Scandium recovery method

A recovery method and process technology, which is applied to the field of high-efficiency recovery of scandium contained in nickel oxide ore, and can solve the problems of low grade nickel content

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-08-24
SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO LTD
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However, nickel oxide ore has not been industrially utilized as a nickel raw material for a long time due to the low grade of nickel contained in nickel oxide ore.
Therefore, the industrial recovery of scandium from nickel oxide ores has also been hardly studied.

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Embodiment 1

[0120] [Leaching process S1]

[0121]First, nickel oxide ore and concentrated sulfuric acid are put into an autoclave, and a slurry containing valuable metals such as scandium and nickel is generated at 245°C for 1 hour, and solid-liquid separation from the slurry contains various The leaching liquid and leaching residue of valuable metals.

[0122] [Neutralization process S2]

[0123] Calcium carbonate is then added to the leach liquor to obtain a neutralized precipitate and a neutralized liquor. The neutralized liquid contains valuable metals such as scandium and nickel, and the neutralized precipitate contains most of the impurities represented by aluminum.

[0124] [Vulcanization process S3]

[0125] Next, hydrogen sulfide gas is blown into the neutralized liquid to form sulfides from nickel, cobalt, and zinc, which are separated from the sulfided liquid.

[0126] [Ion exchange step S4]

[0127] [Adsorption step S41]

[0128] Slaked lime was added as a neutralizing a...

Embodiment 2

[0175] The same scandium oxide ore as in Example 1 above was leached, neutralized, and vulcanized by the same method as in Example 1 above to obtain a sulfide liquid with the composition shown in Table 7.

[0176] Composition of liquid after table 7 vulcanization

[0177] sc

Al

Fe

Th

U

14

2800

1000

0.2

0.7

[0178] (unit is mg / L)

[0179] Carry out ion exchange process and concentration process with the method identical with above-mentioned embodiment 1, redissolve the obtained scandium hydroxide with sulfuric acid, obtain chelating eluent hydroxide solution. Table 8 shows the results of analyzing the composition of the chelate eluent hydroxide solution.

[0180] The composition of table 8 chelating eluent hydroxide solution

[0181] sc

Al

Fe

Th

U

20

11

4

140

220

[0182] (unit is mg / L)

[0183] The chelated eluent hydroxide solution having the composition shown in Table 8 was us...

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Abstract

In order to recover high-quality scandium from nickel oxide ores efficiently, this method comprises: a leaching step (S1) for feeding Ni oxide ores and sulfuric acid into a pressure vessel, and subjecting the mixture to solid-liquid separation to form a leachate and a leach residue; a neutralization step (S2) for adding a neutralizing agent to the leachate, and thus forming a neutralization sediment and a post-neutralization fluid; a sulfurization step (S3) for adding a sulfurizing agent to the post-neutralization fluid, and separating the obtained mixture into Ni sulfide and a post-sulfurization fluid; an ion-exchange step (S4) for bringing the post-sulfurization fluid into contact with a chelating resin, making Sc adsorbed on the chelating resin, and forming an Sc eluate; a solvent extraction step (S6) for bringing the Sc eluate into contact with an extracting agent, adding a back-extraction agent to the extract, and thus forming back-extracted matter; and a roasting step (S8) for roasting the back-extracted matter, and thus forming Sc oxide. It is preferable that the method further includes, after the ion exchange step (S4), a concentration step (S5) for forming a sediment from the Sc eluate and dissolving the sediment in an acid, and includes, after the solvent extraction step (S6), an Sc precipitation step (S7) for dissolving the back-extracted matter in hydrochloric acid, adding oxalic acid to the obtained solution, and thus forming Sc oxalate crystals.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a method for recovering scandium, and in more detail relates to a method for efficiently recovering scandium contained in nickel oxide ore by using a chelating resin and solvent extraction with an acidic extractant. Background technique [0002] Scandium is very useful as an additive to high-strength alloys and as an electrode material for fuel cells. However, it is not widely used because of low production volume and high price. [0003] Nickel oxide ores such as laterite nickel ore and limonite contain trace amounts of scandium. However, nickel oxide ore has not been industrially utilized as a nickel raw material for a long time due to low nickel content in nickel oxide ore. Therefore, the industrial recovery of scandium from nickel oxide ores has hardly been studied. [0004] However, in recent years, the HPAL process in which nickel oxide ore and sulfuric acid are put into a pressurized vessel, heated to a high t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): C22B59/00C22B3/04C22B3/20C22B3/24C22B3/44
CPCC22B3/44C22B3/08C22B3/42C22B59/00C22B3/26Y02P10/20C22B21/0015C22B34/32
Inventor 桧垣达也尾崎佳智松本伸也松冈逸见永井秀昌永仓俊彦工藤敬司
Owner SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO LTD
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