Nickel recovery from spent Raneynickel catalyst through dilute sulfuric acid leaching and soda ash precipitation

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 176, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 1122-1125

  Lee, Jin Young ^a   Rao, S Venkateswara ^b   Kumar, B Nagaphani ^b   Kang, Dong Jun ^c   Reddy, B Ramachandra ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c Korea Resources Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

H2SO4 leaching; Leach liquor purification; NiCO3; Spent Raneynickel catalyst

Indexed keywords

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; AL REMOVAL; DILUTE SULFURIC ACID; HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESS; LEACH LIQUOR PURIFICATION; LEACH LIQUORS; MARGINAL EFFECTS; NI CONTENT; NICKEL CARBONATE; NICKEL LOSS; NICKEL RECOVERY; NICO3; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; REACTION TIME; SODA ASH; SPENT CATALYST; SPENT RANEYNICKEL CATALYST;

ALKALINITY; ALUMINUM; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; DRUG PRODUCTS; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; LEACHING; METAL REFINING; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PURIFICATION; SODIUM; SULFURIC ACID;

METAL RECOVERY;

ACID; ALUMINUM; METAL; NICKEL; SODIUM CARBONATE; SULFURIC ACID;

ALUMINUM; CARBONATE; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DILUTION; NICKEL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFURIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUSTRY; LEACHING; LIQUID; METALLURGY; PH; PRECIPITATION; REACTION TIME; SOLID; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NICKEL; SOLUBILITY; SULFURIC ACIDS;

EID: 74449083357     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.11.137     Document Type: Article

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