Metal recovery from spent hydrodesulfurization catalysts using a combined acid-leaching and electrolysis process.
Metal recovery from spent hydrodesulfurization catalysts using a combined acid-leaching and electrolysis process.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.10.061
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发表时间:
2008-06
影响因子:
13.6
通讯作者:
Yi‐Chieh Lai;Wen‐Jhy Lee;Kuo-Lin Huang;Chu Wu
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作者:
Yi‐Chieh Lai;Wen‐Jhy Lee;Kuo-Lin Huang;Chu Wu
This study focuses on recovering valuable metals from spent hydrodesulfurization (HDS) catalysts using a combined acid-leaching and fluidized-bed electrolysis process. The electrolytic cell was equipped with a glass bead medium, an iridium oxide mesh anode, and a stainless steel plate cathode. An acid solution consisting of concentrated HNO3/H2SO4/HCl with a volume ratio of 2:1:1 was found to be better than the other tested solution (HNO3/H2SO4=1:1) to leach the metals. For the three-acid mixture, the best solid/liquid ratio and leaching time were 40g/L and 1h, respectively, at 70°C; under this condition, the leaching yields of target metals (Mo, Ni, and V) in the 1st stage of leaching reached 90, 99, and 99%, respectively, much higher than those in the 2nd/3rd/4th stages. When this acid leachate was electrolyzed for 2h at 2A constant current (current density=∼35.7mA/cm2), a stable cell voltage of 5V was observed. The electrolytic recoveries of Mo, Ni, and V were ∼15, 61, and 66%, respectively, but extending the electrolysis time from 2 to 4h did not increase the recoveries. For this operation, the total recoveries (leaching yield×electrolytic recovery) of Mo, Ni, and V were ∼14, 60, and 65%, respectively.