Recovery of Ni matte from Ni-bearing electroplating sludge.
J Environ Manage
; 326(Pt A): 116744, 2023 Jan 15.
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ABSTRACT
In this study, a novel process for the recovery of Ni from Ni-bearing electroplating sludge (ES) is proposed, which involves the carbothermic reduction stage and smelting stage. In the reduction stage, the CaSO4, Fe2O3, and NiO in the ES were reduced by carbon at 1000 °C, and the Ni3S2 and Fe4Ni5S8(Ni-rich phases) were generated. After that, the reduced ES was mixed with SiO2 and smelted at 1500 °C. During the smelting stage, Ni3S2 and Fe4Ni5S8 were melted to form liquid Ni-Fe-S matte and separated from the molten slag by gravity. Finally, 58.5%Ni-13.8%Fe-27.7%S (in weight) matte and vitrified slag were obtained. The recovery ratio of Ni (97.2%) was much higher than that of Fe (14.7%). Besides, the Ni/Fe mass ratio of the ES was 0.7, while the ratio of the prepared matte was about 4.2. Therefore, the selective recovery of Ni was achieved. The obtained Ni matte can be used as the raw material for pure Ni or Ni-bearing chemicals.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sewage
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Electroplating
Language:
En
Journal:
J Environ Manage
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China