Intensification of precipitation of gibbsite from seeded caustic sodium aluminate liquor by seed activation and addition of crown ether

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 107-116

  Zeng, Jishu ^a   Yin, Zhoulan ^a   Chen, Qiyuan ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Precipitation rate; Seed activation; Sodium aluminate

Indexed keywords

CROWN ETHERS; DESORPTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GIBBSITE; PRECIPITATION RATE; SEED ACTIVATION; SODIUM ALUMINATE;

MINERALOGY;

EID: 34548502271     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Addai-Mensah J., Dawe J., Hayes R., Prestidge C., and Ralston J. The unusual colloid stability of gibbsite at high pH. Journal of colloid and interface science 203 (1998) 115-121
2. Anjier, J.L., Breuer, R.G., Butler, H.L., 1986. Utilization of partially calcined alumina as precipitation aid in the Bayer process. US patent, 4, 568,527.
3. 3. Journal of Crystal Growth 200 (1999) 558-564
4. Chen F., Zhang B., Bi S., and Xie Y. Effect of anionics-oily additive on seed precipitation from sodium aluminate solution. Journal of Northeastern University. Natural Science Ed 25 6 (2004) 606-609
5. Chen Q., Yin J., and Yin Z. Effect of mechanically activated seeds on the agglomeration process of supersaturated sodium aluminate liquors. Light Metals (2007) 157-161
6. Coyne J.F., Wainwright M.S., Cant N.W., and Grocott S.C. Adsorption of hydroxyorganic compounds on alumina trihydrate. Light Metals (1994) 39-45
7. David R., Paulaimea A.M., Espitalier F., and Rouleau L. Modeling of multiple mechanism agglomeration in a crystallization process. Powder Technology 130 (2003) 338-344
8. Fleming S., Rohl A., Lee M., Gale J., and Parkinson G. Atomistic modeling of gibbsite: surface structure and morphology. Journal of Crystal growth 209 (2000) 159-166
9. Gerson A.R. The role of fuzzy interfaces in the nucleation, growth and agglomeration of aluminum hydroxide in concentrated caustic solutions. Progress in Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials 43 (2001) 187-220
10. Halfon A., and Kaliaguine S. Alumina trihydrate crystallization. Part 1. Secondary nucleation and growth rate kinetics. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 54 6 (1976) 160-167
11. Harris D.R., Keir R.I., Prestidge C.A., and Thomas J.C. A dynamic light scattering investigation of nucleation and growth in supersaturated alkaline sodium aluminate solutions (synthetic Bayer liquors). Colloids and Surfaces, A, Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 154 (1999) 343-352
12. Hiemstra T., Yong H., and Van Riemsdijk W.H. Interfacial charging phenomena of aluminum (hydr-)oxides. Langmuir 15 (1999) 5942-5955
13. Ilievski D. Development and application of a constant supersaturation, semi-batch crystalliser for investigating gibbsite agglomeration. Journal of Crystal Growth 233 (2001) 846-862
14. Ilievski D., and Livk I. An agglomeration efficiency model for gibbsite precipitation in a turbulently stirred vessel. Chemical Engineering Science 61 (2006) 2010-2022
15. Ilievski D., Rudman M., and Metcalfe G. The separate roles of shear rate and mixing on gibbsite precipitation. Chemical Engineering Science 56 (2001) 2521-2530
16. Irangu J.K., and Jordan R.B. Copper-63 NMR line width study of the copper (I)-acetonitrile system. Inorganic Chemistry 42 12 (2003) 3934-3942
17. Li D., Bi S., Yang Y., and Fu. A kind of activity seed used for the precipitation of sodium-aluminate liquor. Light Metals 5 (1997) 97-100
18. 3 crystals from supersaturated caustic aluminate solutions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 224 (2000) 317-324
19. Misra C. Industrial Alumina Chemicals. American Chemical Society Monograph (1986) Washington DC
20. Owen, D.O., Davis, D.C., 1988. Use of surfactants in alumina precipitation in the Bayer process. US patent, 4,737,352.
21. Paulaime A.M., Seyssiecq I., and Veesler S. The influence of organic additives on the crystallization and agglomeration of gibbsite. Powder Technology 130 (2003) 345-351
22. Pedersen C.J. Cyclic polyethers and their complexes with metal salts. Journal of the American Chemical Society 89 (1967) 7017-7036
23. Roe, W.J., Perisho, J.L., 1986. Use of polymers in alumina precipitation in the Bayer process of bauxite beneficiation. US patent, 4,608,237.
24. Sakamoto K., Kanahara M., and Matsushita K. Agglomeration of crystalline particles of gibbsite during the precipitation in sodium aluminate solution. Energies: Journal of the solar energy society of American 2 (1976) 149-162
25. 3 crystals in Bayer liquors: influence of the process parameters. Chemical Engineering Science 53 12 (1998) 2177-2185
26. Seyssiecq I., Veesler S., Mangin D., Klein J.P., and Boistelle R. Modeling gibbsite agglomeration in a constant supersaturation crystallizer. Chemical Engineering Science 55 (2000) 5565-5578
27. 3- exist in solution?. Talanta 70 4 (2006) 761-765
28. Smith P.G., Watling H.R., and Crew P. The effects of model organic compounds on gibbsite crystallization from alkaline aluminate solutions: polyols. Colloids and Surfaces. A, Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 111 (1996) 119-130
29. Sweegers C., de Conincka H.C., Meekesa H., van Enckevorta W.J.P., Hiralalb I.D.K., and Rijkeboer A. Morphology, evolution and other characteristics of gibbsite crystals grown from pure and impure aqueous sodium aluminate solutions. Journal of Crystal Growth 233 (2001) 567-582
30. van Bronswijk W., Watling H.R., and Yu Z. A study of the adsorption of acyclicpolyols on hydrated alumina. Colloids and Surfaces. A, Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 157 (1999) 85-99
31. Wang Y. Mechanism of second nucleation in sodium aluminate liquor. Light metals 4 (1990) 15-29 (in Chinese)
32. Watts H.L., and Utley D.W. Volumetric analysis of sodium aluminate solutions. Analytical chemistry 25 6 (1953) 864-867
33. Watling H. Gibbsite crystallization inhibition 2. Comparative effects of selected alditols and hydroxycarboxylic acids. Hydrometallurgy 55 (2000) 289-309
34. Wu Y., Yu H., Yang Y., and Bi S. Effects of additives on agglomeration and secondary nucleation in seed precipitation in sodium aluminate solution. Journal of chemical Industry and Engineering (China) 56 12 (2005) 2434-2439
35. 3 seed and its effect on precipitation of sodium aluminate liquors. The Chinese Journal of Nonferrous Metals 10 6 (2000) 896-898 (In Chinese)
36. Xie Y., Lu Z., Bi S., Zhao Q., Wang X., Jiang X., and Yang H. The Seeded Precipitation of Supersaturated Sodium Aluminate Liquors (2003), Metallurgical Industry Press, Beijing (Chapter 8) (In Chinese)
37. Yin J., Li J., Zhang Y., Chen Q., and Yin Z. Effects of monohydroxy-alcohol additives on the seeded agglomeration of sodium aluminate liquors. Light Metals (2006) 153-157
38. Yang Z. Production technology of alumina. Second Ed (1993), Metallurgical industry press, Beijing (In Chinese)
39. Zhao S., Bi S., Yang Y., and Xie Y. Effect of additives on particle size and strength of aluminum hydroxide decomposed with seed crystal used. Journal of Northeastern University. Natural Science Ed 24 10 (2003) 939-941