An Alternative Process for Leaching Chalcopyrite Concentrate in Nitrate-Acid-Seawater Media with Oxidant Recovery

An alternative copper concentrate leaching process using sodium nitrate and sulfuric acid diluted in seawater followed by gas scrubbing to recover the sodium nitrate has been evaluated. The work involved leaching test carried out under various condition by varying temperature, leaching time, particl...

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Published in:Metals (Basel ) 2020-04, Vol.10 (4), p.518
Main Authors: Castellón, César I., Hernández, Pía C., Velásquez-Yévenes, Lilian, Taboada, María E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical chemistry
Caustic soda
Chalcopyrite
Chemical elements
Chloride
Copper
Environmental impact
Gas scrubbing
Gases
Leaching
Mineralogy
Minerals
nitrate
Nitrates
Nitrogen dioxide
Oxidizing agents
Room temperature
Scanning electron microscopy
Seawater
Sodium
Sodium nitrite
Software
Sulfuric acid
Volumetric analysis
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Summary:An alternative copper concentrate leaching process using sodium nitrate and sulfuric acid diluted in seawater followed by gas scrubbing to recover the sodium nitrate has been evaluated. The work involved leaching test carried out under various condition by varying temperature, leaching time, particle size, and concentrations of NaNO3 and H2SO4. The amount of copper extracted from the chalcopyrite concentrate leached with seawater, 0.5 M of H2SO4 and 0.5 M of NaNO3 increased from 78% at room temperature to 91% at 45 °C in 96 h and 46 h of leaching, respectively. Gas scrubbing with the alkaline solution of NaOH was explored to recover part of the sodium nitrate. The dissolved salts were recovered by evaporation as sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite crystals.
ISSN:2075-4701
2075-4701
DOI:10.3390/met10040518