Rapid Dissolution of Pt-Rh Alloys by Chlorination in Aqueous Solution
Received:May 12, 2021   Revised:May 30, 2021   Accepted:June 01, 2021      Published Online:August 27, 2021
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DOI:doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7545.2021.09.010
KeyWord:platinum; rhodium; recovery; hydrometallurgy; aqua regia; chlorine; ionic liquid
                    
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QIN Zhao 重庆大学化学化工学院
WANG Dan 重庆大学化学化工学院
ZHU Zu-tao 重庆大学化学化工学院
ZHANG Chao-gang 重庆大学化学化工学院
WU Bao-an 国家仪表功能材料工程技术研究中心重庆材料研究院有限公司
TANG Hui-yi 国家仪表功能材料工程技术研究中心重庆材料研究院有限公司
LUO Feng-lan 国家仪表功能材料工程技术研究中心重庆材料研究院有限公司
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Abstract:
      In China, aqua regia, a process of wet process, is mainly used to recover platinum group metals (PGMs). However, due to its disadvantages of longer dissolution time and higher dissolution temperature, this process needs to be further optimized. Using Pt-Rh alloys powder (containing about 10% Rh and 90% Pt) as raw material, chlorine gas was added into traditional solution system of aqua regia in a self-made reactor to improve oxidizing ability of Pt-Rh alloys. By adding iron based ionic liquid to enrich reaction products of PtCl62- and RhCl63-, rapid dissolution of Pt-Rh alloy at low temperature was realized. Effects of aqua regia composition, L/S, chlorine consumption, reaction temperature and ionic liquid dosage on dissolution rate of Pt-Rh alloys were investigated. The results show that solution time of Pt-Rh alloys is shortened to 1.52 h under the optimal reaction conditions. Purity of platinum and rhodium is more than 99.95%, and recoveries are 99.2% and 98.6%, respectively. Therefore, dissolution efficiency rises by about 78.29% after traditional process was improved. This study has great potential for industrial application.
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