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JP2017186198A
JP2017186198A JP2016076010A JP2016076010A JP2017186198A JP 2017186198 A JP2017186198 A JP 2017186198A JP 2016076010 A JP2016076010 A JP 2016076010A JP 2016076010 A JP2016076010 A JP 2016076010A JP 2017186198 A JP2017186198 A JP 2017186198A
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for purifying cobalt chloride solution without cadmium remaining in a cobalt chloride solution after adsorption treatment when zinc and cadmium in the cobalt chloride solution is absorption removed by contacting a weak basic anion-exchange resin with the cobalt chloride solution.SOLUTION: When zinc and cadmium absorbed by a weak basic anion-exchange resin are removed and the weak basic anion-exchange resin is recycled, cadmium concentration in the cobalt chloride solution after absorption removal can be less than 0.1 mg/L by setting elution amount for eluting zinc and cadmium at 25 to 30 times of filled volume of the weak basic anion-exchange resin.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

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本発明は、塩化コバルト水溶液の精製方法に関する。より詳しくは、塩化コバルト水溶液中の亜鉛およびカドミウムを弱塩基性イオン交換樹脂によって吸着除去する方法に関する。 The present invention relates to a method for purifying an aqueous cobalt chloride solution. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of adsorbing and removing zinc and cadmium in an aqueous cobalt chloride solution with a weakly basic ion exchange resin.

コバルトは、特殊鋼や磁性材料の合金用元素として、産業上、広く利用されている。特殊鋼としては、優れた耐摩耗性、耐熱性から、航空宇宙、発電機、工具用途に用いられ、磁性材料としては、強い磁性を生かして小型ヘッドホンや小型モーター等に用いられている。さらには、コバルトは、リチウムイオン二次電池の正極材の原料として使用されているが、近年、自動車用、電力貯蔵用、小型パーソナルコンピューターやスマートフォン等の移動式情報処理端末用として、リチウムイオン二次電池の需要は増加の一途をたどっている。   Cobalt is widely used in industry as an alloying element for special steels and magnetic materials. Special steel is used for aerospace, generators and tools because of its excellent wear resistance and heat resistance, and magnetic materials are used for small headphones, small motors, etc. by taking advantage of strong magnetism. Furthermore, cobalt is used as a raw material for the positive electrode material of lithium ion secondary batteries. Recently, lithium ion secondary batteries are used for mobile information processing terminals such as automobiles, power storage, small personal computers and smartphones. The demand for secondary batteries continues to increase.

コバルトは、鉱物資源としてはニッケルや銅に付随して含まれることが多く、ニッケル製錬や銅製錬の副産物として産出されるものが大半を占めているため、コバルトの製造においてはニッケルや銅を始めとする不純物の分離が重要な技術要素となっている。 Cobalt is often associated with nickel and copper as a mineral resource, and most of it is produced as a by-product of nickel smelting and copper smelting. The separation of impurities, including the beginning, is an important technical element.

例えば、ニッケルの湿式製錬において副産物としてコバルトを回収する場合、まずニッケルとコバルトを含む水溶液を得るために、原料を鉱酸や酸化剤等を用いて水溶液に浸出または抽出するかもしくは溶解処理に付する。得られた酸性水溶液中に含まれるニッケルとコバルトは、各種の有機抽出剤を用いた溶媒抽出法によって分離回収されるのが一般的である。しかし、ニッケル製錬においてはコバルトも不純物の1種であり、得られたコバルト水溶液には処理原料に含有される各種不純物が残留していることが多い。 For example, when recovering cobalt as a by-product in the hydrometallurgy of nickel, first, in order to obtain an aqueous solution containing nickel and cobalt, the raw material is leached or extracted into an aqueous solution using a mineral acid, an oxidizing agent, etc. Attached. Nickel and cobalt contained in the obtained acidic aqueous solution are generally separated and recovered by a solvent extraction method using various organic extractants. However, in nickel smelting, cobalt is also a kind of impurity, and various impurities contained in the treatment raw material often remain in the obtained cobalt aqueous solution.

そこで、ニッケルの湿式製錬においてコバルトを回収する際には、上記溶媒抽出法によってニッケルが分離回収されたコバルト水溶液から、更にマンガン、銅、亜鉛、カドミウム等の不純物元素を除去することが必要になる。すなわち、不純物含有量の少ない高純度コバルト製品を製造するためには、あらかじめコバルトを含有するニッケル水溶液から分離回収されたコバルト水溶液中の不純物元素を除去した後、電解採取法等によってコバルトを製品化することが必要となる。 Therefore, when recovering cobalt in the nickel hydrometallurgy, it is necessary to further remove impurity elements such as manganese, copper, zinc, and cadmium from the cobalt aqueous solution from which nickel has been separated and recovered by the solvent extraction method. Become. That is, in order to produce high-purity cobalt products with low impurity content, after removing the impurity elements in the cobalt aqueous solution separated and recovered from the nickel aqueous solution containing cobalt in advance, the cobalt is commercialized by electrowinning or the like. It is necessary to do.

ところで、ニッケルの湿式製錬において得られる、マンガン、銅、亜鉛、カドミウムを含有する塩化コバルト水溶液から、これら不純物元素を除去して塩化コバルト水溶液を精製する方法として、(1)前記マンガン、銅、亜鉛、カドミウムを含有する塩化コバルト水溶液に酸化剤を添加し、酸化還元電位およびpHを調整することにより、マンガンの酸化物沈澱を生成させて分離し、マンガンが除去された塩化コバルト水溶液を得る脱マンガン工程、(2)前記マンガンが除去された塩化コバルト水溶液に硫化剤を添加し、酸化還元電位およびpHを調整することにより、銅の硫化物沈澱を生成させて分離し、マンガンおよび銅が除去された塩化コバルト水溶液を得る脱銅工程、(3)前記マンガンおよび銅が除去された塩化コバルト水溶液に弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂を接触させることによって、該塩化コバルト水溶液中の亜鉛およびカドミウムを吸着除去する脱亜鉛工程、を備える塩化コバルト水溶液の精製方法がある。 By the way, as a method of removing these impurity elements from a cobalt chloride aqueous solution containing manganese, copper, zinc, and cadmium obtained in the wet smelting of nickel, (1) the manganese, copper, By adding an oxidizing agent to an aqueous cobalt chloride solution containing zinc and cadmium, and adjusting the oxidation-reduction potential and pH, a manganese oxide precipitate is formed and separated to obtain an aqueous cobalt chloride solution from which manganese has been removed. Manganese process, (2) Adding sulfide agent to the aqueous solution of cobalt chloride from which manganese has been removed and adjusting the redox potential and pH to produce and separate copper sulfide precipitates, removing manganese and copper Copper removal step for obtaining an aqueous cobalt chloride solution, (3) cobalt chloride aqueous solution from which manganese and copper have been removed In by contacting the weak base anion exchange resins, zinc removal step for adsorbing and removing zinc and cadmium salts of cobalt in the aqueous solution, there is a method for purifying aqueous solution of cobalt chloride with a.

前記(1)から(3)の工程を経て得られた塩化コバルト水溶液は、pH調整の後、電解工程に供給され、電気コバルトとして製品化される。 The cobalt chloride aqueous solution obtained through the steps (1) to (3) is supplied to the electrolysis step after pH adjustment, and commercialized as electric cobalt.

ここで、前記脱亜鉛工程において、塩化コバルト水溶液に弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂を接触させて、塩化コバルト水溶液中からのカドミウムの吸着除去が不十分となり、脱亜鉛工程後の塩化コバルト水溶液中に微量のカドミウムが残留する場合があり、カドミウムが電気コバルトに混入して規格外となってしまうことがあった。 Here, in the dezincing step, the weakly basic anion exchange resin is brought into contact with the cobalt chloride aqueous solution, so that the adsorption removal of cadmium from the cobalt chloride aqueous solution becomes insufficient, and in the cobalt chloride aqueous solution after the dezincing step, A small amount of cadmium may remain, and cadmium may be mixed into the electric cobalt and become out of specification.

特許文献1には、鉄、銅、亜鉛およびコバルトを含有する塩化ニッケル水溶液から、これら金属元素を効率的に除去し、高純度の塩化ニッケル水溶液を製造することができる塩化ニッケル水溶液の精製方法として、塩化ニッケル水溶液を陰イオン交換樹脂と接触してイオン交換処理に付し、亜鉛を除去する方法が開示されている。 Patent Document 1 discloses a method for purifying an aqueous nickel chloride solution that can efficiently remove these metal elements from an aqueous nickel chloride solution containing iron, copper, zinc, and cobalt to produce a high-purity nickel chloride aqueous solution. A method is disclosed in which an aqueous solution of nickel chloride is contacted with an anion exchange resin and subjected to an ion exchange treatment to remove zinc.

しかしながら、特許文献1の方法は、亜鉛を除去対象金属としており、カドミウムの除去方法については記載も示唆もされていない。 However, the method of Patent Document 1 uses zinc as a metal to be removed, and there is no description or suggestion of a method for removing cadmium.

特開2010−248043号公報JP 2010-248043 A

そこで、本発明は、上記従来技術の問題点に鑑みて考案されたものであり、塩化コバルト水溶液に弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂を接触させて、塩化コバルト水溶液中の亜鉛およびカドミウムを吸着除去するに際し、吸着除去後の塩化コバルト水溶液中にカドミウムを残留させない、塩化コバルト水溶液の精製方法を提供することを目的としている。 Therefore, the present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and a weakly basic anion exchange resin is brought into contact with an aqueous cobalt chloride solution to adsorb and remove zinc and cadmium in the aqueous cobalt chloride solution. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for purifying an aqueous cobalt chloride solution that does not leave cadmium in the aqueous cobalt chloride solution after adsorption removal.

本発明者らは、上記目的を達成すべく、特に、弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂に吸着された亜鉛およびカドミウムを溶離させる溶離方法について鋭意検討を重ねた結果、特定の溶離条件にて溶離を行うことでカドミウムの吸着除去を完全なものとすることができることを見出し、本発明を完成させるに至った。 In order to achieve the above object, the present inventors have made extensive studies on an elution method for eluting zinc and cadmium adsorbed on a weakly basic anion exchange resin. As a result, it was found that adsorption removal of cadmium can be completed, and the present invention has been completed.

すなわち、本発明の第1の発明は、塩化コバルト水溶液の精製方法は、マンガン、銅、亜鉛、カドミウムを含有する塩化コバルト水溶液の精製方法であって、(1)前記塩化コバルト水溶液に酸化剤を添加し、酸化還元電位およびpHを調整することにより、マンガンの酸化物沈澱を生成させて分離し、マンガンが除去された塩化コバルト水溶液を得る脱マンガン工程、(2)前記マンガンが除去された塩化コバルト水溶液に硫化剤を添加し、酸化還元電位およびpHを調整することにより、銅の硫化物沈澱を生成させて分離し、マンガンおよび銅が除去された塩化コバルト水溶液を得る脱銅工程、(3)前記マンガンおよび銅が除去された塩化コバルト水溶液に弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂を接触させることによって、該塩化コバルト水溶液中の亜鉛およびカドミウムを吸着除去する脱亜鉛工程、を備え、前記脱亜鉛工程において、弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂に吸着された亜鉛およびカドミウムを除去するに際し、亜鉛およびカドミウムを、溶離させる溶離水量を、前記弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂の充填容量の25〜30倍とすることを特徴とする塩化コバルト水溶液の精製方法を提供する。 That is, according to a first aspect of the present invention, a method for purifying a cobalt chloride aqueous solution is a method for purifying a cobalt chloride aqueous solution containing manganese, copper, zinc, and cadmium, and (1) an oxidizing agent is added to the cobalt chloride aqueous solution. Adding and adjusting the oxidation-reduction potential and pH to produce and separate manganese oxide precipitates to obtain a cobalt chloride aqueous solution from which manganese has been removed, (2) chloride removal from which manganese has been removed A copper removal step to obtain a cobalt chloride aqueous solution from which manganese and copper have been removed by adding a sulfurizing agent to the cobalt aqueous solution and adjusting the redox potential and pH to produce and separate a copper sulfide precipitate; (3 ) By contacting a weakly basic anion exchange resin with the cobalt chloride aqueous solution from which manganese and copper have been removed, the cobalt chloride aqueous solution A dezincification step of adsorbing and removing zinc and cadmium, and in the dezincing step, when removing zinc and cadmium adsorbed on the weakly basic anion exchange resin, an elution water amount for eluting zinc and cadmium is eluted. The present invention provides a method for purifying a cobalt chloride aqueous solution, wherein the filling capacity is 25 to 30 times the filling capacity of the weakly basic anion exchange resin.

また、本発明の第2の発明は、前記脱亜鉛工程において、弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂に接触させる塩化コバルト水溶液のpHが1.3〜1.5であり、塩化物イオン濃度が10g/L以下であることを特徴とする第1の発明に記載の塩化コバルト水溶液の精製方法を提供する。 In the second aspect of the present invention, in the dezincing step, the pH of the cobalt chloride aqueous solution to be contacted with the weakly basic anion exchange resin is 1.3 to 1.5, and the chloride ion concentration is 10 g / The method for purifying an aqueous cobalt chloride solution according to the first aspect of the invention is characterized by being L or less.

さらに、本発明の第3の発明は、前記脱亜鉛工程で用いる亜鉛吸着装置が、カラム方式の充填塔であることを特徴とする第1の発明、第2の発明のいずれかに記載の塩化コバルト水溶液の精製方法を提供する。 Furthermore, a third invention of the present invention is the chlorination according to either the first invention or the second invention, wherein the zinc adsorption device used in the dezincification step is a column-type packed tower. A method for purifying a cobalt aqueous solution is provided.

本発明の塩化コバルト水溶液の精製方法によれば、塩化コバルト水溶液に弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂を接触させて、塩化コバルト水溶液中の亜鉛およびカドミウムを吸着除去するに際し、吸着除去後の塩化コバルト水溶液中のカドミウム濃度を0.1mg/L未満とすることができる。 According to the method for purifying a cobalt chloride aqueous solution of the present invention, when a weakly basic anion exchange resin is brought into contact with the cobalt chloride aqueous solution and zinc and cadmium in the cobalt chloride aqueous solution are adsorbed and removed, the cobalt chloride aqueous solution after the adsorption removal is obtained. The cadmium concentration therein can be less than 0.1 mg / L.

本発明に係る溶離水量と溶離水中の亜鉛およびカドミウム濃度の関係を示した図である。It is the figure which showed the relationship between the amount of elution water based on this invention, and zinc and cadmium density | concentration in elution water.

ここでは、本発明の一実施形態として、ニッケルの湿式製錬における塩化コバルト水溶液の精製プロセスへの適用を例にとって、以下に説明する。 Here, as an embodiment of the present invention, an example of application to a purification process of a cobalt chloride aqueous solution in nickel hydrometallurgy will be described below.

1.塩化コバルト水溶液の精製プロセス
本発明の処理原料液となる、マンガン、銅、亜鉛、カドミウムを含有する塩化コバルト水溶液は、ニッケルの湿式製錬における溶媒抽出工程から産出される塩化コバルト水溶液である。
1. Purification process of cobalt chloride aqueous solution The cobalt chloride aqueous solution containing manganese, copper, zinc, and cadmium, which is the treatment raw material liquid of the present invention, is a cobalt chloride aqueous solution produced from the solvent extraction step in nickel hydrometallurgy.

ニッケルとコバルトを分離するための溶媒抽出法では、有機抽出剤として、ジ−(2−エチルヘキシル)ホスホン酸(D2EHPA)や2−エチルヘキシルホスホン酸モノ−2−エチルヘキシル等の燐酸エステル系酸性抽出剤や、トリ−ノルマル−オクチルアミン(TNOA)等のアミン系抽出剤が使用されている。燐酸エステル系酸性抽出剤とアミン系抽出剤は両者ともに優れたニッケルとコバルトの分離性能を有するが、一般的にはアニオンが硫酸イオンの場合は燐酸エステル系酸性抽出剤が、アニオンが塩化物イオンの場合にはアミン系抽出剤が使用される。 In the solvent extraction method for separating nickel and cobalt, phosphate organic acid extractants such as di- (2-ethylhexyl) phosphonic acid (D2EHPA) and 2-ethylhexylphosphonic acid mono-2-ethylhexyl are used as organic extractants. Amine-based extractants such as tri-normal-octylamine (TNOA) are used. Both phosphate ester-based acid extractants and amine-based extractants have excellent nickel and cobalt separation performance, but in general, when the anion is sulfate ion, phosphate ester-based acid extractant is used, and the anion is chloride ion. In this case, an amine-based extractant is used.

これら、燐酸エステル系酸性抽出剤を用いた溶媒抽出工程から得られた塩化コバルト水溶液、アミン系抽出剤を用いた溶媒抽出工程から得られた塩化コバルト水溶液のいずれか、あるいは両方の混合水溶液が、本発明の脱マンガン工程で処理される These are either a cobalt chloride aqueous solution obtained from a solvent extraction step using a phosphate ester-based acidic extractant, a cobalt chloride aqueous solution obtained from a solvent extraction step using an amine-based extractant, or a mixed aqueous solution of both. Processed in the demanganese process of the present invention

本発明の処理原料液となる、マンガン、銅、亜鉛、カドミウムを含有する塩化コバルト水溶液の組成としては、コバルトが60〜80g/L、鉄が0.002〜0.02g/L、マンガンが0.002〜0.1g/L、銅が0.001〜0.5g/L、亜鉛が0.002〜0.1g/L、カドミウムが0.0001〜0.002g/Lが例示される。 As a composition of the cobalt chloride aqueous solution containing manganese, copper, zinc, and cadmium, which is the processing raw material liquid of the present invention, cobalt is 60 to 80 g / L, iron is 0.002 to 0.02 g / L, and manganese is 0. 0.002-0.1 g / L, 0.001-0.5 g / L for copper, 0.002-0.1 g / L for zinc, and 0.0001-0.002 g / L for cadmium.

脱マンガン工程では、マンガン、銅、亜鉛、カドミウムを含有する塩化コバルト水溶液に、酸化剤として塩素ガスを吹き込み、中和剤として炭酸コバルトを添加することで、マンガンおよび鉄を除去する。脱銅工程では、脱マンガン工程後の塩化コバルト水溶液に、硫化剤として硫化水素ガスを吹き込み、中和剤として炭酸コバルトを添加することで、銅等を硫化物として除去する。 In the demanganese process, manganese and iron are removed by blowing chlorine gas as an oxidizing agent into a cobalt chloride aqueous solution containing manganese, copper, zinc, and cadmium and adding cobalt carbonate as a neutralizing agent. In the copper removal process, copper sulfide is removed as sulfide by blowing hydrogen sulfide gas as a sulfiding agent into the cobalt chloride aqueous solution after the demanganese process and adding cobalt carbonate as a neutralizing agent.

2.脱亜鉛工程
脱亜鉛工程では、脱銅工程後の塩化コバルト水溶液に、弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂を接触させることで、亜鉛およびカドミウムを吸着除去する。上記脱亜鉛工程において弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂に供給する塩化コバルト水溶液は、前記脱銅工程後の塩化コバルト水溶液であるから、例えば、そのpHは1.3〜1.5であり、塩化物イオン濃度は10g/L以下である。このように塩化物イオン濃度が十分に低い場合、塩化コバルト水溶液中のCu、Zn、Fe、Cdはクロロ錯イオンを形成するが、Coはクロロ錯イオンを形成しない。
2. Dezincing step In the dezincing step, zinc and cadmium are adsorbed and removed by bringing a weakly basic anion exchange resin into contact with the cobalt chloride aqueous solution after the decoppering step. Since the cobalt chloride aqueous solution supplied to the weakly basic anion exchange resin in the dezincing step is the cobalt chloride aqueous solution after the decoppering step, for example, the pH thereof is 1.3 to 1.5. The ion concentration is 10 g / L or less. Thus, when the chloride ion concentration is sufficiently low, Cu, Zn, Fe, and Cd in the cobalt chloride aqueous solution form chloro complex ions, but Co does not form chloro complex ions.

上記した低い塩化物イオン濃度では、陰イオン交換樹脂に対するコバルトの分配係数はほぼゼロであるが、亜鉛クロロ錯イオンおよびカドミウムクロロ錯イオンの分配係数は十分に高い。したがって、亜鉛を含有する塩化コバルト水溶液に弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂を接触させることによって、塩化コバルト水溶液中の亜鉛及びカドミウムを選択的に吸着除去することができる。 At the low chloride ion concentration described above, the distribution coefficient of cobalt to the anion exchange resin is almost zero, but the distribution coefficients of zinc chloro complex ion and cadmium chloro complex ion are sufficiently high. Therefore, zinc and cadmium in the cobalt chloride aqueous solution can be selectively adsorbed and removed by bringing the weakly basic anion exchange resin into contact with the zinc chloride aqueous solution containing zinc.

上記脱亜鉛工程において用いる弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂としては、特に限定されるものではないが、例えば、オルガノ社製の弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂IRA96SB(商品名)を最適に使用することができる。尚、上記脱亜鉛工程に係る亜鉛吸着装置は、一般的に使用されているものでよく、例えばカラム方式の充填塔を用いることができる。 The weakly basic anion exchange resin used in the dezincing step is not particularly limited. For example, the weakly basic anion exchange resin IRA96SB (trade name) manufactured by Organo may be optimally used. it can. In addition, the zinc adsorption apparatus which concerns on the said dezincification process may be what is generally used, for example, a column type packed tower can be used.

弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂に塩化コバルト水溶液中の亜鉛及びカドミウムを選択的に吸着した亜鉛およびカドミウムの溶離は、水と接触させることで簡単に実施できる。塩化物イオン濃度を低下させれば、亜鉛クロロ錯イオンおよびカドミウムクロロ錯イオンが形成されなくなるためである。また、水による溶離を行えば、弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂も再生される。 Elution of zinc and cadmium in which zinc and cadmium in a cobalt chloride aqueous solution are selectively adsorbed on a weakly basic anion exchange resin can be easily carried out by contacting with water. This is because if the chloride ion concentration is lowered, zinc chloro complex ions and cadmium chloro complex ions are not formed. Moreover, if elution with water is performed, a weakly basic anion exchange resin is also regenerated.

したがって、適切なタイミングで亜鉛吸着装置への塩化コバルト水溶液の通液を停止し、水で溶離を行い、弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂を再生し、亜鉛吸着装置への塩化コバルト水溶液の通液を再開する作業を繰返せば、脱亜鉛工程の運転を行うことができる。 Therefore, stop the flow of cobalt chloride aqueous solution to the zinc adsorber at an appropriate timing, elute with water, regenerate weakly basic anion exchange resin, and pass the cobalt chloride aqueous solution to the zinc adsorber. If the restarting operation is repeated, the operation of the dezincing step can be performed.

ここで、亜鉛吸着装置は、2基以上を並列に配置することが望ましい。1基の亜鉛吸着装置の溶離作業時に、別の1基の亜鉛吸着装置に通液を行えば、通液を止めること無く運転が行えるからである。 Here, it is desirable to arrange two or more zinc adsorption devices in parallel. This is because, during the elution operation of one zinc adsorption device, if the liquid is passed through another zinc adsorption device, the operation can be performed without stopping the liquid flow.

図1は、本発明に係る溶離水量と溶離水中の亜鉛およびカドミウム濃度の関係を示した図である。従来は、脱亜鉛工程では、吸着除去の対象金属である亜鉛とカドミウムのうち、カドミウムよりも物量の多い亜鉛を基準として溶離水量を決めていたため、溶離水量を樹脂の充填容量で除した体積比率、いわゆるBVを14と定めていた。 FIG. 1 is a graph showing the relationship between the amount of eluting water and the concentrations of zinc and cadmium in the eluting water according to the present invention. Conventionally, in the dezincing process, the amount of elution water was determined based on zinc, which is the target metal for adsorption removal, and zinc, which has a larger quantity than cadmium, so the volume ratio obtained by dividing the amount of elution water by the resin filling capacity. The so-called BV was set to 14.

しかしながら、BVを14とすると、溶離後の弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂にはカドミウムが残留している場合があり、そのカドミウムが残留した弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂に次の通液を行うと、カドミウムの吸着除去が不十分になる場合があることが分かった。これは、カドミウムクロロ錯イオンの安定度、言い換えればカドミウムクロロ錯イオンの分配係数は亜鉛クロロ錯イオンよりも十分に高いが、樹脂に吸着されたカドミウムの濃度が高いと、液中に再溶出する可能性が高くなるためであると解釈できる。 However, if BV is 14, cadmium may remain in the weakly basic anion exchange resin after elution, and the following liquid flow is performed through the weakly basic anion exchange resin in which the cadmium remains. It has been found that adsorption removal of cadmium may be insufficient. This is because the stability of cadmium chloro complex ions, in other words, the distribution coefficient of cadmium chloro complex ions is sufficiently higher than that of zinc chloro complex ions, but if the concentration of cadmium adsorbed on the resin is high, it re-elutes in the liquid. It can be interpreted that the possibility increases.

そこで、本発明では、弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂に吸着された亜鉛およびカドミウムを溶離させる溶離水量を、弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂の充填容量の25〜30倍とする。本発明の実施により、吸着除去後の塩化コバルト水溶液中のカドミウム濃度を0.1mg/L未満とすることができる。 Therefore, in the present invention, the amount of water to elute zinc and cadmium adsorbed on the weakly basic anion exchange resin is set to 25 to 30 times the filling capacity of the weakly basic anion exchange resin. By carrying out the present invention, the cadmium concentration in the aqueous cobalt chloride solution after adsorption removal can be made less than 0.1 mg / L.

溶離水量が弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂の充填容量の25倍未満では、本発明の効果を得ることができない。また、溶離水量が弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂の充填容量の30倍を超えても、溶離水量が増えて溶離時間が増加するだけで、排水処理量の増加、作業時間の増加や装置効率の低下を引き起こすだけで、それ以上の効果は期待できない。 If the amount of elution water is less than 25 times the filling capacity of the weakly basic anion exchange resin, the effect of the present invention cannot be obtained. In addition, even if the amount of elution water exceeds 30 times the filling capacity of the weakly basic anion exchange resin, the amount of elution water increases and the elution time only increases, increasing the amount of wastewater treatment, increasing the work time, and improving the efficiency of the apparatus. It only causes a decline, and no further effect can be expected.

以下、実施例および比較例により、本発明を詳細に説明するが、本実施例および比較例の記載により本発明の範囲が特別に限定されるものでは無い。 EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example and a comparative example demonstrate this invention in detail, the range of this invention is not specifically limited by description of a present Example and a comparative example.

(実施例1)
ニッケルの湿式製錬の溶媒抽出工程において分離回収された塩化コバルト水溶液を脱マンガン工程、脱銅工程、脱亜鉛工程の順序で処理した。
Example 1
The cobalt chloride aqueous solution separated and recovered in the solvent extraction process of nickel hydrometallurgy was processed in the order of a demanganese process, a decoppering process, and a dezincing process.

上記各工程における反応条件および反応装置は以下の通りである。
(1)脱マンガン工程
塩素吹込み量:5〜10kg/h
反応時の酸化還元電位:800〜1050mV(Ag/AgCl電極基準)
反応時のpH:2.0〜3.0
The reaction conditions and reaction apparatus in each of the above steps are as follows.
(1) Demanganese process Chlorine blowing rate: 5-10 kg / h
Redox potential during reaction: 800 to 1050 mV (Ag / AgCl electrode standard)
PH during reaction: 2.0 to 3.0

(2)脱銅工程
硫化水素吹込み量:2〜3kg/h
反応時の酸化還元電位:−100〜−50mV(Ag/AgCl電極基準)
反応時のpH:1.3〜1.5
(2) Copper removal step Hydrogen sulfide injection rate: 2-3 kg / h
Redox potential during reaction: −100 to −50 mV (Ag / AgCl electrode standard)
PH at the time of reaction: 1.3 to 1.5

(3)脱亜鉛工程
イオン交換樹脂塔:5m(充填樹脂量)×2基、FRP製
弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂:アンバーライト(登録商標)IRA96SB(オルガノ製)
(3) Dezincification step Ion exchange resin tower: 5 m 3 (filled resin amount) × 2 units, FRP weakly basic anion exchange resin: Amberlite (registered trademark) IRA96SB (manufactured by Organo)

脱亜鉛工程では、本発明に従い、溶離水の水量を30BVとして溶離を行った。 In the dezincing step, elution was carried out according to the present invention with the amount of elution water set at 30 BV.

その結果、脱亜鉛工程後の塩化コバルト水溶液のカドミウム濃度は0.1mg/L未満であった。また、この塩化コバルト水溶液を電解工程に供給して得られた電気コバルト中のカドミウム濃度は0.0005重量%以下だった。 As a result, the cadmium concentration in the cobalt chloride aqueous solution after the dezincing step was less than 0.1 mg / L. Further, the cadmium concentration in the electrocobalt obtained by supplying this cobalt chloride aqueous solution to the electrolysis step was 0.0005% by weight or less.

(比較例1)
脱亜鉛工程で溶離水の水量を14BVとして溶離を行った以外は、実施例1と同じ条件で、操業を行った。
(Comparative Example 1)
The operation was performed under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that elution was performed with the amount of water of elution being 14 BV in the dezincing step.

その結果、脱亜鉛工程後の塩化コバルト水溶液のカドミウム濃度は0.1mg/L以上となることがあった。また、この塩化コバルト水溶液を電解工程に供給して得られた電気コバルト中のカドミウム濃度は0.0005重量%以下だったが、0.0005重量%ぎりぎりのものもあった。

As a result, the cadmium concentration of the cobalt chloride aqueous solution after the dezincing step might be 0.1 mg / L or more. Further, the cadmium concentration in the electrocobalt obtained by supplying this cobalt chloride aqueous solution to the electrolysis process was 0.0005% by weight or less, but there was also a limit of 0.0005% by weight.

Claims (3)

マンガン、銅、亜鉛、カドミウムを含有する塩化コバルト水溶液の精製方法であって、
(1)マンガン、銅、亜鉛、カドミウムを含有する塩化コバルト水溶液に酸化剤を添加し、酸化還元電位およびpHを調整することにより、マンガンの酸化物沈澱を生成させて分離し、マンガンが除去された塩化コバルト水溶液を得る脱マンガン工程、
(2)前記マンガンが除去された塩化コバルト水溶液に硫化剤を添加し、酸化還元電位およびpHを調整することにより、銅の硫化物沈澱を生成させて分離し、マンガンおよび銅が除去された塩化コバルト水溶液を得る脱銅工程、
(3)前記マンガンおよび銅が除去された塩化コバルト水溶液に弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂を接触させることによって、該塩化コバルト水溶液中の亜鉛およびカドミウムを吸着除去する脱亜鉛工程、
を備え、
前記脱亜鉛工程において、弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂に吸着された亜鉛およびカドミウムを除去し、弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂を再生するに際し、亜鉛およびカドミウムを溶離させる溶離水量を、前記弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂の充填容量の25〜30倍とすることを特徴とする塩化コバルト水溶液の精製方法。
A method for purifying an aqueous cobalt chloride solution containing manganese, copper, zinc and cadmium,
(1) An oxidizing agent is added to a cobalt chloride aqueous solution containing manganese, copper, zinc, and cadmium, and by adjusting the oxidation-reduction potential and pH, an oxide precipitate of manganese is generated and separated, and manganese is removed. A demanganese process for obtaining an aqueous cobalt chloride solution,
(2) Adding a sulfurizing agent to the cobalt chloride aqueous solution from which manganese has been removed, adjusting the redox potential and pH, thereby generating and separating copper sulfide precipitates, and removing chloride from which manganese and copper have been removed. A copper removal step to obtain an aqueous cobalt solution,
(3) A dezincification step of adsorbing and removing zinc and cadmium in the aqueous cobalt chloride solution by bringing a weakly basic anion exchange resin into contact with the aqueous cobalt chloride solution from which manganese and copper have been removed,
With
In the dezincification step, zinc and cadmium adsorbed on the weakly basic anion exchange resin are removed, and when the weakly basic anion exchange resin is regenerated, the amount of elution water for eluting zinc and cadmium is reduced to the weakly basic anion exchange resin. A method for purifying an aqueous cobalt chloride solution, wherein the filling capacity is 25 to 30 times the filling capacity of an anion exchange resin.
前記脱亜鉛工程において、弱塩基性陰イオン交換樹脂に接触させる塩化コバルト水溶液のpHが1.3〜1.5であり、塩化物イオン濃度が10g/L以下であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の塩化コバルト水溶液の精製方法。 The pH of the cobalt chloride aqueous solution brought into contact with the weakly basic anion exchange resin in the dezincing step is 1.3 to 1.5, and the chloride ion concentration is 10 g / L or less. 2. The method for purifying an aqueous cobalt chloride solution according to 1. 前記脱亜鉛工程で用いる亜鉛吸着装置が、カラム方式の充填塔であることを特徴とする請求項1、2のいずれかに記載の塩化コバルト水溶液の精製方法。
The method for purifying an aqueous cobalt chloride solution according to claim 1, wherein the zinc adsorption device used in the dezincing step is a column-type packed tower.
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