Chloride-Enhanced Chalcopyrite Leaching Under Controlled Electrochemical Potential and Mechanical Activation
摘要
The dissolution behavior of chalcopyrite concentrate was investigated through the combined effects of chloride ions, electrochemical potential control, and mechanical activation. A Taguchi mixed-level design was employed to evaluate the influence of NaCl concentration, H₂SO₄ concentration, and temperature, with solution potential maintained between 420 and 440 mV using Fe²⁺/Fe³⁺ and H₂O₂. Both signal-to-noise (S/N) analysis and ANOVA identified sulfuric acid concentration as the most significant factor, while temperature and chloride concentration also contributed to copper recovery. Under optimized conditions (25 g/l NaCl, 0.4 M H₂SO₄, 80 °C), a maximum recovery of 56.2% was achieved within 8 h. Mechanical activation (4 h, 750 rpm) further enhanced copper leaching, and integration with chloride-assisted, potential-controlled conditions yielded a recovery of 73.1%. These results demonstrate that combining potential control, chloride addition, and particle size reduction provides a synergistic effect that substantially improves chalcopyrite leaching efficiency.