WO2013065773A1 - 鉱石スラリーの製造方法及び金属製錬方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an ore slurry manufacturing method and a metal smelting method, and more specifically, an ore slurry manufacturing method capable of suppressing an increase in viscosity of an ore slurry and a metal smelting method using the ore slurry manufacturing method.
- This application claims priority on the basis of Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-242308 filed on Nov. 4, 2011 in Japan. By referring to these applications, the present application Incorporated.
- HPAL method High Pressure Acid Leach
- This HPAL method is a leaching treatment method in which, for example, sulfuric acid is added to an ore slurry of nickel oxide ore and leached under high temperature and high pressure to obtain a leaching solution containing nickel and cobalt. And the leaching step applying this HPAL method, the neutralization step of adjusting the pH of the obtained leachate, forming a neutralized starch slurry containing an impurity element such as iron and a purified nickel recovery mother liquor, In addition, a smelting method including a sulfide process in which hydrogen sulfide gas is supplied to the mother liquor for recovering nickel and a nickel / cobalt mixed sulfide and a poor solution is formed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- this smelting method generally 90% or more of nickel and cobalt in the ore slurry are leached in the leaching step. After the leachate is separated, the impurities in the leachate are separated and removed by a neutralization method to obtain a nickel / cobalt mixed sulfide having a nickel quality of 55 to 60% and a cobalt quality of about 3 to 6%. Used as an intermediate material in nickel / cobalt smelting.
- the raw material ore such as nickel oxide ore used in the above-described smelting treatment is usually prepared to be subjected to the ore treatment and charged into the smelting treatment to become an ore slurry, and the shape of the ore slurry. Used in leaching treatment and the like.
- the ore treatment of the raw material ore is specifically a pulverization / classification stage in which the raw ore is subjected to a pulverization process and a multi-stage classification (sieving) process, and an ore slurry concentration stage for concentrating the ore components. It is roughly divided into
- the raw ore is crushed by the wet equipment and the classification process is performed to remove oversized ore particles and contaminants, producing a coarse ore slurry consisting of undersized ore particles.
- the classification process is performed to remove oversized ore particles and contaminants, producing a coarse ore slurry consisting of undersized ore particles.
- fine ore particles may be formed depending on the variation in the particle size of raw material ore to be input, the degree of pulverization in the pulverization process, etc., and as a result, the resulting ore slurry The viscosity of may become too high.
- fine ore particles are formed when the particle size is adjusted to a predetermined particle size by pulverization treatment and multi-stage classification (sieving) treatment, and the particle size of the undersized ore particles recovered by classification is reduced. There is a case to shift to a smaller one. In such a case, an ore slurry having a small particle size can be obtained because there is no step of removing fine ore particles even after the crushing / classifying step. In the case of such ore slurry, it is known that the viscosity of the ore slurry becomes high.
- the yield stress value (unit: Pa) is generally used as an alternative index.
- the yield stress can be measured more easily, and the yield stress value increases as the viscosity of the ore slurry increases, and conversely, the yield stress value decreases as the viscosity decreases. It is difficult to do.
- the yield stress of an ore slurry may be used as a thing showing the viscosity of an ore slurry.
- the capacity of the transfer pump for transferring the ore slurry to a metal smelting process such as a leaching process is generally such that the yield stress of the ore slurry is 200 Pa or less, the equipment price is reasonable, and the structure is It is relatively simple.
- the ore slurry when transferring such a high-viscosity ore slurry to a leaching process using, for example, the HPAL method, the ore slurry can be transferred using the above-described shear pump, but the first stage of the leaching process.
- the efficiency of heat exchange is reduced. This is because, when the yield stress of the ore slurry becomes high enough to exceed 200 Pa, for example, the ore slurry adheres to the wall surface and members at the initial stage of charging into the heat exchanger, and adheres without flowing. This is because the device is blocked when it is severe.
- the present invention relates to a method for adjusting the viscosity of mud used in a shield method, a pile method, a fluidization method, an underground continuous wall method, and the like, and is difficult to apply as a method for adjusting the viscosity of ore slurry after dehydration.
- the present invention has been proposed in view of such a situation, and an ore slurry manufacturing method capable of manufacturing an ore slurry that suppresses an increase in viscosity of the ore slurry and does not cause poor transfer, and the same. It aims at providing the metal smelting method.
- the present inventors have found that one of the oversized particles removed at the crushing / classifying stage in the ore slurry manufacturing method for manufacturing the ore slurry from the raw ore. It was found that an increase in the viscosity of the ore slurry can be suppressed by charging part to the ore slurry concentration stage, and the present invention has been completed.
- the method for producing an ore slurry according to the present invention is an ore slurry production method for producing an ore slurry from a raw material ore, wherein the raw ore is crushed, classified at a predetermined classification point, and oversized ore.
- the ore slurry is charged into a solid-liquid separation device, and the ore slurry concentration step of concentrating the ore component by separating and removing moisture contained in the coarse ore slurry, and the particle size measured in the particle size measurement step is When the value is below a predetermined value, a part of the oversized ore particles removed in the crushing / classifying step is charged and added to the solid-liquid separation device in the ore slurry concentration step.
- the predetermined value of the particle size is preferably a particle size at which poor transport of the ore slurry occurs due to an increase in viscosity of the ore slurry to be produced, and the yield stress of the ore slurry is preferably a particle size exceeding 200 Pa. More specifically, the predetermined value of the particle size is preferably 20 ⁇ m.
- the particle size of the oversized ore particles is adjusted to 20 to 100 ⁇ m and added.
- the oversized ore particles so as to be 1 to 30% by weight of the total ore particles charged in the solid-liquid separator.
- Nickel oxide ore can be used as the raw material ore. And the said ore slurry can be used for the process which collect
- the metal smelting method according to the present invention is a metal smelting method for recovering a metal contained in the raw material ore from the raw material ore, crushing the raw material ore, classifying it at a predetermined classification point, A pulverization / classification step for removing the ore particles and obtaining a coarse ore slurry composed of undersized ore particles, a particle size measurement step for measuring the particle size of the coarse ore slurry obtained in the pulverization / classification step, and the above Including the ore slurry manufacturing step, which comprises charging the coarse ore slurry into a solid-liquid separator, separating and removing the water contained in the coarse ore slurry, and concentrating the ore component, and the particle size measuring step. When the measured particle size is below a predetermined value, a part of the oversized ore particles removed in the crushing / classifying step is transferred to the solid-liquid separation device in the ore slurry concentration step. Characterized by entering added.
- nickel oxide ore can be used, and can be applied to a method for recovering nickel and cobalt from nickel oxide ore. Further, the ore slurry produced in the ore slurry production process can be added to sulfuric acid and leached under high temperature and high pressure to be used in a method for obtaining a leachate containing nickel and cobalt.
- the present invention it is possible to produce an ore slurry that suppresses an increase in viscosity of the ore slurry and does not cause poor transfer to the next process. And according to such an ore slurry, it can transfer to metal smelting treatment etc. efficiently, without introducing new facilities etc., and enables efficient operation.
- FIG. 1 is a process diagram of a method for producing an ore slurry.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a production flow of the ore slurry.
- FIG. 3 is a process diagram of a method for hydrometallizing nickel oxide ore.
- the method for producing an ore slurry according to the present embodiment is a method for producing an ore slurry used in a metal smelting process or the like for recovering a metal such as nickel or cobalt from a raw ore.
- the method for producing the ore slurry pulverizes the raw ore, classifies it at a predetermined classification point, removes oversized ore particles, Crushing / classifying step S1 to obtain a coarse ore slurry composed of ore particles, a particle size measuring step S2 for measuring the particle size of the coarse ore slurry obtained in the crushing / classifying step S1, and solid-liquid separation of the coarse ore slurry And an ore slurry concentration step S3 for separating and removing moisture contained in the coarse ore slurry to concentrate the ore component.
- the raw ore is crushed and classified at a predetermined classification point to remove oversized ore particles, and then only the undersized ore slurry is directly solidified by a thickener or the like.
- the ore slurry was obtained by charging and adding to the liquid separator.
- fine ore particles are formed depending on the variation in the particle size of the raw ore, the degree of pulverization, etc., and the particle size of the undersized ore particles obtained by classification varies in an excessively small direction. I had to do it.
- the ore slurry obtained from such fine ore particles has an increased slurry viscosity. This is because in the ore slurry consisting of ore particles with a small particle size, fine ore particles are aggregated by a predetermined cohesive force, moisture is taken in between the aggregated particles, and the apparent amount of solvent in the slurry is reduced. It is believed to decrease and consequently increase the ore slurry viscosity.
- the slurry viscosity of the ore slurry is increased in this way, for example, when the ore slurry is transferred to the metal smelting process, it cannot be effectively transferred by a normal transfer pump, and the slurry adheres to the pipe. Will bring obstacles. In the metal smelting process, when such an ore slurry transfer failure occurs, the operation must be temporarily stopped in order to remove the slurry adhering to the pipe, and the operation efficiency is significantly reduced.
- the particle size of the coarse ore slurry composed of the undersized ore particles classified in the crushing / classifying step S1 is measured, and the particle size is When the value falls below a predetermined value, a part of the removed oversized ore particles is added to the solid-liquid separator together with the undersized ore particles to concentrate the ore.
- a part of the removed oversized ore particles is added to the solid-liquid separator together with the undersized ore particles to concentrate the ore.
- any ore can be applied as long as it is an ore containing a metal.
- nickel oxide ore containing nickel and cobalt, copper oxide ore containing copper and the like can be mentioned.
- nickel oxide ores include so-called laterite ores such as limonite ore and saprolite ore.
- Laterite ore usually has a nickel content of 0.8 to 2.5% by weight and is contained as a hydroxide or siliceous clay (magnesium silicate) mineral.
- the iron content is 10 to 50% by weight and is mainly in the form of trivalent hydroxide (goethite), but partly divalent iron is contained in the siliceous clay.
- oxide ores containing valuable metals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese, and copper, such as manganese nodules existing in the deep sea floor, are used.
- the method for crushing the raw material ore is not particularly limited, and it can be crushed using a crushing machine such as a general ball mill, rod mill, or AG mill. Further, the size of the crusher, the size of the crushing medium, and the like are not particularly limited, and may be appropriately selected by performing a preliminary test on the distribution of the particle size, hardness, and the like of the raw material ore to be crushed.
- the classification method of the crushed raw material ore is not particularly limited as long as it can classify the ore based on the desired particle size, for example, by sieving using a general grizzly or vibrating sieve It can be carried out.
- the classification point in the classification treatment of the raw material ore is not particularly limited, and a classification point for producing an ore slurry composed of ore particles having a particle size equal to or less than a desired particle size can be appropriately set.
- the classification can be performed by setting the classification point to about 1.4 mm and sieving using a sieve having an aperture of 1.4 mm.
- the ore particles having a particle size larger than 1.4 mm remaining on the sieve that is, oversized ore particles are removed together with pebbles and tree roots.
- the removed oversized ore particles are separately collected and added to the solid-liquid separator in the subsequent ore slurry concentration step S3 as necessary. Details will be described later.
- the ore particles under the screen (under the mesh) that have passed through the sieve openings are small ore particles having a particle size of 1.4 mm or less, that is, undersize ore particles.
- the undersized ore particles are recovered in the crushing / classifying step S1 to form a coarse ore slurry, which is sent to the next step.
- the particle size measurement step S2 the viscosity of the coarse ore slurry obtained in the crushing / classification step S1 is measured. That is, the particle size of the undersized ore particles classified at a predetermined classification point in the crushing / classifying step S1 is measured.
- the particle size measurement of the ore slurry is performed by sampling a predetermined amount of the coarse ore slurry and measuring the volume average diameter (mv value) of the coarse ore slurry sampled using, for example, a microtrack particle size measurement device or the like.
- the particle size measurement step S2 it is determined whether or not the particle size of the coarse ore slurry whose particle size has been measured is below a predetermined value.
- the predetermined value of the particle size varies depending on the raw material ore used, but when the viscosity of the ore slurry to be produced is increased and the ore slurry is transferred to the next process using a transfer pump or the like, it is transferred. The granularity at which defects begin to occur.
- the pulverization / classification step S1 some of the ore particles become fine due to the change in the particle size of the raw ore or the pulverization treatment, and the coarse particles composed of undersized ore particles classified at a predetermined classification point.
- the particle size of the ore slurry is shifted in a smaller direction. As the particle size shifts in this way, the viscosity of the ore slurry gradually increases, resulting in poor transport of the ore slurry.
- this particle size measurement step S2 first, the particle size of the coarse ore slurry obtained through the crushing and classification step S1 is measured, and the viscosity of the ore slurry obtained from the coarse ore slurry is increased, It is determined whether or not the particle size at which transfer failure occurs is below.
- the particle size at which the yield stress of the resulting ore slurry exceeds 200 Pa is preferred as the particle size at which the viscosity of the ore slurry starts to increase and poor transfer begins to occur.
- the transfer pump generally used in the metal refining process using the ore slurry if the yield stress of the ore slurry exceeds about 200 Pa, a transfer failure occurs and the transfer cannot be performed. When a transfer failure occurs in this way, a situation arises in which the plant must be temporarily stopped, and the operation efficiency is significantly reduced.
- the increase in the viscosity of the ore slurry is suppressed by determining whether or not the particle size of the coarse ore slurry whose particle size has been measured exceeds 200 Pa as an index, and determining whether the particle size is less than the index particle size. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of poor transfer.
- the particle size condition of the ore slurry is slightly different depending on the type of raw material ore used, the yield stress of the ore slurry exceeds 200 Pa when the particle size of the ore slurry is less than 20 ⁇ m. From this, the predetermined value of the particle size of the ore slurry can be set to 20 ⁇ m, and it may be judged whether it is less than 20 ⁇ m (less than 20 ⁇ m).
- the coarse ore slurry containing the undersized ore particles obtained by classification is charged into a solid-liquid separator, and water contained in the coarse ore slurry is separated and removed to remove ore components. Concentrate to obtain an ore slurry.
- the crude ore slurry is charged into a solid-liquid separator such as thickener, the solid components are settled and taken out from the lower portion of the apparatus, while the supernatant water is removed from the apparatus. Solid-liquid separation that overflows from the top is performed.
- the water in the coarse ore slurry is reduced, and the ore component in the slurry is concentrated to obtain, for example, an ore slurry having a solid content concentration of about 40% by weight.
- a flocculant can be added when charging the coarse ore slurry into the solid-liquid separation device, if necessary.
- the flocculant By adding the flocculant in this way, aggregation of the solid content in the coarse ore slurry can be promoted, and sedimentation can be promoted.
- a polymer flocculant can be used, and various kinds of molecular weights can be used.
- the flocculant is appropriately diluted, and the effect is exhibited by mixing with the coarse ore slurry and bringing it into sufficient contact. Therefore, it is preferable to add the diluted flocculant into the coarse ore slurry stream, for example, at the feed well portion of the thickener, in order to make sufficient contact with the coarse ore slurry.
- this ore slurry concentration step S3 when the particle size of the coarse ore slurry measured in the particle size measurement step S2 is lower than the predetermined value described above, A part of the oversized ore particles removed in the classification step S1 is charged and added to the solid-liquid separator together with the coarse ore slurry.
- the size of the oversized ore particles to be charged is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to add particles having a particle size adjusted to about 20 to 100 ⁇ m. If the ore particle diameter is less than 20 ⁇ m, the effect of suppressing the increase in viscosity of the ore slurry may not be sufficiently obtained. On the other hand, when the particle size of the ore particles is larger than 100 ⁇ m, the effect of suppressing the increase in viscosity can be sufficiently achieved, but the variation in the particle size size of the obtained ore slurry becomes large and the specific surface area becomes small. This may deteriorate the reactivity of the ore slurry used as a material for metal smelting, for example, the leaching efficiency of valuable metals.
- the increase in viscosity of the ore slurry can be more effectively suppressed, and the reactivity of the obtained ore slurry can be reduced. Reduction can be suppressed and an effective smelting process etc. can be performed.
- the method for adjusting the particle size is not particularly limited.
- a general ball mill, a rod mill, an AG mill, or the like used in the above-described crushing treatment is used. It can be prepared using a crusher.
- grains can be measured using a micro track particle size measuring apparatus etc., for example.
- the amount of oversized ore particles added is not particularly limited, but the total ore particles charged in the solid-liquid separator, that is, the ore particles in the coarse ore slurry and the oversized ore particles to be added It is preferable to add 1 to 30% by weight with respect to the total ore particles.
- the amount of ore particles added is less than 1% by weight with respect to the total ore particles, the existence ratio of large particles is too low, and the effect of suppressing the increase in viscosity of the ore slurry may not be sufficiently obtained.
- the addition amount of ore particles exceeds 30% by weight with respect to all ore particles, the reactivity of the ore slurry may be deteriorated.
- the viscosity increase of the ore slurry can be suppressed more effectively, and the obtained ore slurry A decrease in reactivity can be suppressed, and an effective smelting treatment or the like can be performed.
- the particle size of the coarse ore slurry composed of the undersized ore particles classified in the crushing / classifying step S1 is measured. If the measured particle size of the coarse ore slurry falls below a predetermined value, a part of the oversized ore particles removed in the crushing / classifying step S1 is loaded into the solid-liquid separation device together with the coarse ore slurry. An ore slurry is produced by adding and adding.
- the viscosity of an ore slurry does not specifically limit as a method of measuring the viscosity of an ore slurry, For example, it can carry out using a rheometer etc.
- the viscosity of the ore slurry can also be calculated as a yield stress by a slump test.
- the slump test is a well-known method in the field of actual operation handling ore slurry, and is similar to the concrete slump test method (JIS A 1101).
- the slump test is measured using the fact that when a cylindrical pipe is filled with slurry, upright on a horizontal surface, and only the pipe is gently pulled upward, the bottom of the slurry column is expanded by its own weight and the height is lowered. .
- step S11 for example, raw ore such as nickel oxide ore is crushed using a general crusher, and sieved and classified using, for example, a 1.4 mm sieve.
- step S12 the undersized ore particles obtained by classification in step S11 are collected and used as a coarse ore slurry.
- the classified oversized ore particles are removed because they are ore particles having a low metal content such as nickel, and are collected separately.
- step S13 the particle size of the coarse ore slurry made of undersized ore particles is measured.
- the particle size measurement is performed using, for example, a microtrack particle size measurement device or the like, and the volume average diameter (mv) or the like is calculated.
- step S14 it is judged whether the particle size of the coarse ore slurry measured in step S13 is less than a predetermined value.
- the predetermined value is a particle size at which the viscosity of the ore slurry obtained from the coarse ore slurry whose particle size has been measured increases, resulting in poor transport of the ore slurry, for example, a particle size at which the yield stress of the ore slurry exceeds 200 Pa.
- the grain size condition in which the yield stress of the ore slurry exceeds 200 Pa is less than 20 ⁇ m, it may be determined whether or not the grain size of the ore slurry is less than 20 ⁇ m (less than 20 ⁇ m).
- step S14 when the particle size of the coarse ore slurry does not fall below the predetermined value (in the case of No), the process proceeds to step S15, and when the measured particle size of the coarse ore slurry falls below the predetermined value (in the case of Yes). The process proceeds to step S16.
- step S15 when it is determined in step S14 that the particle size of the coarse ore slurry does not fall below the predetermined value (No), in step S15, the entire amount of the coarse ore slurry is charged and added to a solid-liquid separator such as a thickener. In preparation for the ore component concentration process in step S18.
- step S16 the oversized ore particles removed and recovered in step S12 are, for example, 20 to 100 ⁇ m particles. Adjust so that This particle size adjustment can be performed using a general crusher in the same manner as the crushing process in step S11.
- step S16 the particle size of the ore particles obtained by adjusting the particle size is measured as appropriate, and it is confirmed whether or not the ore particles are adjusted to a desired particle size. Then, the process proceeds to step S17.
- step S17 the ore particles (oversized ore particles) adjusted in particle size in step S16 are charged into the solid-liquid separator.
- the amount of oversized ore particles added is, for example, all ore particles charged in the solid-liquid separator, that is, ore particles in the coarse ore slurry added in step S15 and overover added in step S17. It is added so as to be a ratio of 1 to 30% by weight with respect to all ore particles combined with ore particles having a size.
- step S18 the coarse ore slurry prepared in step S15 and charged in the solid-liquid separator or the coarse ore slurry partially including oversized ore particles is concentrated.
- the concentration process separates and removes water contained in the coarse ore slurry to concentrate the ore component. And an ore slurry is obtained through this concentration process.
- the particle size of the coarse ore slurry made of undersize ore particles obtained by pulverizing and classifying the raw ore is measured, and the ore is obtained. It is determined whether or not the particle diameter is below a predetermined value. And when the particle size of the measured coarse ore slurry does not fall below a predetermined value, the coarse ore slurry is directly charged into a solid-liquid separator, and the ore component is concentrated to obtain an ore slurry.
- the concentration treatment is carried out by adding to the water.
- the ore slurry By producing the ore slurry in this way, it is possible to suppress the increase in the slurry viscosity due to the ore slurry consisting of fine ore particles, and when the ore slurry is transferred via the transfer pump, the transfer failure is poor. Occurrence can be prevented.
- the manufacturing method of the ore slurry mentioned above can be used suitably for manufacture of the ore slurry used in the metal smelting method which collect
- This is particularly effective for the production of ore slurry used in the metal hydrometallurgy method to which the method (HPAL method) is applied.
- the HPAL method is used as a hydrometallurgical method for recovering nickel and cobalt from nickel oxide ore containing nickel and cobalt, and sulfuric acid is added to ore slurry obtained from nickel oxide ore, The leaching solution containing nickel and cobalt is obtained by leaching under high pressure.
- high-temperature steam is converted to a high temperature by a heat exchanger, so that a high-temperature condition is obtained.
- the yield stress of the ore slurry used for leaching is high, for example, when it exceeds 200 Pa, the wall or member of the heat exchanger at the initial stage when the transferred ore slurry is charged into the heat exchanger. It adheres to and adheres without flowing, leading to blockage of the apparatus and significantly reducing heat exchange efficiency. If it becomes like this, it will become difficult to raise temperature to desired high temperature conditions, and the leaching efficiency of nickel and cobalt will fall as a result.
- Metal smelting method (wet smelting method of nickel oxide ore)> Then, next, the hydrometallurgical method which collect
- FIG. 3 shows an example of a process diagram of a hydrometallurgical method using high-temperature pressure acid leaching of nickel oxide ore.
- the hydrometallurgical method of nickel oxide ore includes ore slurry production step S ⁇ b> 21 in which nickel oxide ore is crushed and classified, and ore components are concentrated to produce an ore slurry, and the obtained ore slurry is obtained.
- neutralization process S24 which isolate
- sulfuration process S25 which carries out a sulfidation reaction by blowing hydrogen sulfide gas into the sulfuric acid which is mother liquid, and obtains the sulfide containing nickel and a poor liquid.
- Ni slurry manufacturing process In the ore slurry manufacturing step S21, first, nickel oxide ore as a raw material ore is crushed, classified at a predetermined classification point, and a coarse ore slurry made of undersized ore particles obtained by classification is manufactured. And an ore slurry is manufactured by removing a water
- the raw ore is crushed, classified at a predetermined classification point to remove oversized ore particles, A pulverization / classification step for obtaining a coarse ore slurry composed of ore particles, a particle size measurement step for measuring the particle size of the coarse ore slurry obtained in the pulverization / classification step, and charging the coarse ore slurry into a solid-liquid separator And ore slurry concentration step of separating and removing moisture contained in the coarse ore slurry to concentrate the ore component.
- an ore slurry in which an increase in slurry viscosity is suppressed can be produced, and the next step can be performed without causing a transfer failure using a general transfer pump or the like. Can be efficiently transferred to the leaching process.
- the concentration of the ore slurry produced in the ore slurry production step S21 is not particularly limited, but it is preferably adjusted to 15 to 45% by weight.
- the leaching step S22 sulfuric acid is added to the ore slurry obtained in the ore slurry manufacturing step S21, and the mixture is stirred at a temperature of 220 to 280 ° C. to form a leaching slurry composed of the leaching solution and the leaching residue.
- a high-temperature pressurized container autoclave
- the leaching step S22 a leaching reaction represented by the following formulas (1) to (5) and a high-temperature thermal hydrolysis reaction occurred, and leaching as a sulfate such as nickel or cobalt was performed. Immobilization of iron sulfate as hematite is performed. However, since the immobilization of iron ions does not proceed completely, the leaching slurry obtained usually contains divalent and trivalent iron ions in addition to nickel, cobalt and the like.
- the amount of sulfuric acid added in the leaching step S22 is not particularly limited, and an excessive amount is used so that iron in the ore is leached. For example, 300 to 400 kg per ton of ore. If the amount of sulfuric acid added per ton of ore exceeds 400 kg, the sulfuric acid cost increases, which is not preferable.
- Solid-liquid separation process In the solid-liquid separation step S23, the leaching slurry formed in the leaching step S22 is washed in multiple stages to obtain a leaching solution containing nickel and cobalt and a leaching residue.
- the multi-stage cleaning method in the solid-liquid separation step S23 is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to use a continuous alternating current cleaning method (CCD method: Counter-Current Detection) in which a counter-current is contacted with a cleaning liquid not containing nickel.
- CCD method Counter-Current Detection
- the cleaning liquid newly introduced into the system can be reduced, and the recovery rate of nickel and cobalt can be 95% or more.
- Neutralization process In the neutralization step S24, while suppressing oxidation of the leachate separated in the solid-liquid separation step S23, calcium carbonate is added so that the pH of the leachate is 4 or less, and the mother liquor for nickel recovery and trivalent And a neutralized starch slurry containing iron.
- the neutralization treatment of the leachate is performed in this manner, so that the excess acid used in the leaching step S22 by high-temperature pressure acid leaching is neutralized, and the trivalent remaining in the solution Remove iron and aluminum ions.
- the pH of the leachate adjusted in the neutralization step S24 is 4 or less, preferably 3.2 to 3.8.
- the pH of the leachate exceeds 4, the generation of nickel hydroxide increases.
- the neutralization step S24 it is preferable not to oxidize iron ions present as divalent in the solution when removing the trivalent iron ions remaining in the solution. Therefore, for example, it is preferable to prevent oxidation of the solution by blowing air or the like as much as possible. Thereby, the increase in the amount of calcium carbonate consumption accompanying the removal of divalent iron and the production amount of neutralized starch slurry can be suppressed. That is, loss of nickel recovery to starch due to an increase in the amount of neutralized starch slurry can be suppressed.
- the neutralized starch slurry obtained in the neutralization step S24 can be sent to the solid-liquid separation step S23 as necessary.
- nickel contained in the neutralized starch slurry can be effectively recovered.
- the neutralized starch adhering water and the neutralized starch surface are simultaneously cleaned with the leaching residue.
- the dissolution of nickel hydroxide produced by the local reaction can be promoted, and the nickel content that causes recovery loss can be reduced.
- iron hydroxide is partially dissolved again at the same time as nickel, and a neutralizing agent may be required again to fix the leached trivalent iron ions. Therefore, also from this point, it is desirable to reduce the amount of neutralized starch without oxidizing divalent iron ions.
- the reaction temperature in the neutralization step S24 is preferably about 50 to 80 ° C.
- the reaction temperature is less than 50 ° C.
- the formed neutralized starch containing trivalent iron ions becomes fine and adversely affects the treatment in the solid-liquid separation step S23 in which the neutralized starch is circulated as necessary.
- the reaction temperature exceeds 80 ° C., the corrosion resistance of the device material is lowered and the energy cost for heating is increased.
- the mother liquor is sulfuric acid obtained by leaching the ore slurry as described above, and obtained through the neutralization step S24.
- the pH is 3.2 to 4.0
- the nickel concentration is 2 to 5 g / L
- the cobalt concentration is 0.1 to 1.0 g / L
- iron, magnesium It is sulfuric acid containing manganese.
- Impurity components vary greatly depending on the leaching redox potential, autoclave operating conditions, and ore quality, but generally contain about several g / L of iron, magnesium, and manganese.
- alkaline earth metals such as iron, manganese, alkali metals, and magnesium, which are low in stability as sulfides, are generated. It is not contained in sulfide.
- a process of selectively separating zinc as a sulfide can be performed prior to a process of generating nickel or the like as a sulfide by a sulfidation reaction.
- a process for selectively separating this zinc by creating weak conditions during the sulfidation reaction and suppressing the speed of the sulfidation reaction, the coprecipitation of nickel with a high concentration compared to zinc is suppressed, and zinc is selectively used. To remove.
- a sulfide containing nickel with a small amount of impurities and a poor solution in which the nickel concentration is stabilized at a low level are generated and recovered.
- the sulfide slurry obtained by the sulfidation reaction is subjected to sedimentation treatment using a sedimentation separator such as thickener, so that the sulfide as a precipitate is separated and recovered from the bottom of the thickener, and the aqueous solution component is Overflow and collect as poor liquid.
- This poor solution has a pH of about 1 to 3, and contains impurity elements such as iron, magnesium, and manganese that are contained without being sulfided.
- a sulfide containing nickel (nickel sulfide) whose average particle size is adjusted to a predetermined size or more can be added as a seed crystal to the sulfuric acid.
- nickel sulfide nickel sulfide
- the concentration of fine floating solids including nickel in the overflow liquid can be reduced during the sedimentation process that separates the sulfide slurry generated by the sulfurization reaction into sulfide and poor liquid that are precipitates.
- the nickel content that can be precipitated as sulfides can be increased, and the recovery loss of nickel can be reduced.
- the amount of nickel sulfide to be seed crystals is preferably 4 to 6 times the amount of nickel contained in the mother liquor.
- the nickel sulfide added as a seed crystal is generated in the sulfiding step S25, collected through a precipitation separation process, and then classified so that the average particle diameter becomes equal to or larger than a predetermined size. It is preferable to circulate and use the sulfide. In addition, you may perform the process which grind
- Example> Examples of the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited to the following examples.
- Example 1 In the ore slurry manufacturing process when recovering nickel and cobalt from nickel oxide ore, which is a raw material ore, by high-temperature pressure acid leaching method (HPAL method) using sulfuric acid, first, a general crusher for nickel oxide ore Was used to break up. The crushed nickel oxide ore was classified using a sieve having an aperture of 1.4 mm. The undersized ore particles classified by this classification treatment were collected, and a crude ore slurry containing 100 g / L as a solid component was produced. On the other hand, the classified oversized ore particles were removed and collected separately.
- HPAL method high-temperature pressure acid leaching method
- the particle size of the coarse ore slurry was measured using a microtrack device (9320-X100, manufactured by Nikkiso Co., Ltd.).
- the particle size of the coarse ore slurry was measured using the volume average diameter (mv) as a measurement value.
- the particle size of the coarse ore slurry was 12.48 ⁇ m. This particle size was less than the grain size condition (20 ⁇ m) exceeding the yield stress of 200 Pa of the ore slurry in which transfer failure occurs in the transfer pump used in the metal smelting treatment.
- the coarse ore slurry is charged into a thickener having a diameter of about 25 m, a height of about 5 m, and a volume of about 2000 m 3 at a flow rate of 250 m 3 / hour to remove moisture and concentrate the ore components. went.
- slurry containing oversize ore particles removed by pulverization / classification treatment and containing ore having a particle size of 21.71 ⁇ m is added to the thickener at a ratio of 5% by weight to the total ore particles. did.
- the obtained ore slurry was taken out from the lower part of the thickener.
- the yield stress of the obtained ore slurry was measured using a rheometer (MCR301, manufactured by Anton Paar). As a result, the yield stress of the ore slurry was 170 Pa, and the ore slurry could be transferred to the next leaching step by a normal transfer pump without causing transfer failure or the like.
- the nickel leaching rate was 93.4%, which was satisfactory.
- Example 2 In the same manner as in Example 1, the nickel oxide ore as the raw material ore was crushed and classified to obtain a coarse ore slurry, and the particle size of the obtained coarse ore slurry was measured. The ore slurry was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the particle size was 14.26 ⁇ m.
- the yield stress of the obtained ore slurry was measured using a rheometer in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the yield stress of the ore slurry was 160 Pa, and the ore slurry could be transferred to the next leaching step by a normal transfer pump without causing transfer failure or the like.
- the nickel leaching rate was 93.2%, which was satisfactory.
- Example 3 In the same manner as in Example 1, the nickel oxide ore as the raw material ore was crushed and classified to obtain a coarse ore slurry, and the particle size of the obtained coarse ore slurry was measured. Ore slurry was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the particle size was 18.26 ⁇ m.
- the yield stress of the obtained ore slurry was measured using a rheometer in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the yield stress of the ore slurry was 150 Pa, and the ore slurry could be transferred to the next leaching step by a normal transfer pump without causing transfer failure or the like.
- the nickel leaching rate was 93.0%, which was a satisfactory result.
- Example 4 An ore slurry was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the slurry containing oversized ore particles was added to the thickener together with the coarse ore slurry at a ratio of 1 wt% with respect to the total ore particles.
- the yield stress of the obtained ore slurry was measured using a rheometer in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the yield stress of the ore slurry was 190 Pa, and the ore slurry could be transferred to the next leaching step by a normal transfer pump without causing transfer failure or the like.
- the nickel leaching rate was 93.5%, which was a satisfactory result.
- Example 5 An ore slurry was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that a slurry containing oversized ore particles was added to the thickener at a ratio of 10% by weight to the total ore particles together with the coarse ore slurry.
- the yield stress of the obtained ore slurry was measured using a rheometer in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the yield stress of the ore slurry was 140 Pa, and the ore slurry could be transferred to the next leaching step by a normal transfer pump without causing transfer failure or the like.
- the nickel leaching rate was 92.9%, which was satisfactory.
- Example 6 An ore slurry was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that a slurry containing oversized ore particles was added to the thickener together with the coarse ore slurry at a ratio of 20% by weight to the total ore particles.
- the yield stress of the obtained ore slurry was measured using a rheometer in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the yield stress of the ore slurry was 100 Pa, and the ore slurry could be transferred to the next leaching step by a normal transfer pump without causing transfer failure or the like.
- the nickel leaching rate was 92.8%, which was satisfactory.
- Example 7 An ore slurry was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that together with the coarse ore slurry, a slurry containing oversized ore particles was added to the thickener at a ratio of 30% by weight to the total ore particles.
- the yield stress of the obtained ore slurry was measured using a rheometer in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the yield stress of the ore slurry was 90 Pa, and the ore slurry could be transferred to the next leaching step by a normal transfer pump without causing transfer failure or the like.
- the nickel leaching rate was 92.9%, which was satisfactory.
- Example 8 An ore slurry was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that together with the coarse ore slurry, a slurry containing oversized ore particles was charged into the thickener at a ratio of 40% by weight with respect to the total ore particles.
- the yield stress of the obtained ore slurry was measured using a rheometer in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the yield stress of the ore slurry was 70 Pa, and the ore slurry could be transferred to the next leaching step by a normal transfer pump without causing transfer failure or the like.
- the nickel leaching rate was 90.5%, which was lower than those of other examples.
- Comparative Example 1 In Comparative Example 1, an ore slurry was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that only the obtained coarse ore slurry was charged into a thickener and concentrated.
- the yield stress of the obtained ore slurry was measured using a rheometer in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the yield stress of the ore slurry is 370 Pa, the viscosity is too high to be transferred to the next leaching process by the transfer pump, the operation is interrupted, and the high viscosity slurry fixed to the pipe is taken out. Response work such as washing was necessary.
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Abstract
Description
本出願は、日本国において2011年11月4日に出願された日本特許出願番号特願2011-242308を基礎として優先権を主張するものであり、これらの出願を参照することにより、本出願に援用される。
1.鉱石スラリーの製造方法
1-1.概要
1-2.各工程について
1-3.製造フローについて
2.金属製錬方法(ニッケル酸化鉱石の湿式製錬方法)
3.実施例
<1-1.概要>
本実施の形態に係る鉱石スラリーの製造方法は、原料鉱石から、例えばニッケルやコバルト等の金属を回収する金属製錬処理等の際に用いる鉱石スラリーを製造する方法である。
(解砕・分級工程)
先ず、解砕・分級工程S1では、原料鉱石を解砕し、所定の分級点で分級してオーバーサイズの鉱石粒子を除去し、アンダーサイズの鉱石粒子からなる粗鉱石スラリーを得る。この解砕・分級工程S1では、例えば小石や木の根等を原料鉱石中から除去するとともに、凝集して塊状となっている原料鉱石を解砕し、所定の分級点で分級する。
次に、粒度測定工程S2では、解砕・分級工程S1にて得られた粗鉱石スラリーの粘度を測定する。すなわち、解砕・分級工程S1にて所定の分級点で分級されたアンダーサイズの鉱石粒子の粒度を測定する。
鉱石スラリー濃縮工程S3では、分級して得られたアンダーサイズの鉱石粒子を含む粗鉱石スラリーを固液分離装置に装入し、その粗鉱石スラリー中に含まれる水分を分離除去して鉱石成分を濃縮し、鉱石スラリーを得る。
S=(H0-H1)/H0 ・・・(1)
降伏応力[Pa]=0.5×(1-S0.5)×γ×0.98×H0 ・・・(2)
次に、本実施の形態に係る鉱石スラリーの製造フローについて、図2に示すフローチャートに基づいて説明する。なお、この製造フローにおいて説明する鉱石粒子の粒径や添加量、また使用する装置等は、一例を示すものであって、これに限定されるものではないことは勿論である。
そこで、次に、上述した鉱石スラリーの製造方法により製造した鉱石スラリーを用い、HPAL法によりニッケル酸化鉱石からニッケル及びコバルトを回収する湿式製錬方法について説明する。
鉱石スラリー製造工程S21では、先ず、原料鉱石であるニッケル酸化鉱石を解砕し、所定の分級点で分級し、分級して得られたアンダーサイズの鉱石粒子からなる粗鉱石スラリーを製造する。そして、得られた粗鉱石スラリーから固液分離処理により水分を除去して鉱石成分を濃縮することによって、鉱石スラリーを製造する。
浸出工程S22では、鉱石スラリー製造工程S21にて得られた鉱石スラリーに硫酸を添加し、220~280℃の温度下で攪拌処理して、浸出液と浸出残渣とからなる浸出スラリーを形成する。浸出工程S22では、例えば高温加圧容器(オートクレーブ)が用いられる。
MO+H2SO4 ⇒ MSO4+H2O ・・・(1)
(なお、式中Mは、Ni、Co、Fe、Zn、Cu、Mg、Cr、Mn等を表す。)
2Fe(OH)3+3H2SO4 ⇒ Fe2(SO4)3+6H2O ・・・(2)
FeO+H2SO4 ⇒ FeSO4+H2O ・・・(3)
・高温熱加水分解反応
2FeSO4+H2SO4+1/2O2 ⇒ Fe2(SO4)3+H2O ・・・(4)
Fe2(SO4)3+3H2O⇒ Fe2O3+3H2SO4 ・・・(5)
固液分離工程S23では、浸出工程S22で形成される浸出スラリーを多段洗浄して、ニッケル及びコバルトを含む浸出液と浸出残渣とを得る。
中和工程S24では、固液分離工程S23にて分離された浸出液の酸化を抑制しながら、その浸出液のpHが4以下となるように炭酸カルシウムを添加し、ニッケル回収用の母液と3価の鉄を含む中和澱物スラリーとを形成する。中和工程S14では、このようにして浸出液の中和処理を行うことで、高温加圧酸浸出による浸出工程S22で用いた過剰の酸の中和を行うとともに、溶液中に残留する3価の鉄イオンやアルミニウムイオン等を除去する。
硫化工程S25では、中和工程S24において得られたニッケル回収用の母液である硫酸水溶液に硫化水素ガスを吹き込んで硫化反応を生じさせ、ニッケルを含む硫化物と貧液とを生成する。
以下に本発明についての実施例を説明するが、本発明は下記の実施例に限定されるものではない。
原料鉱石であるニッケル酸化鉱石から、硫酸を用いた高温加圧酸浸出法(HPAL法)により、ニッケルやコバルトを回収する際の鉱石スラリー製造工程において、先ず、ニッケル酸化鉱石を一般的な解砕機を用いて解砕した。そして、解砕したニッケル酸化鉱石を、目開き1.4mmの篩を用いて分級した。この分級処理により分級されたアンダーサイズの鉱石粒子を回収し、固形成分として100g/L含有する粗鉱石スラリーを製造した。一方、分級されたオーバーサイズの鉱石粒子は除去して別途回収した。
実施例1と同様にして原料鉱石であるニッケル酸化鉱石に対し解砕・分級処理を行い、粗鉱石スラリーを得て、得られた粗鉱石スラリーの粒度を測定したところ、粗鉱石スラリーの粒径が14.26μmであったこと以外は、実施例1と同様にして鉱石スラリーを製造した。
実施例1と同様にして原料鉱石であるニッケル酸化鉱石に対し解砕・分級処理を行い、粗鉱石スラリーを得て、得られた粗鉱石スラリーの粒度を測定したところ、粗鉱石スラリーの粒径が18.26μmであったこと以外は、実施例1と同様にして鉱石スラリーを製造した。
粗鉱石スラリーと共に、オーバーサイズの鉱石粒子を含むスラリーを、全鉱石粒子に対して1重量%の割合でシックナーに装入添加したこと以外は、実施例1と同様にして鉱石スラリーを製造した。
粗鉱石スラリーと共に、オーバーサイズの鉱石粒子を含むスラリーを、全鉱石粒子に対して10重量%の割合でシックナーに装入添加したこと以外は、実施例1と同様にして鉱石スラリーを製造した。
粗鉱石スラリーと共に、オーバーサイズの鉱石粒子を含むスラリーを、全鉱石粒子に対して20重量%の割合でシックナーに装入添加したこと以外は、実施例1と同様にして鉱石スラリーを製造した。
粗鉱石スラリーと共に、オーバーサイズの鉱石粒子を含むスラリーを、全鉱石粒子に対して30重量%の割合でシックナーに装入添加したこと以外は、実施例1と同様にして鉱石スラリーを製造した。
粗鉱石スラリーと共に、オーバーサイズの鉱石粒子を含むスラリーを、全鉱石粒子に対して40重量%の割合でシックナーに装入添加したこと以外は、実施例1と同様にして鉱石スラリーを製造した。
比較例1では、得られた粗鉱石スラリーのみをシックナーへ装入して濃縮処理を行ったこと以外は、実施例1と同様にして鉱石スラリーを製造した。
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- 原料鉱石から鉱石スラリーを製造する鉱石スラリーの製造方法であって、
上記原料鉱石を解砕し、所定の分級点で分級してオーバーサイズの鉱石粒子を除去し、アンダーサイズの鉱石粒子からなる粗鉱石スラリーを得る解砕・分級工程と、
上記解砕・分級工程にて得られた粗鉱石スラリーの粒度を測定する粒度測定工程と、
上記粗鉱石スラリーを固液分離装置に装入し、該粗鉱石スラリーに含まれる水分を分離除去して鉱石成分を濃縮する鉱石スラリー濃縮工程とを有し、
上記粒度測定工程にて測定された粒度が所定値を下回った場合に、上記解砕・分級工程にて除去された上記オーバーサイズの鉱石粒子の一部を、上記鉱石スラリー濃縮工程における固液分離装置に装入添加することを特徴とする鉱石スラリーの製造方法。 - 上記粒度の所定値は、製造される鉱石スラリーの粘度上昇により該鉱石スラリーの移送不良が生じる粒度であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の鉱石スラリーの製造方法。
- 上記粒度の所定値は、上記鉱石スラリーの降伏応力が200Paを超える粒度であることを特徴とする請求項2記載の鉱石スラリーの製造方法。
- 上記粒度の所定値は、20μmであることを特徴とする請求項3記載の鉱石スラリーの製造方法。
- 上記オーバーサイズの鉱石粒子を上記鉱石スラリー濃縮工程における固液分離装置に装入添加する際に、該オーバーサイズの鉱石粒子の粒径を20~100μmに調製して添加することを特徴とする請求項1記載の鉱石スラリーの製造方法。
- 上記オーバーサイズの鉱石粒子を、上記固液分離装置に装入される全鉱石粒子に対して1~30重量%の割合となるように添加することを特徴とする請求項1記載の鉱石スラリーの製造方法。
- 上記原料鉱石は、ニッケル酸化鉱石であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の鉱石スラリーの製造方法。
- 上記鉱石スラリーは、硫酸を用いた高温加圧浸出法によって、該鉱石スラリーからニッケル及びコバルトを回収する処理に用いられることを特徴とする請求項7記載の鉱石スラリーの製造方法。
- 原料鉱石から該原料鉱石に含まれる金属を回収する金属製錬方法において、
上記原料鉱石を解砕し、所定の分級点で分級してオーバーサイズの鉱石粒子を除去し、アンダーサイズの鉱石粒子からなる粗鉱石スラリーを得る解砕・分級工程と、上記解砕・分級工程にて得られた粗鉱石スラリーの粒度を測定する粒度測定工程と、上記粗鉱石スラリーを固液分離装置に装入し、該粗鉱石スラリーに含まれる水分を分離除去して鉱石成分を濃縮する鉱石スラリー濃縮工程とを有する鉱石スラリー製造工程を含み、
上記粒度測定工程にて測定された粒径が所定値を下回った場合に、上記解砕・分級工程にて除去された上記オーバーサイズの鉱石粒子の一部を、上記鉱石スラリー濃縮工程における固液分離装置に装入添加することを特徴とする金属製錬方法。 - 上記原料鉱石は、ニッケル酸化鉱石であり、該ニッケル酸化鉱石からニッケル及びコバルトを回収することを特徴とする請求項9記載の金属製錬方法。
- 上記鉱石スラリー製造工程にて製造された鉱石スラリーを、硫酸に添加して高温高圧下で浸出し、ニッケル及びコバルトを含む浸出液を得ることを特徴とする請求項10記載の金属製錬方法。
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