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Extraction of nickel from molybdenum leaching residue of metalliferous black shale by segregation roasting and acid leaching

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The recovery of nickel from molybdenum leach residue by the process of segregation roasting-sulfuric acid leaching-solvent extraction was investigated. The residue was characterized by microscopic investigations, using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) and X-ray diffractometry (XRD) techniques and the residue after segregation roasting was characterized by chemical phase analysis method. A series of experiments were conducted to examine the mass ratio of activated carbon (AC) to the residue, segregation roasting time and temperature, sulfuric acid concentration, liquid-to-solid ratio, leaching time, leaching temperature, addition amount of 30% H2O2, stirring speed (a constant) on the leaching efficiency of nickel. A maximum nickel leaching efficiency of 90.5% is achieved with the mass ratio of AC to the residue of 1:2.5, segregation roasting time of 2 h, segregation roasting temperature of 850 °C, sulfuric acid concentration of 4.5 mol/L, liquid-to-solid ratio of 6:1, leaching time of 5 h, leaching temperature of 80 °C, addition of 30% H2O2 of 0.6 mL for 1 g dry residue. Under these optimized conditions, the average leaching efficiency of nickel is 89.3%. The nickel extraction efficiency in the examined conditions is about 99.6%, and the nickel stripping efficiency in the examined conditions is about 99.2%.

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  1. School of Metallurgical Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

    Guang Chu  (楚广) & Tian-zu Yang  (杨天足)

  2. Hunan Research Institute of Nonferrous Metals, Changsha, 410015, China

    Si-jia Zhao  (赵思佳)

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Foundation item: Project(2007CB613604) supported by the National Basic Research Program of China

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Chu, G., Zhao, Sj. & Yang, Tz. Extraction of nickel from molybdenum leaching residue of metalliferous black shale by segregation roasting and acid leaching. J. Cent. South Univ. Technol. 19, 340–346 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-012-1010-9

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