Study on Leaching of Low-Grade Uranium Mines
Received:March 21, 2019  Revised:March 25, 2019
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DOI:doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7545.2019.08.010
KeyWord:low-grade uranium ore; leaching; sulfuric acid; mechanism
                       
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Rao Miaomiao 东华理工大学核资源与环境国家重点实验室
Zhou Zhongkui 东华理工大学核资源与环境国家重点实验室
Zheng Lili 东华理工大学核资源与环境国家重点实验室
Ge Yubo 东华理工大学核资源与环境国家重点实验室
Sun Zhanxue 东华理工大学核资源与环境国家重点实验室
Xu Lingling 东华理工大学核资源与环境国家重点实验室
Chen Gongxin 东华理工大学核资源与环境国家重点实验室
Gao Xu 东华理工大学核资源与环境国家重点实验室
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Abstract:
      Based on analysis of mineralogical properties of low-grade refractory uranium ore, effects of concentration of sulfuric acid, iron concentration and temperature on uranium leaching were carried out. Changes of phase and morphology during uranium leaching were analyzed by XRD and SEM. The mechanism of sulfuric acid and oxidant Fe3+ on leaching of low-grade refractory uranium were revealed. The results show that uranium leaching rate is 98.38% under the conditions including temperature of 45 ℃, leaching time of 48 h, sulfuric acid concentration of 214.5 g/L, and Fe3+ concentration of 11.1 g/L. Increase of Fe3+ concentration can destroy gangue structure, and its oxidation reaction can accelerate leaching of uranium.
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