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Two different strategies have been designed for the acid and alkaline leaching steps of hydrodesulphurization catalysts. Tests have been performed on out-of-range catalysts issued from catalyst manufacturing process. Experimental conditions have been screened for these different processes considering the effects of concentration, temperature, solid/liquid ratio, etc. The best conditions have been used for producing two leachates that were treated by precipitation for recovery of valuable metals such as cobalt and molybdenum. Post-treatments have also been designed for the selective separation of Co from Mo: X-ray diffraction analyses on selective precipitates (as sulfide) confirm the purity of produced materials. Two flow sheets are proposed that allow selectively recovering more than 95% of the valuable metals.
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Authors acknowledge the financial support of French Government (Institut Français d’Egypte, French Embassy in Egypt) through the fellowship granted to M.F. Hamza.
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Hamza, M.F., Roux, JC. & Guibal, E. Metal valorization from the waste produced in the manufacturing of Co/Mo catalysts: leaching and selective precipitation. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 21, 525–538 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-018-0811-9
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