Time ◽  
Ferrous Ions ◽  
Copper Ore ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Acid Consumption ◽  
Nacl Concentration ◽  
Leaching Solution

A study of the pretreatment stage and subsequent leaching of a mixed copper ore with different chloride solutions containing iron was carried out. The first stage considered pretreatment tests to decide the best conditions. Two levels of each factor were analyzed, 20 and 50 kg/t of NaCl, 17 and 25 kg/t of H2SO4, 0 and 25 kg/t of Fe2(SO4)3·9.2H2O, 0 and 25 kg/t of Fe2SO4·7H2O, and a curing time of 15 and 30 days. The results showed a significant effect of NaCl and curing time on the extraction, and less effect was found with the variation of acid and iron salts. The second stage included column leaching using a solution with 0.5 g/L of Cu+2, 80 g/L of Cl−, 10 g/L of H2SO4, and variable concentrations of ferric and ferrous ions (0 and 2 g/L). The best copper extraction of 80.2% was found considering a pretreatment of 30 days, 25 kg/t of H2SO4, 50 kg/t of NaCl, and a leaching solution concentration described previously with 2 g/L of Fe+2. The results showed the leaching of all copper oxide species and 20% of the copper sulfide species. In addition, there was a reduction in the acid consumption as the resting time increases. Furthermore, to evaluate a possible decrease in time and acid in pretreatment and chloride in leaching, tests including 10 and 25 kg/t of H2SO4 and 1, 15, and 30 days of curing and a diminution of the NaCl concentration to 20 g/L (content from seawater) were executed. The results showed a significant effect on curing time below 15 days. Furthermore, the slight influence of the decrease of acid on copper extraction gives cost reduction opportunities. The diminution of chloride concentration (80 to 20 g/L) in leaching solution decreases the extraction from 79% to 66.5%. Finally, the Mellado leaching kinetic model was successfully implemented.

Zinc carbonate recovery from brass melting slag

2021 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 14-18
Author(s):  
Thao Nguyen Thi ◽  
◽  
Nam Pham Ky ◽  
Ngoc Tran Vu Diem
Keyword(s):  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
High Purity ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Zinc Carbonate ◽  
Leaching Solution ◽  
Optimized Conditions ◽  
Melting Slag

Brass melting slag (20.38 wt.% Zn) was leached in sulfuric acid with concentration of (50 + 80) g/l H2SO4, leaching temperature of (30 + 60) °C for (30 + 120) min. The optimized conditions for 94.16% Zn extraction from brass melting slag were found as 70 g/l H2SO4, room temperature and 90 min. The leaching solution was purified by removal of Fe through Fe(OH)3 precipitation when adding ZnO to adjust pH value of 5. The solution was continuously cemented by Zn metal at 60 °C for 60 min to obtain Cu metal with high purity of 99 wt.% Cu. The purified solution with 37.64 g/l Zn was modified by Na2C03 to have pH value of about 6 and precipitation of ZnC03 (94.14 %).

scholarly journals Ammoniacal System Mechanisms for Leaching Copper from Converter Slag

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 712
Author(s):  
Alvaro Aracena ◽  
Andrés Valencia ◽  
Oscar Jerez
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Converter Slag ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Ammonium Hydroxide ◽  
Copper Extraction ◽  
Solution Ph ◽  
Intraparticle Diffusion Model ◽  
Electron Microscopy Analysis ◽  
Leaching Solution ◽  
Conversion Stage

In pyrometallurgical processes refining copper, the main source of loss in the conversion stage is from slag. This paper reports on research work treating converter slag containing high percentages of copper (36 wt%) using ammonium hydroxide at room temperature. Variables analyzed are solution pH, agitation, temperature, NH4OH concentration and particle size. Results showed that the hydronium ion resulting from ammonium hydroxide dissociation was the main oxidant of copper compounds in slag, such as CuO, Cu2O and Cu, with the exception of CuFeO2. The particles contain a large amount of microcracks (porosity) in their refractory structure (analyzed by compositional image capture (BSE)). Thus, the diffusion of the leaching solution through the microcracks making contact with the copper oxides would be allowed. Leaching mechanisms were corroborated by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy analysis. Increasing temperature and NH4OH concentration while decreasing particle size obtained higher copper recoveries, reaching values of 84.8%. Under the same conditions, the main impurity (iron) was minimal (<2%). Solution pH also affected slag leaching. Agitation of the solution positively affected the rate of copper extraction. Leaching kinetics of the leaching solution through the porosity formed in the slag was analyzed under the intraparticle diffusion model. The reaction order was 1.2 with respect to the concentration of ammonium hydroxide and the model was inversely proportional to the square of the particle radius. The activation energy obtained was 42.3 kJ/mol for temperature range 283 to 333 K.

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