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Influence of Metallic Impurities on Solvent Extraction of Cobalt and Nickel from a Laterite Waste Liquor

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REWAS 2019

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Abstract

Limonite is the surface zone of lateritic ore and it was considered an ore waste. However, because of the demand, limonite is now considered an important resource of nickel and cobalt. The presence of impurities in the ore such as magnesium, manganese, and chromium makes it difficult for the recovery of nickel and cobalt. The separation of nickel and cobalt can be done by solvent extraction technique using Cyanex 272 as the extractant. In order to study the extraction of cobalt and nickel from a solution containing chromium, magnesium, and manganese, the pH range between 3.5 and 5.5 was investigated. However, precipitation of chromium, magnesium, manganese, and nickel was observed at pH 5.5. By increasing the pH value, the extraction of cobalt, magnesium, manganese, and chromium was increased. Nickel was not extracted during the study. It was not possible to obtain a solution containing only nickel or cobalt without the presence of the other metals in solution.

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Acknowledgements

Financial support for this study was supplied from the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), the Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq), and the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP—grant 2012/51871-9). The authors thank Ana Carolina Fadel Dalsin for her help on the project.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, R. Do Lago, 250, São Paulo, 05424-970, Brazil

    Paula Aliprandini, Mónica M. Jiménez Correa, Jorge A. Soares Tenório & Denise Crocce Romano Espinosa

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  1. Alfred University, Alfred, NY, USA

    Gabrielle Gaustad

  2. Gopher Resource, Eagan, MN, USA

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  3. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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  4. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

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  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

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  7. Umicore, Olen, Belgium

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  8. IND LLC, South Jordan, UT, USA

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  9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

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  10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA

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  11. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA

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  12. Johan Gadolin Process Chem Ctr, Abo Akademi University, Turku, Finland

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  13. ArcelorMittal Global R&D, Schererville, IN, USA

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Aliprandini, P., Jiménez Correa, M.M., Soares Tenório, J.A., Espinosa, D.C.R. (2019). Influence of Metallic Impurities on Solvent Extraction of Cobalt and Nickel from a Laterite Waste Liquor. In: Gaustad, G., et al. REWAS 2019. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10386-6_16

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