JPH03141117A - Method for selectively separating and recovering indium - Google Patents

Method for selectively separating and recovering indium

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JPH03141117A
JPH03141117A JP27845389A JP27845389A JPH03141117A JP H03141117 A JPH03141117 A JP H03141117A JP 27845389 A JP27845389 A JP 27845389A JP 27845389 A JP27845389 A JP 27845389A JP H03141117 A JPH03141117 A JP H03141117A
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Eiichi Kamei
亀井 衛一
Yoji Okushita
洋司 奥下
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PURPOSE:To efficiently separate and recover indium in high selectivity using simple operation by bringing a specific hydrophobic compound having N- nitrosohydroxyamino group into contact with a solution containing indium. CONSTITUTION:A hydrophobic compound (e.g. N-nitrosophenylhydroxylamine ammonium salt), expressed by the formula (R1 is 3-30C straight-chain, branched or alicyclic alkyl or alkenyl; R2 is phenylene, naphthylene, hydrophenylene or hydronaphthylene; X is H, inorganic or organic ammonium ion or alkali metal; n is 0, 1 or 2) and having N-nitrosohydroxyamino group is prepared. The resultant hydrophobic compound is then brought into contact with a solution containing indium to selectively absorb the indium thereon. The indium is subsequently eluted with a strong acid to selectively separate and recover the indium.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明はインジウムの選択分離回収法に関するものであ
る。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for selective separation and recovery of indium.

さらに詳しくは特定の疎水性化合物を用いて溶液中のイ
ンジウムを選択的に分離回収する方法に関するものであ
る。
More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for selectively separating and recovering indium in a solution using a specific hydrophobic compound.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

インジウムは、近年、半導体分野等の発展によりその需
要は著しく増大しつつある。インジウムは鉄や銅などと
異なり単独の鉱石をもたない、インジウムは主として亜
鉛原鉱石であるせん亜鉛鉱の製練残渣、煙灰あるいは、
アルミニウム原鉱石であるボーキサイトのアルカリ浸出
残渣などにわずかに含まれているため、分離1回収には
様々な工夫がなされ、多くの手間と費用がかけられてい
る。すなわち、単純なプロセスで、弊害が少なく、経済
的に、効率よくガリウムを分離2回収できる技術の開発
は期待され、商業的価値も大きい。さて、現在、工業的
規模で実施されているインジウムの分離回収には、上記
残渣からの酸性水溶液を対象とし、(1)アルミニウム
、亜鉛あるいはカドミウムを該酸性水溶液に浸漬し、置
換析出する方法(2)硫酸溶液を硫化水素処理および水
酸化処理したのち、亜鉛あるいはアルミニウムにより置
換析出する方法(3)溶媒抽出による方法(4)イミノ
ジ酢酸基を機能基にもつキレート樹脂を用いた吸着分離
法などが実施あるいは提案されている。
Demand for indium has been increasing significantly in recent years due to developments in the semiconductor field and the like. Unlike iron and copper, indium does not exist as a single ore.
Because it is contained in small amounts in the alkali leaching residue of bauxite, which is a raw aluminum ore, various methods have been used to separate and recover it, requiring a lot of effort and expense. In other words, the development of a technology that can economically and efficiently separate and recover gallium with few harmful effects through a simple process is expected and has great commercial value. Now, the separation and recovery of indium currently carried out on an industrial scale targets an acidic aqueous solution from the above-mentioned residue, and involves (1) immersing aluminum, zinc or cadmium in the acidic aqueous solution and precipitating it by displacement ( 2) A method in which a sulfuric acid solution is treated with hydrogen sulfide and hydroxylated, followed by substitutional precipitation with zinc or aluminum. (3) A method by solvent extraction. (4) An adsorption separation method using a chelate resin having an iminodiacetic acid group as a functional group. are being implemented or proposed.

しかしながら、これらの諸方法はそれぞれ種々の欠点を
有する。(1)および(2)の方法では、添加金属より
イオン化傾向が小さい金属が存在している場合には、イ
ンジウムとその金属の分離は不可能となる。(3)の溶
媒抽出法は、大量の亜鉛、アルミニウムが共存している
系においては選択性が低く、大量の溶媒を使用するため
、溶媒溶出による水層の汚染といった問題がある。また
、(4)のイミノジ酢酸系キレート樹脂による方法は、
インジウムに対する選択性が低い点やインジウムを含む
溶液と該キレート樹脂が接触する際の速度に細かい制限
を加えなければならず、また、該キレート樹脂の価格、
耐酸性、耐熱性も考慮すると充分満足する方法とは言い
難い。
However, each of these methods has various drawbacks. In methods (1) and (2), if a metal whose ionization tendency is smaller than that of the added metal is present, it is impossible to separate indium from that metal. The solvent extraction method (3) has low selectivity in systems where large amounts of zinc and aluminum coexist, and since a large amount of solvent is used, there are problems such as contamination of the aqueous layer due to solvent elution. In addition, the method (4) using iminodiacetic acid-based chelate resin,
It is necessary to place small restrictions on the low selectivity for indium and the speed at which the chelate resin contacts a solution containing indium, and the price of the chelate resin.
Considering acid resistance and heat resistance, it is difficult to say that this method is fully satisfactory.

この様な諸事情により、半導体部門等の電子産業分野の
発展に伴い金属インジウムの需要が著しく拡大している
にもかかわらず、未だ工業的規模で経済的にも充分満足
できるインジウムの分離。
Due to these circumstances, even though the demand for metallic indium has increased significantly with the development of the electronic industry such as the semiconductor sector, it is still difficult to separate indium on an industrial scale and economically.

回収方法は確立されていない。そこで、本発明者らは上
記不都合を克服した新規なインジウムの分離1回収方法
を確立すべ(鋭意検討を重ねた結果、特定のキレート剤
がインジウムを選択的に抽出することを見出し、本発明
に到達した。
Collection method has not been established. Therefore, the present inventors established a new method for separating and recovering indium that overcomes the above-mentioned disadvantages (as a result of extensive studies, they discovered that a specific chelating agent selectively extracts indium, and the present invention Reached.

〔問題を解決するための手段〕[Means to solve the problem]

すなわち、本発明は一般式R1@Rz’r;N−o−x
 (たN=0 だし、RIは炭素数3ないし30の直鎖状、分岐状ある
いは脂環状のアルキル基あるいはアルケニル基を、R2
はフェニレン基、ナフチレン基、ヒドロフェニレン基あ
るいはヒドロナフチレン基を、Xは水素原子、無機ある
いは有機のアンモニウムイオンあるいはナトリウムある
いはカリウムなどのアルカリ金属を、nは0.1.2を
それぞれ示す。)で表わされるN−ニトロソヒドロキシ
アミノ基を有する疎水性化合物をガリウムを含む溶液と
接触せしめることを特徴とするガリウムの選択的分離回
収法を提供することにある。
That is, the present invention is based on the general formula R1@Rz'r;N-o-x
(N=0 However, RI represents a linear, branched or alicyclic alkyl group or alkenyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, R2
represents a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a hydrophenylene group, or a hydronaphthylene group, X represents a hydrogen atom, an inorganic or organic ammonium ion, or an alkali metal such as sodium or potassium, and n represents 0.1.2. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for selectively separating and recovering gallium, which is characterized in that a hydrophobic compound having an N-nitrosohydroxyamino group represented by the following formula is brought into contact with a solution containing gallium.

本発明で用いられる前記一般式R+−(RzhN−0−
Xζ N、0 で表わされるN−ニトロソヒドロキシアミノ基を有する
疎水性化合物としては、R1として例えば、プロピル、
ヘキシル、オクチル、ドデシル、オクタデシル、エイコ
シル、トコシル、トリアンコンチル、プロペニル、ヘキ
セニル、オクテニル、ドデセニル、オクタデセニル、エ
イコセニル、トコセニル、トリアンコンテニル、シクロ
プロピル。
The general formula R+-(RzhN-0-
Examples of the hydrophobic compound having an N-nitrosohydroxyamino group represented by Xζ N,0 include propyl,
Hexyl, octyl, dodecyl, octadecyl, eicosyl, tocosyl, triancontenyl, propenyl, hexenyl, octenyl, dodecenyl, octadecenyl, eicosenyl, tocosenyl, triancontenyl, cyclopropyl.

シクロヘキシル、シクロオクチル、ジシクロプロピル、
ジシクロヘキシル、ジシクロオクチル、トリシクロプロ
ピル、トリシクロヘキシル、トリシクロオクチル、シク
ロプロペニル、シクロヘキセニル、シクロオクテニル、
ジシクロプロペニル。
cyclohexyl, cyclooctyl, dicyclopropyl,
Dicyclohexyl, dicyclooctyl, tricyclopropyl, tricyclohexyl, tricyclooctyl, cyclopropenyl, cyclohexenyl, cyclooctenyl,
Dicyclopropenyl.

ジシクロへキセニル、ジシクロオクテニル、トリシクロ
プロペニル、トリシクロヘキセニル、あるいはトリシク
ロオクテニル基またはこれらの基と同等の疎水性をもつ
置換基を有するN−ニトロソヒドロキシルアミン、N−
ニトロソフェニルヒドロキシルアミンおよびN−ニトロ
ソナフチルヒドロキシルアミンあるいはこれらのフェニ
ル基およびナフチル基の水素添加物およびN−ニトロソ
ヒドロキシルアミンあるいはこれらの無機あるいは有機
アンモニウム塩あるいはナトリウムあるいはカリウムな
どのアルカリ金属塩を挙げることができる。特に、疎水
性置換基を有するN−二トロソフェニルヒドロキシルア
ミンアルモニウム塩アルいはN−ニトロソナフチルヒド
ロキシルアミンアンモニウム塩が好ましく用いられる。
N-nitrosohydroxylamine, N- having dicyclohexenyl, dicyclooctenyl, tricyclopropenyl, tricyclohexenyl, or tricyclooctenyl group or a substituent having hydrophobicity equivalent to these groups
Mention may be made of nitrosophenylhydroxylamine and N-nitrosonaphthylhydroxylamine or their hydrogenated products of phenyl and naphthyl groups and N-nitrosohydroxylamine or their inorganic or organic ammonium salts or alkali metal salts such as sodium or potassium. can. In particular, N-nitrosophenylhydroxylamine aluminum salt or N-nitrosonaphthylhydroxylamine ammonium salt having a hydrophobic substituent is preferably used.

本発明におけるインジウムを含む溶液とはインジウム含
有溶液であればことさら限定されるわけではない。例え
ば、工業的な亜鉛の製造過程で得られるせん亜鉛鉱の浸
出残渣の酸性水溶液、アルミニウムの原料であるボーキ
サイトの浸出残渣の酸性水溶液などが挙げられる。
The indium-containing solution in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is an indium-containing solution. Examples include an acidic aqueous solution of the leaching residue of splenite obtained in the industrial process of manufacturing zinc, and an acidic aqueous solution of the leaching residue of bauxite, which is a raw material for aluminum.

本発明によるインジウムを含む溶液からインジウムを選
択的に分離回収するには、単にインジウムを含む溶液と
上記疎水性化合物を接触するだけでよく、接触の方法に
ついて特に限定されるものではなく、一般にインジウム
を含む溶液に疎水性化合物をそのまま加え撹拌する方法
、疎水性化合物を円筒型カラムに充填し、これにインジ
ウムを含む溶液を通液する方法、あるいは疎水性化合物
を疎水性の有機溶剤に溶解せしめ、これにインジウムを
含む溶液を接触せしめるいわゆる溶媒抽出法等が採用さ
れる。しかし、装置、操作の簡便さ、処理能力、効率の
良さ等を考慮すると、インジウムを含む溶液に疎水性化
合物をそのまま加え攪拌する方法を採用するのが好まし
い。疎水性化合物の使用量は溶液中のインジウム濃度に
よって適宜選択される。実施温度は5〜70℃で好まし
くは10〜50℃である。また、接触時間は通常数分以
上で十分である。さらに、インジウムを含む溶液は酸性
が好ましく、pHが0付近から5、特にpH1〜4が好
ましい。
In order to selectively separate and recover indium from an indium-containing solution according to the present invention, it is sufficient to simply contact the indium-containing solution with the above-mentioned hydrophobic compound, and there are no particular limitations on the method of contact. A method in which a hydrophobic compound is directly added to a solution containing indium and stirred, a method in which the hydrophobic compound is packed in a cylindrical column and a solution containing indium is passed through the column, or a method in which the hydrophobic compound is dissolved in a hydrophobic organic solvent. , a so-called solvent extraction method is employed in which this is brought into contact with a solution containing indium. However, in consideration of ease of equipment, operation, processing capacity, efficiency, etc., it is preferable to adopt a method in which the hydrophobic compound is directly added to a solution containing indium and stirred. The amount of the hydrophobic compound used is appropriately selected depending on the indium concentration in the solution. The operating temperature is 5 to 70°C, preferably 10 to 50°C. Further, a contact time of several minutes or more is usually sufficient. Furthermore, the solution containing indium is preferably acidic, with a pH of around 0 to 5, particularly preferably 1 to 4.

また、上記疎水性化合物を樹脂あるいはシリカゲル等に
担持あるいは固定化することによっても、インジウムの
選択的分離回収はもちろん可能であり、形状として、粉
末状、多孔質球状、繊維状、フィルム状、膜状あるいは
コロイド状等が挙げられる。さらに、上記疎水性化合物
の疎水性溶液を多孔質高分子膜に含浸させた含浸膜ある
いは界面活性剤によって安定化させた乳化膜等の液膜も
同様に用いられる。
In addition, it is of course possible to selectively separate and recover indium by supporting or immobilizing the hydrophobic compound on a resin or silica gel, etc., and it can be in the form of powder, porous sphere, fiber, film, or membrane. For example, it may be in the form of a colloid or in the form of a colloid. Furthermore, liquid membranes such as an impregnated membrane in which a porous polymer membrane is impregnated with a hydrophobic solution of the above-mentioned hydrophobic compound or an emulsion membrane stabilized with a surfactant can also be used.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

本発明によれば、単純な操作によってインジウムを含む
溶液からインジウムを選択的に分離回収できる。
According to the present invention, indium can be selectively separated and recovered from a solution containing indium by a simple operation.

インジウムを吸着した疎水性化合物はさらに強い酸と接
触させることによってインジウムを溶離することができ
る。さらに、溶離液をそのままあるいは例えば、アルミ
ニウムで置換析出し、溶融水酸化カリウムの下で、溶融
したのち硫酸インジウムと食塩からなる溶液を調製し、
公知方法によって電解することによって高純度の金属イ
ンジウムを得ることができる。
Indium can be eluted by further contacting the hydrophobic compound that has adsorbed indium with a strong acid. Further, the eluent is used as it is or, for example, aluminum is substituted for precipitation, and after melting under molten potassium hydroxide, a solution consisting of indium sulfate and common salt is prepared,
High purity metallic indium can be obtained by electrolysis using a known method.

公知の方法を用いてインジウムを分離回収する方法に比
較して、インジウムに対する選択性が高い。また、簡便
な操作で効率よく分離回収できる点、吸着したインジウ
ムはさらに強い酸性水溶液によって容易に溶離され、溶
離液をそのまま電解液とすることができるため、工業的
価値も大きい。
The selectivity for indium is higher than the method of separating and recovering indium using a known method. In addition, it has great industrial value because it can be efficiently separated and recovered with simple operations, and the adsorbed indium can be easily eluted with a stronger acidic aqueous solution, and the eluate can be used as an electrolyte as it is.

以下、本発明を実施例によってさらに詳しく説明する。Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to Examples.

なお、本発明は以下の実施例に限定されるものではない
Note that the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

実施例1−5 次の一般式で表わされるN−ニトロソヒドロキシアミノ
基を有する疎水性化合物微粉末5.0gを、pH1,5
に調整したインジウム115ppm、亜鉛13000p
pmおよびアルミニウム110000ppを含む水溶液
100−に加え、室温で2時間攪拌後、ろ過してろ液を
分離した。得られた金属キレートは水洗後3モル/dI
lffの硫酸5Q、fflを加え、室温で30分間攪拌
し、ろ過することによってインジウムを溶離した回収液
を得た。結果を第1表に示す。
Example 1-5 5.0 g of fine powder of a hydrophobic compound having an N-nitrosohydroxyamino group represented by the following general formula was mixed at pH 1.5.
Indium 115ppm, zinc 13000p adjusted to
pm and 110,000 pp of aluminum, and after stirring at room temperature for 2 hours, the mixture was filtered to separate the filtrate. The obtained metal chelate had a concentration of 3 mol/dI after washing with water.
lff sulfuric acid 5Q and ffl were added, stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, and filtered to obtain a recovered solution in which indium was eluted. The results are shown in Table 1.

実施例6 インジウム、亜鉛およびアルミニウムを含む溶液のpi
を1.0に調整した以外は実施例1と同様に操作した。
Example 6 Pi of a solution containing indium, zinc and aluminum
The same procedure as in Example 1 was carried out except that the value was adjusted to 1.0.

実施例7 疎水性化合物として、R,にn−ドデシル基を有するN
−ニトロソフェニルヒドロキシルアミンアンモニウム塩
4.0gを用いた以外は実施例1と同様に操作した。
Example 7 As a hydrophobic compound, N having an n-dodecyl group in R,
The same procedure as in Example 1 was carried out except that 4.0 g of -nitrosophenylhydroxylamine ammonium salt was used.

実施例8 疎水性化合物として、R,にn−エイコシル基を有する
N−ニトロソフェニルヒドロキシルアミンアンモニウム
塩5.4gを用い、インジウム、亜鉛およびアルミニウ
ムを含む溶液のpH;fr−1,0に調整した以外は実
施例1と同様に操作した。
Example 8 Using 5.4 g of N-nitrosophenylhydroxylamine ammonium salt having an n-eicosyl group in R as a hydrophobic compound, the pH of a solution containing indium, zinc, and aluminum was adjusted to fr-1.0. The other operations were the same as in Example 1.

以上の結果を第2表に示す。The above results are shown in Table 2.

土粒■ 実施例1で用いたR3がオクタデシル基、Rtがフェニ
ル基であるN−ニトロソヒドロキシアミノ基を有する疎
水性化合物を用いる代わりに、R9が水素原子、R2が
フェニル基であるN−ニトロソヒドロキシアミノ基を有
する化合物を用いた以外は実施例1と同様に操作した。
Soil Grain ■ Instead of using the hydrophobic compound having an N-nitrosohydroxyamino group in which R3 is an octadecyl group and Rt is a phenyl group as used in Example 1, an N-nitrosohydroxyamino compound in which R9 is a hydrogen atom and R2 is a phenyl group is used. The same procedure as in Example 1 was carried out except that a compound having a hydroxyamino group was used.

ろ液中の金属イオン濃度はインジウム78ppm、亜鉛
12900ρpHおよびアルミニウム9900 ppm
であった。また、回収液中のインジウム濃度は35pp
mで回収率は30%であった。
The metal ion concentrations in the filtrate were indium 78 ppm, zinc 12900 ρpH, and aluminum 9900 ppm.
Met. In addition, the indium concentration in the recovered liquid was 35 pp.
The recovery rate was 30%.

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)一般式▲数式、化学式、表等があります▼(ただ
し、R_1は 炭素数3ないし30の直鎖状、分岐状あるいは脂環状の
アルキル基あるいはアルケニル基を、R_2はフェニレ
ン基、ナフチレン基、ヒドロフェニレン基あるいはヒド
ロナフチレン基を、Xは水素原子、無機あるいは有機の
アンモニウムイオンあるいはナトリウムあるいはカリウ
ムのアルカリ金属を、nは0,1,2をそれぞれ示す。 )で表わされるN−ニトロソヒドロキシアミノ基を有す
る疎水性化合物をインジウムを含む溶液と接触せしめる
ことを特徴とするインジウムの選択的分離回収法。
(1) General formula ▲ Numerical formula, chemical formula, table, etc. ▼ (However, R_1 is a linear, branched, or alicyclic alkyl group or alkenyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, and R_2 is a phenylene group or naphthylene group. , a hydrophenylene group or a hydronaphthylene group, X is a hydrogen atom, an inorganic or organic ammonium ion, or an alkali metal such as sodium or potassium, and n is 0, 1, or 2, respectively. 1. A method for selectively separating and recovering indium, the method comprising bringing a hydrophobic compound having the following properties into contact with a solution containing indium.
(2)インジウムを含む溶液が酸性の水溶液であること
を特徴とする特許請求の範囲第1項記載のインジウムの
選択的分離回収法。
(2) The method for selectively separating and recovering indium according to claim 1, wherein the indium-containing solution is an acidic aqueous solution.
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