Beneficiation in the mining industry or extractive metallurgy is any procedure that increases the economic value of ore by eliminating gangue. Aluminium and iron ore were studied for their extraction using various acids. Both organic as well as inorganic acids were used for these experiments. Citric acid, Oxalic acid, and sulfuric acid were used for leaching discretely, also Oxalic acid and Citric acid were used in combined form with 1:2 ratio for Aluminium. Similarly Hydrochloric acid, Nitric acid and Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) were used for Iron. Since Aluminium and iron are quite heavily used in various industries hence if we can find best solvent and optimum conditions for extraction of Aluminium and Iron more economically then the extracted aluminium and iron can furthermore be used in the alumina and hematite industries. It was observed that maximum percentage of aluminium was dissolved with Sulfuric Acid. Highest percentage of iron was solubilised with MIBK at lower temperatures and with Nitric acid at higher temperatures. Further it was found out that the extraction increases as the volume of solvent is increased.

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Hydrometallurgical Extraction for the Beneficiation of Iron and Aluminium from Their Ores

  • S. V. A. R. Sastry,
  • Shravan Kumar

摘要

Beneficiation in the mining industry or extractive metallurgy is any procedure that increases the economic value of ore by eliminating gangue. Aluminium and iron ore were studied for their extraction using various acids. Both organic as well as inorganic acids were used for these experiments. Citric acid, Oxalic acid, and sulfuric acid were used for leaching discretely, also Oxalic acid and Citric acid were used in combined form with 1:2 ratio for Aluminium. Similarly Hydrochloric acid, Nitric acid and Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) were used for Iron. Since Aluminium and iron are quite heavily used in various industries hence if we can find best solvent and optimum conditions for extraction of Aluminium and Iron more economically then the extracted aluminium and iron can furthermore be used in the alumina and hematite industries. It was observed that maximum percentage of aluminium was dissolved with Sulfuric Acid. Highest percentage of iron was solubilised with MIBK at lower temperatures and with Nitric acid at higher temperatures. Further it was found out that the extraction increases as the volume of solvent is increased.