Studying Kinetics of Arsenic Recovery from Copper Dross by Alkaline Sulfide Leaching

2019 ◽  
Vol 946 ◽  
pp. 547-551
Author(s):  
A.A. Nabiyeva ◽  
N.A. Kulenova ◽  
S.V. Mamyachenkov

Copper dross are produced by rough decopperizing of blast furnace lead bullion. During liquation separation of copper dross from lead bullion most of arsenic and copper are concentrated in copper dross, arsenic content is approximately 4% As. Currently the processes for arsenic recovery from copper dross are understudied. In this work the focus is given to studying kinetics of the process for recovering arsenic from copper dross by alkaline-sulfide leaching. Alkaline sulfide leaching allows carrying out selective removal of arsenic into solution, keeping at this non-ferrous and precious metals in leaching residue. The studied method of alkaline sulfide leaching of copper dross provides backgrounds for developing technology that would allow processing of copper dross with selective arsenic removal from lead production cycle. By minimizing circulation of this harmful impurity in lead production it is possible to lessen destructive effect of its aggressive compounds on smelting-units refractory. Kinetics of alkaline sulfide leaching of copper dross was understudied up to date. This work is an attempt to fill the gap.

2020 ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
A. A. Tymbayeva ◽  
S. V. Mamyachenkov ◽  
S. A. Bannikova ◽  
O. S. Anisimova

The article is concerned with the problem of arsenic circulation as copper skimmings of lead production — the product of the lead bullion decopperization process at a metallurgical complex, uniting copper and lead plants. A brief overview of the methods of processing arsenic-containing middling products for the purpose of arsenic removal is given; the main advantages and disadvantages are indicated. The possibility of processing copper skimmings by the method of alkaline sulfide leaching with separation into arseniccontaining solution and lead-copper precipitate is studied. The results of the researches into the influence of temperature, process duration, solids content in the pulp, particle size, and the ratio of sodium hydroxide to elemental sulfur in the alkaline sulfide reagent on the process of alkaline sulfide leaching of copper skimmings af lead production are provided. Within the studied range of varied factors, the highest indexes of arsenic extraction into solution (85.04%) were achieved under the following conditions: temperature — 85 °C, duration — 4 hours, solids content in the pulp — 350 g/dm3, fraction (–0.08 mm), NaOH/S ratio = 100 g/100 g in 1 dm3 of the solution. The proposed method for processing copper skimmings will allow one to selectively isolate arsenic into the dump waste product during subsequent precipitation and separate contaminant from lead-copper cake, into which precious metals also pass. Such an approach provides the reduction of arsenic circulation between the lead and copper manufacturing facilities.


Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1216
Author(s):  
Xiaohao Sun ◽  
Bozeng Wu ◽  
Mingzhen Hu ◽  
Hongxin Qiu ◽  
Jiushuai Deng ◽  
...  

Arsenopyrite is a common arsenic-containing mineral that is often closely associated with sulfide minerals, such as pyrite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, galena, and sphalerite, and with precious metals, such as gold and silver. The selective inhibition of arsenopyrite is an important method used to reduce the arsenic content of processed products, the cost of arsenic removal in metallurgical processes, and its impact on the environment. In this study, we discovered a chemical sodium, m-nitrobenzoate (m-NBO), that can effectively inhibit the flotation behaviors of arsenopyrite via sodium butyl xanthate (NaBX), and these effects were studied by flotation experiments. The results showed that, using NaBX as a collector, arsenopyrite had good floatability under acidic conditions, but the floatability decreased under alkaline conditions. Furthermore, the organic inhibitor m-NBO had a significant inhibitory effect on arsenopyrite under alkaline conditions. In addition, the adsorption between m-NBO and NaBX was competitive, and a hydrophilic layer formed on the surface of arsenopyrite. The passivation film prevents dixanthogen from being adsorbed on the surface of the mineral. Due to the effect of m-NBO on arsenopyrite, the redox potential and oxide content of the arsenopyrite surface increased, the hydrophobicity of the arsenopyrite surface was reduced, and the flotation of arsenopyrite was inhibited. These results provide options for separating multimetal sulfide minerals and arsenic-containing minerals.


2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 2330-2334
Author(s):  
Mihaela Ciopec ◽  
Adina Negrea ◽  
Narcis Duteanu ◽  
Corneliu Mircea Davidescu ◽  
Iosif Hulka ◽  
...  

Arsenic content in groundwater�s present a wide range of concentration, ranging from hundreds of micrograms to thousands of micrograms of arsenic per litter, while the maximum permitted arsenic concentration established by World Health Organization (WHO) is 10 mg L-1. According to the WHO all people, regardless of their stage of development and their social economic condition, have the right to have access to adequate drinking water. The most efficient and economic technique used for arsenic removal is represented by adsorption. In order to make this remediation technique more affordable and environmentally friendly is important to new materials with advance adsorbent properties. Novelty of present paper is represented by the usage of a new adsorbent material obtained by physical - chemical modification of Amberlite XAD polymers using crown ethers followed by iron doping, due to well-known affinity of arsenic for iron ions. Present paper aims to test the obtained modified Amberlite polymer for arsenic removal from real groundwater by using adsorption in a fixed bed column, establishing in this way a mechanism for the adsorption process. During experimental work was studied the influence of competing ions from real water into the arsenic adsorption process.


2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 303-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.-H. Yi ◽  
S. Ahmed ◽  
Y. Watanabe ◽  
K. Watari

Conventional arsenic removal processes have difficulty removing low concentrations of arsenic ion from water. Therefore, it is very hard to comply with stringent low levels of arsenic, such as below 10 μg/L. So, we have developed two arsenic removal processes which are able to comply with more stringent arsenic regulations. They are the MF membrane process combined with chemical sludge adsorption and NF membrane process equipped with the vibratory shear enhanced process (VSEP). In this paper, we examine the performance of these new processes for the removal of arsenic ion of a low concentration from water. We found that chemical sludge produced in the conventional rapid sand filtration plants can effectively remove As (V) ions of H2AsO4- and HAsO42- through anion exchange reaction. The removal efficiency of MF membrane process combined with chemical sludge adsorption increased to about 36%, compared to MF membrane alone. The strong shear force on the NF membrane surface produced by vibration on the VSEP causes the concentration polarization layer to thin through increased back transport velocity of particles. So, it can remove even dissolved constituents effectively. Therefore, As (V) ions such as H2AsO4- and HAsO42- can be removed. The concentration of As (V) ions decreased from 50 μg/L to below 10 μg/L and condensation factor in recirculating water increased up to 7 times by using NF membrane equipped with VSEP.


2011 ◽  
Vol 189-193 ◽  
pp. 404-409
Author(s):  
Fu Quan Peng ◽  
Zhen Cheng Xu ◽  
Jian Hong Huang ◽  
Qing Wei Guo ◽  
Feng Nie

Different adsorptive mediums and adsorbents’ compounds were chosen to remove arsenic from Yangzonghai Lake wastewater. Results showed that Ca(OH)2, attapulgite, bentonite, LDHs these adsorptive mediums had adsorptive capacities of less than 2.5 mg/g of As removal and it took long time for sediment before monitoring; adsorbents compounds’ results showed Fe2O3 and quartz sands had best removal rate and quartz sands had little removal of arsenic. Both strong anion resin and hydrated ferrous oxide-loaded on polystyrene diethanolamine resin(designated as PDR-HFO) can decrease As concentration to less than 0.01 mg/L reaching national standards for arsenic; anions such as SO42- can not be removed when strong anion resin was regenerated causing its loss of exchange ions; PDR-HFO exhibited excellent adsorptive properties and recyclability.


2003 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 1516-1522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurice S. Onyango ◽  
Yoshihiro Kojima ◽  
Hitoki Matsuda ◽  
Aoyi Ochieng

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Dhanasekaran ◽  
P. M. Satya Sai ◽  
C. Anand Babu ◽  
R. Krishna Prabhu ◽  
K. K. Rajan

Arsenic is a toxic element found naturally in groundwater. Due to its carcinogenicity, risk for heart diseases and diabetes, arsenic needs to be removed from groundwater for potable application. ‘Anjili’ tree sawdust was chemically modified with ferric hydroxide and activated alumina (SFAA) and used as an adsorbent for the removal of arsenic from groundwater. The adsorbent was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) to study the pore structure and surface functional groups. Effect of contact time, initial concentration, pH, particle size and temperature was studied. Arsenic adsorbed by SFAA followed Freundlich adsorption isotherm. Maximum sorption of arsenic by SFAA adsorbent occurred at pH 6.5. Arsenic sorption kinetics followed a pseudo-second-order model. The maximum sorption capacity at 303 K was found to be 54.32 mg/g for As(III) and 77.60 mg/g for As(V). Interference of other ions on the adsorption was in the order of PO43− > SO42− > HCO3− > NO3−.


2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biswaranjan Manna ◽  
Uday Chand Ghosh

Abstract Pilot-scale performance in reducing excess iron and arsenic from contaminated groundwater has been systematically reported. Here, a double column unit, the first packed with β-MnO2 and the second with crystalline FeOOH (goethite variety), with filters attached to the outlet of hand-pump tube-wells has been used in the field. Results showed that the filters generate 10,000 to 15,000 BV and 19,000 to 35,000 BV water with iron ≤ 0.3 mg/L and arsenic ≤10 µg/L from groundwater having influent iron and arsenic levels of 3.75 to 7.25 mg/L and 70 to 220 µg/L, respectively. The downflow rate of effluent water was 237.6 to 305.5 L/m2-min. The performance results were achieved with a single charging of the iron and arsenic removal media. Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) tests of the waste (arsenic content: 2.4 g/kg) showed that it is not hazardous to the environment and does not pose any risk to users. Cost evaluation showed $US0.50 to 0.70 per 1000 gallons of treated water and, hence, the technology is cost-effective for countries such as India and Bangladesh.


Chemosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 238 ◽  
pp. 124675 ◽  
Author(s):  
An Wang ◽  
Kanggen Zhou ◽  
Xuekai Zhang ◽  
Dingcan Zhou ◽  
Changhong Peng ◽  
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