Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects of the calcium and magnesium removal technology in the prior art, the invention respectively removes nickel, copper, manganese, zinc, iron, lead, calcium and magnesium ions in the solution by using leaching control and an extraction method, and performs nickel-cobalt separation to obtain a qualified cobalt sulfate solution so as to meet the requirement of producing a cobalt sulfate product.
The purpose of the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:
a method for preparing a cobalt sulfate solution, characterized by comprising the steps of:
(1) Leaching the nickel cobalt hydroxide material by concentrated sulfuric acid and water, and filtering to obtain nickel cobalt sulfate leaching solution with cobalt ion concentration of 2-6 g/L and leaching residues;
(2) Adding sulfonated kerosene into P204, then adding NaOH solution, adjusting the hydrogen ion concentration of the P204 added with the sulfonated kerosene from 0.5 mol/L-0.6 mol/L to 0.2 mol/L-0.3 mol/L, and separating phases to obtain a P204 sodium soap organic phase;
(3) Reacting the P204 sodium soap organic phase with a nickel cobalt sulfate leaching solution, and then extracting and splitting the phases to obtain a P204 loaded organic phase and a nickel sulfate solution containing high cobalt and magnesium;
(4) Washing the P204 loaded organic phase with dilute hydrochloric acid at normal temperature to obtain a nickel-washed P204 loaded organic phase and a nickel washing solution;
(5) Carrying out back extraction on the P204 loaded organic phase after nickel washing by using hydrochloric acid to obtain a chloride salt back extraction solution with nickel, cobalt and magnesium removed;
(6) Adding sulfonated kerosene into the C272, adding NaOH solution, adjusting the hydrogen ion concentration of the C272 added with the sulfonated kerosene from 0.5mol/L to 0.6mol/L to 0.2mol/L to 0.3mol/L, and performing phase separation to obtain a C272 sodium soap organic phase;
(7) Reacting the C272 sodium soap organic phase with a nickel sulfate solution containing high cobalt and magnesium, and then extracting and splitting the phases to obtain a C272 loaded organic phase and a nickel-containing raffinate;
(8) Washing the C272 loaded organic phase with dilute sulfuric acid to obtain a washed C272 loaded organic phase and a washing phase;
(9) And (4) washing and back-extracting the washed C272 loaded organic phase by using sulfuric acid to obtain a cobalt sulfate back-extraction solution.
The preparation method of the cobalt sulfate solution is characterized in that the cobalt nickel hydroxide material in the step (1) comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 25 to 35 percent of Ni, 2.0 to 3.5 percent of Co, 0.01 to 0.03 percent of Cu, 3.0 to 5.0 percent of Mn, 2.5 to 4.5 percent of Mg2, 0.0003 percent of Cd, 0.01 to 0.025 percent of Na and 45 percent of water; the leaching process conditions are as follows: the leaching pH is 3.5-4.0, the leaching temperature is 60-80 ℃, and the leaching time is 1.5-2.5 h.
The preparation method of the cobalt sulfate solution is characterized in that the mass percentage concentration of the concentrated sulfuric acid in the step (1) is 93-98%; the mass percentage concentration of the NaOH solution in the step (2) and the NaOH solution in the step (6) is 25-30%.
The preparation method of the cobalt sulfate solution is characterized in that in the step (3), the P204 sodium soap organic phase is reacted with the nickel cobalt sulfate leaching solution, and then the phase separation is carried out after 6-9 levels of countercurrent extraction is carried out at 30-40 ℃; the ratio of the P204 sodium soap organic phase to the nickel sulfate cobalt leaching solution is (1-2): 1.
The preparation method of the cobalt sulfate solution is characterized in that in the step (4), the P204 loaded organic phase is subjected to 7-10 stages of countercurrent washing by dilute hydrochloric acid with the concentration of 1.0-2.0 mol/L at normal temperature.
The preparation method of the cobalt sulfate solution is characterized in that hydrochloric acid with the concentration of 2-4 mol/L is used for carrying out back extraction on the P204 loaded organic phase after nickel washing in the step (5), and the phase ratio of the P204 loaded organic phase after nickel washing to the hydrochloric acid solution with the concentration of 2-4 mol/L is (10-15): 1.
The preparation method of the cobalt sulfate solution is characterized in that in the step (7), the C272 sodium soap organic phase is reacted with a nickel sulfate solution containing high cobalt and magnesium, and then the phase separation is carried out after 6-10 levels of countercurrent extraction is carried out at the temperature of 30-40 ℃; the phase ratio of the C272 sodium soap organic phase to the nickel sulfate solution containing high cobalt and magnesium is (1-2): 1.
The method for preparing a cobalt sulfate solution is characterized in that in the step (8), the C272 loaded organic phase is washed by 7-10 stages with dilute sulfuric acid with the concentration of 1.0-2.0 mol/L.
The preparation method of the cobalt sulfate solution is characterized in that in the step (9), the washed C272 loaded organic phase is washed by 6-10 grades with sulfuric acid with the concentration of 0.1-0.4 mol/L, and the phase ratio of the washed C272 loaded organic phase to the sulfuric acid with the concentration of 0.1-0.4 mol/L is (15-30): 1; and (3) carrying out 6-10 grade countercurrent back extraction on the washed C272 loaded organic phase by using sulfuric acid with the concentration of 1.0-2.0 mol/L, wherein the phase ratio of the washed C272 loaded organic phase to the sulfuric acid with the concentration of 1.0-2.0 mol/L is (15-30): 1.
The invention has the beneficial technical effects that: the invention circularly leaches the cobalt nickel hydroxide material by using the concentrated sulfuric acid, can promote the leaching efficiency of cobalt, forbids the addition of sodium sulfite and improves the working environment. The invention uses extraction method to separate cobalt and magnesium, which replaces sodium fluoride to remove calcium and magnesium. The sequence of extracting metals by using an extracting agent P204 is that impurities such as copper, zinc, manganese, calcium, magnesium and the like in a solution are separated from a leaching solution of a nickel cobalt hydroxide material, and a nickel washing section is arranged in the P204 extraction process to ensure that nickel and cobalt are remained in a raffinate as much as possible, so that the recovery of nickel and cobalt is facilitated. And then analyzing nickel, magnesium and cobalt by using C272, and in the process of extracting by using C272, arranging a nickel washing section and a magnesium washing section to ensure that the finally back-extracted loaded organic contains no nickel and magnesium ions as much as possible, firstly separating nickel into raffinate, then washing magnesium, and finally back-extracting to obtain a purer cobalt sulfate solution. And finally, the content of copper, zinc, manganese and calcium in the cobalt sulfate solution is lower than 0.004g/L, the content of nickel is lower than 0.05g/L, the content of magnesium is lower than 0.1g/L, and the quality of the produced cobalt sulfate product meets the requirement of industrial cobalt sulfate (GB/T26523-2011). The method has the advantages of obviously shortened process flow, simple and reliable operation, strong operability, good nickel and cobalt separation effect, good removal effect of various impurities such as copper, zinc, manganese, calcium, magnesium and the like, no introduction of new impurities and good economic value.
Detailed Description
A preparation method of a cobalt sulfate solution comprises the following steps:
(1) Leaching with concentrated sulfuric acid: the method comprises the steps of leaching a nickel cobalt hydroxide material by using concentrated sulfuric acid with the mass percentage concentration of 93-98%, wherein the purpose of leaching the nickel cobalt hydroxide material by using concentrated sulfuric acid is to promote the leaching rate of cobalt by using the concentrated sulfuric acid. The nickel hydroxide cobalt material comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 25 to 35 percent of Ni, 2.0 to 3.5 percent of Co, 0.01 to 0.03 percent of Cu, 3.0 to 5.0 percent of Mn, 2.5 to 4.5 percent of Mg2, 0.0003 percent of Cd, 0.01 to 0.025 percent of Na and 45 percent of water. The concentrated sulfuric acid leaching method comprises the following steps: directly adding a nickel cobalt hydroxide material into concentrated sulfuric acid, pulping the nickel cobalt hydroxide material by using water to adjust the pH value of the solution, controlling the pH value of a leaching end point to 3.5-4.0, controlling the leaching reaction temperature to be 60-80 ℃, controlling the total time of acid leaching reaction to be 1.5-2.5 h, and filtering to obtain a nickel cobalt sulfate leaching solution and leaching residues with the cobalt ion concentration of 2-6 g/L; and recycling the leaching slag with concentrated sulfuric acid. And (3) removing iron and lead from the nickel hydroxide cobalt material by adjusting the pH value in the concentrated sulfuric acid leaching process, removing copper, zinc, manganese and calcium by P204 extraction, and extracting and separating nickel and magnesium by C272 to obtain a qualified cobalt sulfate solution.
(2) Preparing an organic phase: p204 extraction separation of copper, manganese, zinc and calcium: adding sulfonated kerosene into P204 by taking the sulfonated kerosene as a diluent to ensure that the concentration of hydrogen ions in the P204 added with the sulfonated kerosene is 0.5-0.6 mol/L, then adding NaOH solution into the P204 added with the sulfonated kerosene for reaction for 5min to ensure that the concentration of the hydrogen ions in the P204 added with the sulfonated kerosene is adjusted from 0.5-0.6 mol/L to 0.2-0.3 mol/L, and carrying out phase separation to obtain a P204 sodium soap organic phase; the mass percentage concentration of the NaOH solution is 25-30%.
(3) Reacting a P204 sodium soap organic phase with a nickel sulfate cobalt leaching solution, performing 6-9 grade countercurrent extraction at 30-40 ℃, then splitting the phase, extracting copper, manganese, zinc and calcium into the organic phase, leaving nickel, cobalt and magnesium in a raffinate, performing open circuit on the raffinate, and splitting the phase to obtain a P204 loaded organic phase and a nickel sulfate solution containing high cobalt and magnesium; the ratio of the P204 sodium soap organic phase to the nickel sulfate cobalt leaching solution is (1-2): 1.
(4) Carrying out 7-10 grade countercurrent washing on the P204 loaded organic phase by using dilute hydrochloric acid with the concentration of 1.0-2.0 mol/L at normal temperature to remove nickel, so that nickel, cobalt and magnesium in the organic phase are transferred to the aqueous phase to be produced in a form of nickel chloride solution, merging the nickel chloride solution into an extraction feeding grade, and washing to obtain the nickel-washed P204 loaded organic phase and nickel washing liquid.
(5) Carrying out back extraction on the P204 loaded organic phase after nickel washing by using a hydrochloric acid solution with the concentration of 2-4 mol/L, producing copper, zinc, manganese and calcium in the organic phase in a chloride form to obtain a chloride back extraction solution with nickel, cobalt and magnesium removed, and opening a back extraction solution; the phase ratio of the P204 loaded organic phase after nickel washing to the hydrochloric acid solution with the concentration of 2-4 mol/L is (10-15): 1.
(6) C272 extraction separation of nickel, magnesium and cobalt: adding sulfonated kerosene into C272 by taking the sulfonated kerosene as a diluent, so that the concentration of hydrogen ions in the C272 after the sulfonated kerosene is added is 0.5-0.6 mol/L, then adding NaOH solution into the C272 after the sulfonated kerosene is added, so that the concentration of the hydrogen ions in the C272 after the sulfonated kerosene is added is adjusted from 0.5-0.6 mol/L to 0.2-0.3 mol/L, and carrying out phase separation to obtain a C272 sodium soap organic phase; the mass percentage concentration of the NaOH solution is 25-30%.
(7) Reacting C272 sodium soap organic phase with nickel sulfate solution containing high cobalt and magnesium, performing 6-10 grade countercurrent extraction at 30-40 ℃, then splitting the phase, extracting the cobalt and the magnesium into the organic phase, leaving the nickel in raffinate, performing open circuit on the raffinate, and splitting the phase to obtain a C272 loaded organic phase and nickel-containing raffinate; the phase ratio of the C272 sodium soap organic phase to the nickel sulfate solution containing high cobalt and magnesium is (1-2): 1.
(8) Washing the C272 loaded organic phase by using dilute sulfuric acid with the concentration of 1.0-2.0 mol/L for 7-10 levels, transferring the nickel in the organic phase to the aqueous phase to be produced in a nickel sulfate solution form, and merging the nickel into an extraction feeding level; washing to obtain a washed C272 loaded organic phase and a washed phase;
(9) And (3) carrying out 6-10 grade magnesium washing on the washed C272 loaded organic phase by using a sulfuric acid solution with the concentration of 0.1-0.4 mol/L, carrying the magnesium in the loaded organic phase into the magnesium washing solution, and opening a circuit, wherein the phase ratio of the washed C272 loaded organic phase to the sulfuric acid solution with the concentration of 0.1-0.4 mol/L is (15-30): 1. And (3) carrying out 6-10 grade countercurrent back extraction on the washed C272 loaded organic phase by using a sulfuric acid solution with the concentration of 1.0-2.0 mol/L at normal temperature, producing cobalt in the washed C272 loaded organic phase in the form of cobalt sulfate, and obtaining a cobalt sulfate back extraction solution for removing nickel, copper, iron, manganese, zinc, calcium and magnesium, wherein the phase ratio of the washed C272 loaded organic phase to the sulfuric acid solution with the concentration of 1.0-2.0 mol/L is (15-30): 1.
The extraction mechanism of the invention is as follows:
Ni(OH) 2 +H 2 SO 4 →NiSO 4 +H 2 O
Co(OH) 2 +H 2 SO 4 →CoSO 4 +2H 2 O
CoO(OH)+H 2 SO 4 (concentrated sulfuric acid) → CoSO 4 +O 2 ↑+H 2 O
HX+NaOH→Na 2 X+H 2 O (in the formula, HX represents P204 and C272)
NiX+M 2+ →MX+Ni 2+ (wherein M represents a metal to be extracted)
Example 1
Leaching the nickel cobalt hydroxide material by using concentrated sulfuric acid with the mass percentage concentration of 93%, wherein the liquid-solid mass ratio of the concentrated sulfuric acid to the nickel cobalt hydroxide material is 10:1, reacting for 30min. Pulping the nickel cobalt hydroxide material by using water, adjusting the pH value of the solution at 80 ℃, controlling the pH value of the leaching end point to be 3.5, controlling the total time of acid leaching reaction to be 1.5h, and filtering to obtain nickel cobalt sulfate leaching solution and leaching residues with the cobalt ion concentration of 4.25 g/L.
Sulfonated kerosene is used as a diluting agent, the sulfonated kerosene is added into P204, the concentration of hydrogen ions in the P204 after the sulfonated kerosene is added is 0.50mol/L, 10.0L of the P204 after the sulfonated kerosene is added into 260mL of NaOH solution with the mass percent concentration of 30 percent for reaction, phase separation is carried out after the reaction, and a P204 sodium soap organic phase and a water phase are obtained and are discharged out of a wastewater treatment system.
And (3) reacting the P204 sodium soap organic phase with 5L of nickel sulfate cobalt leaching solution, performing 9-stage countercurrent extraction, then separating the phases to obtain a P204 loaded organic phase and a nickel sulfate solution containing high cobalt and magnesium, and using the water phase after phase separation as a raw material for C272 extraction for later use.
Sulfonated kerosene is used as a diluent, the sulfonated kerosene is added into C272, the concentration of hydrogen ions in the C272 after the sulfonated kerosene is added is 0.50mol/L, 10.0L of the C272 after the sulfonated kerosene is added into 250mL of NaOH solution with the mass percent concentration of 30% for reaction, phase separation is carried out after the reaction, a C272 sodium soap organic phase and a water phase are obtained, and the water phase is discharged out of a wastewater treatment system.
The C272 sodium soap organic phase reacts with nickel sulfate solution containing high cobalt and magnesium, then phase separation is carried out, and a C272 loaded organic phase and nickel-containing raffinate are obtained after phase separation. And (3) washing the C272 loaded organic phase by 10 grades of dilute sulfuric acid with the concentration of 1.0mol/L, wherein the pH of an outlet is =4, and obtaining the washed C272 loaded organic phase and a washed phase after washing. And (3) carrying out 10-stage washing on the washed C272 loaded organic phase by using a sulfuric acid solution with the concentration of 0.15mol/L at normal temperature, carrying out phase separation, and opening a water phase.
Carrying out 6-stage countercurrent back extraction on the washed C272 loaded organic phase at normal temperature by using a sulfuric acid solution with the concentration of 1.0mol/L, wherein the phase ratio is 15: co:32.63g/L, ni:0.012g/L, cu:0.0028g/L, zn:0.00044g/L, mn:0.0009g/L, ca:0.0039g/L, mg:0.073g/L.
Example 2
Leaching the nickel cobalt hydroxide material by concentrated sulfuric acid with the mass percentage concentration of 95%, wherein the liquid-solid mass ratio of the concentrated sulfuric acid to the nickel cobalt hydroxide material is 10:1, reacting for 30min. Pulping the nickel cobalt hydroxide material by using water, adjusting the pH value of the solution at 75 ℃, controlling the pH value of the leaching end point to be 4.0, controlling the total time of acid leaching reaction to be 1.5h, and filtering to obtain nickel cobalt sulfate leaching solution and leaching residues with the cobalt ion concentration of 3.68 g/L.
Sulfonated kerosene is used as a diluent, the sulfonated kerosene is added into P204, the hydrogen ion concentration of the P204 added with the sulfonated kerosene is 0.55mol/L, 10.0L of the P204 added with the sulfonated kerosene is added with 300mL of NaOH solution with the mass percent concentration of 30% for reaction, phase separation is carried out, a P204 sodium soap organic phase and a water phase are obtained, and the water phase is discharged out of the wastewater treatment system.
And reacting the P204 sodium soap organic phase with 7.5L of nickel sulfate cobalt leaching solution, then carrying out phase separation to obtain a P204 loaded organic phase and a nickel sulfate solution containing high cobalt and magnesium, and using the water phase after phase separation as a raw material for C272 extraction for later use.
Sulfonated kerosene is used as a diluting agent, the sulfonated kerosene is added into C272, the concentration of hydrogen ions in the C272 after the sulfonated kerosene is added is 0.55mol/L, 10.0L of the C272 after the sulfonated kerosene is added into 280mL of NaOH solution with the mass percent concentration of 30% for reaction, phase separation is carried out after the reaction, and a C272 sodium soap organic phase and a water phase are obtained, and the water phase is discharged out of a wastewater treatment system.
The C272 sodium soap organic phase reacts with nickel sulfate solution containing high cobalt and magnesium, then phase separation is carried out, and a C272 loaded organic phase and nickel-containing raffinate are obtained after phase separation. And (3) washing the C272 loaded organic phase by 8-stage washing with dilute sulfuric acid with the concentration of 1.5mol/L, wherein the pH of an outlet is =4.5, and obtaining the washed C272 loaded organic phase and a washed phase after washing. And (3) carrying out 7-stage countercurrent washing on the washed C272 loaded organic phase at normal temperature by using a sulfuric acid solution with the concentration of 0.2mol/L, carrying out phase separation, and opening a water phase.
Carrying out 7-stage countercurrent back extraction on the washed C272 loaded organic phase at normal temperature by using a sulfuric acid solution with the concentration of 1.5mol/L, wherein the phase ratio is 20: co:30.74g/L, ni:0.023g/L, cu:0.0025g/L, zn:0.00052g/L, mn:0.0008g/L, ca:0.0032g/L, mg:0.083g/L.
Example 3
Leaching the nickel cobalt hydroxide material by using concentrated sulfuric acid with the mass percent concentration of 96%, wherein the liquid-solid mass ratio of the concentrated sulfuric acid to the nickel cobalt hydroxide material is 10:1, reacting for 30min. And then slurrying the nickel cobalt hydroxide material with water, adjusting the pH value of the solution at 60 ℃, controlling the pH value of the leaching end point to be 4.0, controlling the total time of acid leaching reaction to be 2.0h, and filtering to obtain nickel cobalt sulfate leaching solution and leaching slag with the cobalt ion concentration of 4.52 g/L.
Sulfonated kerosene is used as a diluent, the sulfonated kerosene is added into P204, the hydrogen ion concentration of the P204 added with the sulfonated kerosene is 0.60mol/L, 10.0L of the P204 added with the sulfonated kerosene is added with 300mL of NaOH solution with the mass percentage concentration of 30% for reaction, phase separation is carried out, a P204 sodium soap organic phase and a water phase are obtained, and the water phase is discharged out of the wastewater treatment system.
And (3) reacting the P204 sodium soap organic phase with 8L of nickel sulfate cobalt leaching solution, then carrying out phase separation to obtain a P204 loaded organic phase and a nickel sulfate solution containing high cobalt and magnesium, and using the water phase after phase separation as a raw material for C272 extraction for later use.
Sulfonated kerosene is used as a diluting agent, the sulfonated kerosene is added into C272, the concentration of hydrogen ions in the C272 after the sulfonated kerosene is added is 0.60mol/L, 10.0L of the C272 after the sulfonated kerosene is added into 300mL of NaOH solution with the mass percentage concentration of 30% for reaction, phase separation is carried out, a C272 sodium soap organic phase and a water phase are obtained after the phase separation, and the water phase is discharged out of a wastewater treatment system.
The C272 sodium soap organic phase reacts with nickel sulfate solution containing high cobalt and magnesium, then phase separation is carried out, and a C272 loaded organic phase and nickel-containing raffinate are obtained after phase separation. And (3) washing the C272 loaded organic phase by 8-stage washing with dilute sulfuric acid with the concentration of 1.5mol/L, wherein the pH of an outlet is =4.0, and obtaining the washed C272 loaded organic phase and a washed phase after washing. And (3) carrying out 7-stage countercurrent washing on the washed C272 loaded organic phase at normal temperature by using a sulfuric acid solution with the concentration of 0.3mol/L, carrying out phase separation, and opening a water phase.
Carrying out 6-stage countercurrent back extraction on the washed C272 loaded organic phase at normal temperature by using a sulfuric acid solution with the concentration of 1.5mol/L, wherein the phase ratio is 25: co:40.74g/L, ni:0.035g/L, cu:0.0015g/L, zn:0.0006g/L, mn:0.0007g/L, ca:0.0028g/L, mg:0.057g/L.
Example 4
Leaching the nickel cobalt hydroxide material by using concentrated sulfuric acid with the mass percent concentration of 98%, wherein the liquid-solid mass ratio of the concentrated sulfuric acid to the nickel cobalt hydroxide material is 10:1, reacting for 30min. And then slurrying the nickel cobalt hydroxide material with water, adjusting the pH value of the solution at 75 ℃, controlling the pH value of the leaching end point to be 4.0, controlling the total time of acid leaching reaction to be 2.0h, and filtering to obtain nickel cobalt sulfate leaching solution and leaching slag with the cobalt ion concentration of 5.6 g/L.
Sulfonated kerosene is used as a diluting agent, the sulfonated kerosene is added into P204, the concentration of hydrogen ions in the P204 after the sulfonated kerosene is added is 0.56mol/L, 10.0L of the P204 after the sulfonated kerosene is added into 280mL of NaOH solution with the mass percent concentration of 30 percent for reaction, phase separation is carried out after the reaction, and a P204 sodium soap organic phase and a water phase are obtained and are discharged out of a wastewater treatment system.
And (3) reacting the P204 sodium soap organic phase with 10L of nickel sulfate cobalt leaching solution, then carrying out phase separation to obtain a P204 loaded organic phase and a nickel sulfate solution containing high cobalt and magnesium, and using the water phase after phase separation as a raw material for C272 extraction for later use.
Sulfonated kerosene is used as a diluting agent, the sulfonated kerosene is added into C272, the concentration of hydrogen ions in the C272 after the sulfonated kerosene is added is 0.54mol/L, 10.0L of the C272 after the sulfonated kerosene is added into 280mL of NaOH solution with the mass percent concentration of 30% for reaction, phase separation is carried out after the reaction, and a C272 sodium soap organic phase and a water phase are obtained, and the water phase is discharged out of a wastewater treatment system.
The C272 sodium soap organic phase reacts with nickel sulfate solution containing high cobalt and magnesium, and then phase separation is carried out to obtain a C272 loaded organic phase and nickel-containing raffinate. And (3) washing the C272 loaded organic phase by 8-stage washing with dilute sulfuric acid with the concentration of 1.5mol/L, wherein the pH of an outlet is =4.5, and obtaining the washed C272 loaded organic phase and a washed phase after washing. And (3) washing the washed C272 loaded organic phase by using a sulfuric acid solution with the concentration of 0.30mol/L at normal temperature for 6-stage washing, carrying out phase separation, and opening a water phase.
Carrying out 6-stage countercurrent back extraction on the washed C272 loaded organic phase at normal temperature by using a sulfuric acid solution with the concentration of 2mol/L, wherein the phase ratio is 30: co:45.74g/L, ni:0.027g/L, cu:0.0009g/L, zn:0.0009g/L, mn:0.0008g/L, ca:0.0032g/L, mg:0.078g/L.