Oxidative Pressure Leaching of Nickel Sulfide Concentrate from Zambia
Received:July 08, 2019   Revised:July 22, 2019   Accepted:July 23, 2019      Published Online:September 23, 2019
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DOI:doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7545.2019.10.002
KeyWord:nickel sulfide concentrate; nickel; copper; iron; oxidative pressure leaching
        
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XIE Keng 北京矿冶科技集团有限公司
LIU Sanping 北京矿冶科技集团有限公司
WANG Haibei 北京矿冶科技集团有限公司
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Abstract:
      Nickel sulfide concentrate produced from copper-nickel ore in Zambia by flotation was treated by pressure hydrometallurgy. Leaching behaviors of nickel, copper and iron were studied. Effects of leaching temperature, sulfuric acid dosage, oxygen partial pressure, L/S and reaction time were investigated. Leaching rate of nickel and copper are both 99.5% above under the optimum conditions including temperature of 200℃, sulfuric acid dosage of 100 kg/t, oxygen partial pressure of 0.5 MPa, L/S=4/1, and reaction time of 3 h. Nickel extraction rises with increase of leaching temperature and oxygen partial pressure. It is feasible to leach nickel in a relatively shorter time under higher temperature and oxygen partial pressure. Leaching rate of nickel is about 99% after only 1.5 h with oxygen partial pressure rising to 0.8 MPa.
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