Method for recovering nickel, cobalt and iron from laterite-nickel ores

A laterite nickel ore and slurry technology, applied in the field of hydrometallurgical process of laterite nickel ore, can solve the problems of high acid consumption, low nickel and cobalt leaching rate, high sulfuric acid consumption, etc., and achieve low operating cost, simple operation and maintenance, The effect of low investment cost

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-05-27
JINCHUAN GROUP LIMITED
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But this method has the following disadvantages and deficiencies: First, the time for leaching limonite under normal pressure is longer, usually more than 4 hours, so the required normal pressure leaching equipment is huge; the second is that the acid consumption is higher, and the total acid / ore=0.6 / 1. Although this acid consumption index is far lower than atmospheric acid leaching, it is much higher than high-pressure acid leaching; third, the amount of saprolite ore used is twice that of limonite, which also contradicts the ore belt composition of laterite ore , it is well known that in lateritic nickel deposits, the amount of limonite: the amount of saprolite ≥ 2:1
[0019] In short, in the above-mentioned invention patents of lateritic nickel ore wet smelting, the disadvantages of the high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL) process and the improved high-pressure acid leaching process are: complex high-temperature, high-pressure autoclaves and related equipment are required, and their installation and Both are expensive to maintain; the HPAL process consumes more sulfuric acid than is required to stoichiometrically dissolve the non-ferrous components of the ore; the HPAL process is limited to processing mainly limonite-type feedstock; the HPAL process operates at high pressure The kettle is prone to fouling, and needs to be shut down regularly for cleaning, and the operating rate is low
The disadvantages of the atmospheric pressure acid leaching process and the improved atmospheric pressure acid leaching process are: high sulfuric acid consumption; low nickel and cobalt leaching rates; long reaction time and huge equipment required
The common disadvantage of high-pressure acid leaching including improved high-pressure acid leaching process and atmospheric pressure acid leaching process including improved atmospheric pressure acid leaching process is that the amount of leaching slag is large, and it is a mixed slag of silicon and iron, so that the main component of laterite ore, iron, cannot Economical and effective development and utilization
Although the invention patent of CN102206749A mentions the recycling of leaching slag, since the silicon dioxide, iron oxide, goethite, etc. Simple magnetic separation and other methods separate them, so the economic benefits of the development and utilization of the above-mentioned leaching slag are very poor, and they can only be treated as waste solids, and even the leaching slag with a low nickel leaching rate must be treated as hazardous waste.

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[0033] The present invention will be further described below, as appended figure 1 Shown:

[0034] 1. Take and grind to -80 mesh 500Kg2 # Add 500Kg water to saprolite ore to make saprolite slurry, prepare 500Kg98% concentrated sulfuric acid for use;

[0035] 2. Strictly control the flow rate with a mortar pump and a concentrated sulfuric acid pump. After rapid mixing, the saprolite slurry and concentrated sulfuric acid are flowed into the double-screw pusher reactor. The entire reaction takes 12 minutes. After the reaction, the material is a loose honeycomb solid paste. ,stand-by;

[0036] 3. After cooling down, simply crush the reaction material of the crisp honeycomb solid paste and pour it into the water immersion tank, add 1500Kg of water, carry out the water dissolving step, and stir for about 30 minutes;

[0037] 4. Pump the water-soluble slurry into the plate and frame filter press for solid-liquid separation and filter residue washing, and the pH value ratio is cont...

Embodiment 2

[0051] 1. Take and grind to -80 mesh 500Kg5 # Add 500Kg water to saprolite ore to make saprolite slurry, prepare 450Kg98% concentrated sulfuric acid for use;

[0052] 2. Strictly control the flow rate with a mortar pump and a concentrated sulfuric acid pump. After rapid mixing, the saprolite slurry and concentrated sulfuric acid are flowed into the double-screw pusher reactor. The entire reaction takes 10 minutes, and the material after the reaction is a crisp honeycomb solid paste. ,stand-by;

[0053] 3. After cooling down, simply crush the reaction material of the crisp honeycomb solid paste and pour it into the water immersion tank, add 1500Kg of water, carry out the water dissolving step, and stir for about 30 minutes;

[0054] 4. Pump the water-soluble slurry into the plate and frame filter press for solid-liquid separation and filter residue washing, and the pH value ratio is controlled at 0.5; obtain 230Kg of normal pressure acid leaching filter residue (A2), 1500L of ...

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[0067] The normal-pressure acid leaching stage of the present embodiment is the same as that of Example 1, and in the pressure leaching stage, 1 # Sinka Limonite changed to 4 # Indonesian limonite.

[0068] Take 3000g4 # Limonite, add washing liquid (E1) 6000ml and be mixed with limonite slurry and move in the pressurized pipeline reactor, then add normal pressure acid leaching filtrate (B1) 3000ml in the pressurized pipeline reactor. After sealing the pressurized pipeline reactor, control the temperature and heat. When the temperature rises to 215°C, continue to heat at a constant temperature for 50 minutes, then stop heating and cool down. After cooling down to 80°C, remove the reaction slurry from the pressurized pipeline reactor for solid-liquid separation and wash the filter residue to obtain 2800g of pressurized leaching residue (C3), 7550ml of pressurized leaching solution (D3) and 4500ml of washing solution (F3). See Table 3-1, Table 3-2 and Table 3-3 for the compon...

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The invention relates to the technical field of a hydrometallurgy process of laterite-nickel ores and in particular relates to a method for recovering nickel, cobalt and iron from laterite-nickel ores. The method comprises the following steps: adding sufficient concentrated sulfuric acid to muck soil pulp to carry out reaction at a high temperature of 95-120 DEG C so as to dissolve most soluble nonferrous metals and soluble iron; carrying out solid-liquid separation to obtain atmospheric pressure leaching residues and atmospheric pressure leachate; proportionally adding the atmospheric pressure leachate and limonite pulp to a pressurized reactor to undergo pressure leaching at 195-240 DEG C; carrying out solid-liquid separation to obtain pressure leaching residues and pressure leachate; purifying the pressure leaching filtrate to recover nickel and cobalt; washing and then drying the pressure leaching residues to obtain fine iron powder products. The method has the advantages that the method can be used for simultaneously treating muck soil and limonite; the nickel and cobalt recovery rate is high; atmospheric pressure leaching equipment is small, is short in time and has high efficiency; waste residues are small in quantity and can be effectively utilized.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the hydrometallurgical process of lateritic nickel ore, in particular, it relates to carrying out sulfuric acid atmospheric pressure leaching of saprolite components of this ore and pressure leaching of limonite components with normal pressure leachate in the same process, Cost-effective recovery of part of the ore's silicon while recovering nickel, cobalt, iron and magnesium. Background technique [0002] Laterite ore is a nickel oxide ore formed by nickel-bearing peridotite after large-scale long-term weathering and leaching metamorphism in tropical or subtropical regions. Due to differences in geographical location, climatic conditions and weathering degrees, the types of laterite ore around the world are not completely the same People subjectively divide the laterite deposit into three layers from top to bottom, namely limonite layer, transitional layer and saprolite layer, in which limonite has fine particles, low ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): C22B3/08C22B23/00C01B33/12
CPCY02P10/20
Inventor 刘月悦陈学安刘玉强路八智孙渊君赵有刚王多江张连强陈小林王少华
Owner JINCHUAN GROUP LIMITED
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