Production of high purity cobalt oxalate from spent ammonia cracker catalyst

被引:15
作者
Sadanandam, R. [1 ]
Fonseca, M. F. [1 ]
Srikant, K. [1 ]
Sharma, A. K. [1 ]
Tangri, S. K. [1 ]
Suri, A. K. [1 ]
机构
[1] Bhabha Atom Res Ctr, Mat Grp, Hydromet Sect, Bombay 400085, Maharashtra, India
关键词
spent ammonia cracker catalyst; cobalt; D2EHPA; TBP; solvent extraction; ion exchange;
D O I
10.1016/j.hydromet.2007.11.003
中图分类号
TF [冶金工业];
学科分类号
0806 ;
摘要
A process was developed to produce > 99.9% pure cobalt oxalate from spent ammonia cracker catalyst pellets containing similar to 20% Co generated at heavy water plants. A pilot plant for producing kilograms of cobalt oxalate of required purity has been set up. The process consists of leaching, oxidation, solvent extraction, ion exchange and oxalate precipitation. The major impurities present in the leach liquor after nitric acid oxidation were Fe3+, Al3+ and Ni2+. Fe3+ and Al3+ were separated from the leach liquor by using a solvent extraction (SX) process employing a mixed extractant system consisting of D2EHPA and TBP. Ni2+ was separated by ion exchange (IX) employing Dowex M4195 resin. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All fights reserved.
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页码:28 / 34
页数:7
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