Acidity Comparison Test on Acidified Uranium-bearing Residue
Received:August 31, 2012   Revised:September 04, 2012   Accepted:September 05, 2012      Published Online:February 19, 2013
View Full Text  View/Add Comment  Download reader
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7545.2013.03.009
KeyWord:uranium; acidification; acidity comparison; leaching rate; acid consumption rate
              
AuthorInstitution
zhaozhibin 东华理工大学水资源与环境工程学院
LI Jiang 东华理工大学
SUN Zhan-xue 东华理工大学
WANG Xue-gang 东华理工大学
SHI Wei-jun 东华理工大学
Hits: 2441
Download times: 2171
Abstract:
      The uranium-bearing residue from a uranium bioleaching column test was first acidified and aged with 100, 150, 200 g/L sulfuric acid, and then was sprayed for 20 hours per day in column with the spraying rate of 5%~10%. The results show that after two rounds of acidification and leaching for 38 days, the total uranium recovery rates are 22.2%, 28.1% and 33.8%, respectively. The uranium leaching rates calculated from slag are 29.55%, 32.96% and 40.03%, respectively, and the acid consumption rates are 0.23%, 0.62% and 0.85%, respectively. The acidity of 200 g/L is recommended for acidification for the better economic benefits.
Close