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Recovery and Characterization of Nickel Oxalate and Oxide Obtained from Spent Methanation Catalysts

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In this paper, hydrometallurgical extraction and characterization of nickel from spent methanation catalyst composed of components NiO, Al2O3, Fe2O3, TiO2, and SiO2 were investigated. During the study, parameters such as acid concentration (eq/L), solid-to-liquid ratio (g/cc), temperature (K), and time (hours) at particle size < 100 μm were investigated and optimized. Further, selective leaching of Ni and Al and oxidative leaching of Fe were achieved from SiO2-TiO2 gangue. Iron was selectively precipitated and separated with alkaline reagents and Al was stabilized in the aqueous state using oxalic acid. From the process, 99 pct of NiO was recovered with 98.9 pct purity and the investigations were also supported with the detailed characterization using ED-XRF, FT-IR, and XRD studies.

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The author is thankful to the Catalyst R&D department and management of Projects & Development India Limited, Noida, and also thankful to the XRD laboratory of IIT-Kanpur and Central Research Facility of IIT (ISM), Dhanbad.

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  2. Department of Fuel, Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 826004, India

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Batti, N.R., Mandre, N.R. Recovery and Characterization of Nickel Oxalate and Oxide Obtained from Spent Methanation Catalysts. Metall Mater Trans B 51, 1225–1232 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-020-01828-6

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