Laterite ore processing with hydrogen via mild chemical pressure leaching or bioleaching

IF 4.8 2区材料科学 Q1 METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING

Hydrometallurgy Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.hydromet.2025.106447

Axel Schippers, Stefanie A. Hetz, Christian Ostertag-Henning

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Abstract

Limonitic laterites consist of a high amount of iron oxides/hydroxides, such as goethite and hematite, being recalcitrant in hydrometallurgical processing for nickel and cobalt recovery. High pressure acid leaching (HPAL) is the currently most applied processing technology for limonitic laterites. Still, research is ongoing to develop technologies with less energy consumption and a lower carbon footprint. Among these, chemical leaching under mild conditions and bioleaching were investigated, as well as using hydrogen gas as a reductant. In this study, these approaches were combined. Bioleaching of laterite ore using hydrogen was shown for the first time, and anaerobic batch incubation with Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans showed that bioleaching with hydrogen was as efficient in metal extraction as with addition of elemental sulfur. Chemical laterite leaching with hydrogen under pressure at 50 bar and ambient temperature also succeeded in metal extraction; however, the leaching efficiency strongly depended on the laterite mineralogical composition.

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Hydrometallurgy 工程技术-冶金工程

CiteScore

9.50

自引率

6.40%

发文量

144

审稿时长

3.4 months

期刊介绍： Hydrometallurgy aims to compile studies on novel processes, process design, chemistry, modelling, control, economics and interfaces between unit operations, and to provide a forum for discussions on case histories and operational difficulties. Topics covered include: leaching of metal values by chemical reagents or bacterial action at ambient or elevated pressures and temperatures; separation of solids from leach liquors; removal of impurities and recovery of metal values by precipitation, ion exchange, solvent extraction, gaseous reduction, cementation, electro-winning and electro-refining; pre-treatment of ores by roasting or chemical treatments such as halogenation or reduction; recycling of reagents and treatment of effluents.