Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Conversion of Sulfur by Wet Oxidation in the Bayer Process

  • Published:
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In this paper, the effects of temperature, oxidation time, and oxygen concentration on the conversion of sulfur by wet oxidation in the Bayer process were investigated at length. The results show that active sulfur S2− and S2O3 2− in sodium aluminate solution can be converted completely by wet oxidation during the digestion process, thus the effects of S2− and S2O3 2− on alumina product quality are eliminated; increased temperature, oxidation time, and oxygen concentration are conducive to conversion of S2− and S2O3 2−. At the same time, part of the organic carbon in the sodium aluminate solution is also oxidized by wet oxidation, and the color of the sodium aluminate solution noticeably fades.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. C.Y. Yang: The Process Technology of Alumina, 2nd ed., Metallurgical Industry Press, Beijing, 1993, pp. 63–65.

    Google Scholar 

  2. W.X. Li: Theory and Technics of Alumina Production, 1st ed., Central South University Press, Changsha, 2010, pp. 112–16.

    Google Scholar 

  3. B.Q. He and L. Luo: Light Metals, 1996, vol. 12, pp. 3-5.

    Google Scholar 

  4. L.K. Qi: Light Metals, 1995, vol. 1, pp. 19-21.

    Google Scholar 

  5. J. Lan, X.X. Wu, Y.C. Xie, L. Ma and B.B. Liu: Applied Chemical Industry, 2008, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 446-448.

    Google Scholar 

  6. G.Z. Lv, T.A. Zhang, L. Bao, Z.H. Dou and W.G. Zhang: Chinese Journal of Process Engineering, 2008, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 892-896.

    Google Scholar 

  7. X.L. Hu, W.M. Chen and Q.L. Xie: Journal of Central South University (Science and Technology), 2010, vol. 41, pp. 852-858.

    Google Scholar 

  8. J. Lan, X.X. Wu, Y.C. Xie, L. Ma and B.B. Liu: Applied Chemical Industry, 2008, vol. 37, no. 8, pp. 886-889.

    Google Scholar 

  9. R.D. He, H.S. Wang and H.J. Yuan: Light Metals, 1990, vol. 7, pp. 15-18.

    Google Scholar 

  10. Y.Z. Liu: Journal of Guizhou Institute of Technology, 1989, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 65-72.

    Google Scholar 

  11. R.D. He: Nonferrous Metals, 1996, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 63-66.

    Google Scholar 

  12. P.R. He, Z.L. Tian and R.D. He: Light Metals, 2002, vol. 5, pp. 10-15.

    Google Scholar 

  13. Z.L. Yin, G.B. Wu, X.H. Li, P.Q. Lu, and Z.W. Liu: in Light Metals 2009, G. Bearne, ed., The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), Warrendale, PA, 2009, pp. 69–73.

  14. J.G. Yin, W.T. Xia, and M.R. Han: in Light Metals 2011, S.J. Lindsay, ed., The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), Warrendale, PA, 2011, pp. 19–22.

  15. C. Song, Z.H. Peng, X.X. Wei and T.G. Qi: Nonferrous Metals Science and Engineering, 2011, vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 1-5.

    Google Scholar 

  16. D.L. Wang: Light Metal Metallurgical Analysis, 1st ed., Metallurgical Industry Press, Beijing, 1992, p. 67-69.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51404121).

Author information

Author notes

  1. Zhanwei Liu (Associate Professor) & Wenhui Ma (Professor)

    Present address: State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Cleaning Utilization in Yunnan Province/The National Engineering Laboratory for Vacuum Metallurgy, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, Yunnan, P.R. China

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, Yunnan, P.R. China

    Zhanwei Liu (Associate Professor) & Wenhui Ma (Professor)

  2. Zhengzhou Research Institute of CHALCO, Zhengzhou, 450041, Henan, P.R. China

    Wangxing Li (Professor), Zhonglin Yin (Professor) & Guobao Wu (Senior Engineer)

Authors
  1. Zhanwei Liu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Wangxing Li
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Wenhui Ma
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Zhonglin Yin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Guobao Wu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding authors

Correspondence to Zhanwei Liu or Wenhui Ma.

Additional information

Manuscript submitted January 3, 2014.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Liu, Z., Li, W., Ma, W. et al. Conversion of Sulfur by Wet Oxidation in the Bayer Process. Metall Mater Trans B 46, 1702–1708 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-015-0351-9

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-015-0351-9

Keywords

Search

Navigation