Abstract
Iron removal via jarosite precipitate formation is a commonly used technique in various hydrometallurgical processes. Excess iron removal often becomes essential to an overall metal recovery circuit. This is particularly important to processes involving iron-bearing minerals. A technique, which involved the use of pyrite to generate acid for leaching, for iron removal is critical to enabling the process. Iron removal using CaO or similar reagents is expensive and often results in lost product. In the present study, various compounds that facilitate jarosite formation, namely Na2SO4, NH4OH, KCl, and KOH, were utilized and their effect in precipitation was observed. Visual Minteq assisted simulations were run in order to evaluate favorable conditions for iron removal. Morphology and elemental composition of precipitates were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and the phase purity was identified using X-ray diffraction analysis.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-8-2021
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.3390/eng2040040
Funding Information
This research was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, grant number DE-FE0031827.
Repository Citation
Podder, Prasenjit; Zhang, Zongliang; Honaker, Rick Q.; Free, Michael L.; and Sarswat, Prashant K., "Evaluating and Enhancing Iron Removal via Filterable Iron Precipitates Formation during Coal-Waste Bioleaching" (2021). Mining Engineering Faculty Publications. 16.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/mng_facpub/16
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Eng, v. 2, issue 4.
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