Sulphuric acid pressure leaching of a limonitic laterite: Chemistry and kinetics

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 23-46

  Georgiou, D ^a   Papangelakis, V G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; IRON OXIDES; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; NICKEL; OXIDE MINERALS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REACTION KINETICS; SULFURIC ACID;

BATCH PRESSURE LEACHING METHOD; LIMONITIC LATERITES;

HYDROMETALLURGY;

EID: 0032097954     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0304-386x(98)00023-1     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. J.P. Golightly, Nickeliferous laterite deposits, Econ. Geol. 75 (1981) 710-735.
2. J.R. Boldt, The Winning of Nickel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Longmans Canada, 1967, 437-453.
3. W. Schellmann, Behavior of nickel, cobalt and chromium in ferruginous lateritic nickel ores, Bull. du BRGM, Section II 3 (1978) 275-282.
4. E. Krause, A. Singhal, B.C. Blakey, V.G. Papangelakis, D. Georgiou, Sulphuric acid leaching of nickeliferous laterites, in: W.C. Cooper, I. Mihaylov (Eds.), Hydrometallurgy and Refining of Nickel and Cobalt, CIM, Montreal, 1997, pp. 441-458.
5. M.E. Chalkley, I.L. Toirac, The acid pressure leach process for nickel and cobalt laterite: Part I. Review of operations at Moa, in: W.C. Cooper, I. Mihaylov (Eds.), Hydrometallurgy and Refining of Nickel and Cobalt, CIM, Montreal, 1997, pp. 341-353.
6. P.T. O'Kane, in: D.J. Evans, R.S. Shoemaker, H. Veltman (Eds.), International Laterite Symposium, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 19 to 21, 1979, pp. 503-523.
7. E.T. Carlson, C.S. Simons, in: P.B. Queneau (Ed.), Extractive Metallurgy of Copper, Nickel and Cobalt, Interscience Publishers, New York, NY, 1961, pp. 363-397.
8. D.D. MacDonald, P. Butler, Corrosion Sci. 13 (1973) 259-274.
9. B.C. Blakey, V.G. Papangelakis, in: G.W. Warren (Ed.), EPD Congress 1994, TMS Warrendale, PA, USA, 1994, pp. 3-19.
10. E.G. Chou, P.B. Queneau, R.S. Rickard, Met. Trans. B 8B (1977) 547-554.
11. S.I. Sobol, Rev. Tecnol. 4 (5) (1966) 3-19.
12. S.I. Sobol, Rev. Tecnol. 7 (1) (1969) 3-23.
13. D. Georgiou, Kinetics of Nickel Dissolution During Sulphuric Acid Pressure Leaching of a Limonitic Laterite, M.A.Sc. Thesis, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada, 1995, pp. 34-44 and 59-61.
14. V.J. Zatka, The Alkalimetric Determination of Free Acid in Leach Liquors (JRGRL, February 17, 1975, INCO private communication).
15. D. Georgiou, Transmission Electron Microscope Analysis of Inco's Lateritic Samples (JRGRL, April 1996, INCO private communication).
16. V.G. Papangelakis, D. Georgiou, D.H. Rubisov, Control of iron during sulphuric acid pressure leaching of limonitic laterites, in: J.E. Dutrizac, G.B. Harris (Eds.), Iron Control and Disposal, CIM, Montreal, 263-274, 1996.
17. O. Levenspiel, Chem. Reaction Engineering, Wiley, New York, 1962, 357-377.
18. J.M. Smith, Chem. Eng. Kinetics, McGraw Hill, New York, 1981, 642-645.
19. F. Habashi, Extractive Met. Gen. Principles, Chap. 8, Vol. 1, Gordon and Breach, New York, 1969, 154-155.
20. D. Filippou, G.P. Demopoulos, A reaction kinetic model for the leaching of industrial zinc ferrite particulates in sulphuric acid media, Canadian Met. Q. 31 (1) (1992) 41-54.
21. C.Y. Wen, Ind. Eng. Chem. 60 (9) (1968) 34-54.
22. M. Ishida, C.Y. Wen, AIChE J. 14 (2) (1968) 311-317.
23. E.E. Petersen, AIChE J. 3 (4) (1957) 443-448.
24. J. Szekely, Reactions between porous solids and gases, in: L. Lapidus, N.L. Amundson (Eds.), Chemical Reactor Theory: A Review, 1977, 269-312.
25. G. Gavalas, AIChE J. 26 (4) (1980) 577-585.
26. S.K. Bhatia, D.D. Perlmutter, AIChE J. 27 (2) (1981) 247-254.
27. J. Szekely, J. Evans, H.Y. Sohn, Gas-solid Reactions, Academic Press, New York, 1976, pp. 109 and 125.
28. J.W. Evans, S. Song, Met. Trans. 4 (1973) 1701-1707.