{"title":"The role of mechanical activation on atmospheric leaching of a lateritic nickel ore","authors":"Huseyin Basturkcu , Neset Acarkan , Eberhard Gock","doi":"10.1016/j.minpro.2017.04.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>The effect of mechanical activation on the atmospheric pressure leaching of a lateritic nickel ore was investigated to develop a superior alternative. Under the influence of mechanical activation, certain physico-chemical changes were observed. Accelerated leaching kinetics and less </span>sulfuric acid consumption were found as the most beneficial effects of mechanical activation. 80.6% Ni and 84.5% Co in leach were obtained with the mechanically activated sample after 2</span> <!-->h of leaching in 30% H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> at 85<!--> <!-->°C and 1/2.5 solid/liquid ratio (w/w). When non-activated sample was leached under the same conditions, similar metal extractions could be obtained after 8<!--> <span>h of leaching. Finally, a process flow sheet<span> was developed including mechanical activation of the laterite, agitation leaching, iron precipitation step, and nickel-cobalt solvent extraction.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":14022,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mineral Processing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2017-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.minpro.2017.04.001","citationCount":"33","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Mineral Processing","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301751617300698","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"Earth and Planetary Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The effect of mechanical activation on the atmospheric pressure leaching of a lateritic nickel ore was investigated to develop a superior alternative. Under the influence of mechanical activation, certain physico-chemical changes were observed. Accelerated leaching kinetics and less sulfuric acid consumption were found as the most beneficial effects of mechanical activation. 80.6% Ni and 84.5% Co in leach were obtained with the mechanically activated sample after 2 h of leaching in 30% H2SO4 at 85 °C and 1/2.5 solid/liquid ratio (w/w). When non-activated sample was leached under the same conditions, similar metal extractions could be obtained after 8 h of leaching. Finally, a process flow sheet was developed including mechanical activation of the laterite, agitation leaching, iron precipitation step, and nickel-cobalt solvent extraction.
期刊介绍:
International Journal of Mineral Processing has been discontinued as of the end of 2017, due to the merger with Minerals Engineering.
The International Journal of Mineral Processing covers aspects of the processing of mineral resources such as: Metallic and non-metallic ores, coals, and secondary resources. Topics dealt with include: Geometallurgy, comminution, sizing, classification (in air and water), gravity concentration, flotation, electric and magnetic separation, thickening, filtering, drying, and (bio)hydrometallurgy (when applied to low-grade raw materials), control and automation, waste treatment and disposal. In addition to research papers, the journal publishes review articles, technical notes, and letters to the editor..