WO2017051578A1 - 比重分離装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a specific gravity separator.
- a specific gravity separator as a device for separating particles with different specific gravity.
- the mixture to be separated is supplied as a slurry from the upper part, and water is injected from the middle part (this water is referred to as “injected water”), and the injected water rises.
- Examples include a method in which the specific gravity of the slurry is separated by a flow. Specifically, the particles contained in the mixture are separated into the upper part or the lower part of the specific gravity separator due to the difference between the upward flow caused by the injected water and the sedimentation speed of the sedimenting particles.
- the separation control of the specific gravity separation device is generally performed by adjusting the opening of the bottom valve with respect to the pressure gauge installed on the upper wall surface of the injection water addition line.
- a pinch valve or a butterfly valve is used as the type of valve.
- underflow the intermediate (hereinafter referred to as “underflow”) separated at the bottom of the specific gravity separator is It may be difficult to supply the treatment process at a stable flow rate.
- the flow rate of the separated underflow exceeds the controllable range, there is also a problem that the slurry of the underflow overflows from a receiving tank (relay tank) provided after the specific gravity separation device. there were.
- Patent Document 1 in a hydrometallurgical method for recovering nickel from nickel oxide ore using a high-pressure acid leaching method, equipment wear due to ore slurry is suppressed, and the amount of final neutralization residue is reduced and resource is recycled. Therefore, a technique for separating and recovering impurity components is disclosed.
- Step A a step of separating and recovering chromite particles in the ore slurry by a recovery process including a specific gravity separation method
- Step B-1 Cr grade
- B- Step 2 The leaching treatment is applied to the ore slurry having a lowered Cr grade, and the leaching residue slurry obtained by solid-liquid separation is neutralized using an Mg-based neutralizing agent such as Mg (OH) 2.
- a method for hydrometallizing nickel oxide ore is disclosed, which includes at least one step selected from the step of recovering hematite particles by applying the above.
- Patent Document 1 does not disclose anything about stably supplying a predetermined amount of the concentrate obtained by using the specific gravity separation method to the next processing step.
- the present invention has been proposed in view of such circumstances, and suppresses the occurrence of shelving, flushing, etc. inside the apparatus, and minimizes fluctuations in the flow rate of underflow obtained by specific gravity separation.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a specific gravity separator that can be discharged stably.
- a first invention of the present invention is a specific gravity separation device that separates an overflow and an underflow from a mixture containing two or more kinds of particles having different specific gravities using a specific gravity difference,
- a separation unit that separates the slurry into an overflow and an underflow; and a deposition unit that is located below the separation unit and deposits the settled underflow.
- the depositing unit is connected to a discharge pipe for discharging the underflow.
- the discharge pipe includes a valve for discharging the underflow, and a metering pump for discharging the underflow quantitatively. Is a specific gravity separation device.
- the separation unit is provided with a pressure gauge for measuring an internal pressure, and the metering pump is configured to measure a value measured by the pressure gauge. It is a specific gravity separator which controls the discharge
- the third invention of the present invention is the specific gravity separator according to the first or second invention, wherein the slurry of the mixture is an ore slurry of nickel oxide ore.
- the underflow obtained by the specific gravity separation can be discharged at a stable flow rate, and the occurrence of shelving, flushing, etc. inside the device can be effectively suppressed. Can do.
- the specific gravity separation device uses, from the mixture containing two or more kinds of particles having different specific gravities, an overflow containing particles having a small specific gravity and an underflow containing particles having a large specific gravity using the difference in specific gravity. It is a device that separates into two.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a specific gravity separator.
- the specific gravity separation device 1 includes a separation unit 11 that separates a slurry of a mixture containing two or more kinds of particles having different specific gravity into overflow and underflow due to a difference in specific gravity, and sedimentation separation in the separation unit 11. And a deposited portion 12 in which the underflow is deposited.
- the sedimentation section 12 is connected with a discharge pipe 21 that discharges the settled underflow, and the discharge pipe 21 includes a valve 22 that discharges the underflow and an underflow.
- a metering pump 23 is provided for quantitative discharge.
- discharge ON / OFF control can be performed by a valve 22 provided in the discharge pipe 21, and a metering pump is provided. Underflow can be discharged quantitatively, and a predetermined amount can be discharged stably.
- Separation part 11 constitutes the body part of specific gravity separation device 1, and consists of a cylindrical shape, for example.
- the separation unit 11 is provided with a supply pipe 13 at the top thereof to which a slurry of a mixture containing two or more kinds of particles is supplied.
- the separation unit 11 is provided with an injection water supply pipe 14 for supplying injection water in the vicinity of its middle stage.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the separation principle of two or more kinds of particles having different specific gravity in the separation unit 11.
- the separation unit 11 As shown in FIG. 2, the injected water supplied from near the middle stage of the separation unit 11 rises to become an upward flow, and the slurry flows depending on the difference between the upward flow of the injected water and the sedimentation speed of the particles that settle. Gravity separation of particles contained in is performed. Specifically, large particles whose settling speed is faster than the rising flow of the injected water are separated below the separating unit 11, while small particles whose settling rate is slower than the rising flow of the injected water are separated from the separating unit 11. Separated upward.
- the slurry containing relatively large particles that have been separated in this manner and moved below the separation unit 11 settles and accumulates on the sedimentation unit 12 provided below the separation unit 11.
- the pressure gauge 15 which can measure the pressure inside the isolation
- the underflow by the metering pump 23 is based on the pressure measurement value in the pressure gauge 15. Determine the discharge amount and quantitatively discharge the underflow.
- the underflow that has been settled and separated is deposited below the separating part 11.
- the deposited portion 12 is provided continuously below the separating portion 11 and is formed in an inverted conical shape in which the central portion 12b is lower than the peripheral edge portion 12a, for example.
- an underflow discharge port 12D through which the deposited slurry is discharged as an underflow is provided at the center portion 12b having an inverted conical shape, that is, at the lowest position.
- the underflow discharge port 12D is connected to a discharge pipe 21 for discharging the underflow and transferring it to a treatment tank or the like continuously provided in the specific gravity separator 1.
- discharge pipe 21 is connected to the underflow discharge port 12D through which the underflow deposited in the sedimentation section 12 is discharged, and discharges the underflow and is provided after the specific gravity separator 1. It becomes a path to transfer underflow.
- the discharge pipe 21 is provided with a valve 22 for discharging underflow.
- the valve 22 performs ON / OFF control of underflow discharge, and includes, for example, a pinch valve and a butterfly valve.
- the valve 22 is in a completely “closed” state when the operation of the specific gravity separator 1 is stopped, and discharge of underflow from the specific gravity separator 1 is stopped. As a result, underflow does not enter the downstream side in the discharge pipe 21, and it is possible to prevent the underflow from solidifying and closing in the discharge pipe 21.
- the discharge pipe 21 is provided with a metering pump 23 that controls the discharge amount of the underflow whose discharge is controlled by the valve 22 and enables discharge at a predetermined flow rate.
- the metering pump can discharge underflow quantitatively as described above, and is composed of, for example, a hose pump or the like.
- the metering pump 23 controls the discharge amount of the underflow based on the measurement value by the pressure gauge 15 provided in the separation unit 11. In this way, by controlling the discharge amount of the underflow based on the measurement value of the pressure gauge 15, it is possible to always extract the fixed amount of underflow from the specific gravity separation device 1 accurately and discharge it, and more effectively. Shelves and flushing can be prevented.
- the specific gravity separation device 1 receives the signal of the pressure measurement value measured by the pressure gauge 15 and operates at a rotational speed such that a predetermined amount of underflow is discharged based on the measurement value. May be provided separately from the metering pump 23.
- the discharge pipe 21 for discharging the underflow is thus provided with the valve 22 that performs discharge ON / OFF control and the metering pump 23 that enables quantitative discharge, and the sedimentation.
- the underflow can be quantitatively discharged, it is possible to discharge and transfer a processing tank, a receiving tank (relay tank), etc. that are provided after the specific gravity separation device 1 at a stable flow rate.
- the discharge amount can be controlled on the basis of the allowable storage level of the tank or the like. Thereby, generation
- the discharge pipe 21 is provided with a second valve (not shown) between a valve (for convenience, “first valve”) 22 and the metering pump 23.
- a valve for convenience, “first valve”
- bulb it can comprise by a blow valve etc., for example.
- the second valve composed of such a blow valve or the like, the underflow remaining in the discharge pipe 21 can be discharged. Specifically, when underflow remains in the discharge pipe 21, the first valve 22 is fully closed, the second valve is fully open, and then the metering pump 23 Drive in reverse. Thereby, the underflow can be efficiently discharged through the second valve without flowing back to the specific gravity separator 1.
- the flocculant addition equipment is not provided in the front
- a flocculant addition facility is provided at the front stage of the apparatus, such as a solid-liquid separation apparatus such as a thickener
- the flocculant is charged into the apparatus.
- the specific gravity separation device 1 the injected water is supplied as described above, and the specific gravity of the particles in the slurry is separated by the difference between the rising flow of the injected water and the sedimentation speed of the particles, but the flocculant is charged.
- particles are aggregated by the aggregating agent, and specific gravity separation cannot be performed effectively.
- the slurry to be processed that is, the slurry of a mixture containing two or more kinds of particles having different specific gravity is not particularly limited. An ore slurry can be mentioned.
- the raw nickel oxide ore is classified at a predetermined classification point to remove the oversized ore particles, and then water is added to the undersized ore particles.
- the ore slurry is then leached with sulfuric acid.
- the ore slurry to be leached also contains so-called gangue components of low nickel quality such as chromite. By removing such components in advance, a nickel compound of high nickel quality is obtained. Can be smelted.
- the specific gravity separation device 1 is used to perform a specific gravity separation process on the ore slurry, so that the component containing chromite is concentrated in the underflow that is the coarse grain portion. According to the specific gravity separation device 1, even when such an ore slurry is used as a processing target, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of shelving, flushing, and the like inside the device, and a stable flow rate of the underflow separated by specific gravity can be obtained. Can be discharged.
- the ore slurry of nickel oxide ore is mineralogically mainly a laterite ore slurry, and the ratio of ore particles of ⁇ 2000 ⁇ m (2000 ⁇ m or less) is 100% as the particle size of ore particles contained in the slurry.
- the proportion of ore particles of ⁇ 75 ⁇ m (75 ⁇ m or less) is about 70% to 90%.
- the laterite ore contains clayey and has a small particle size
- shelves are easily formed in the specific gravity separator, and flashing is likely to occur when the shelves grow. Even when such an ore slurry is used as a target for the specific gravity separation process, according to the specific gravity separation device 1, shelving and flushing can be effectively prevented.
- Nickel oxide ore hydrometallurgical process >> The specific gravity separation device 1 described above can be used, for example, in a process for preparing an ore slurry to be subjected to a leaching process in a wet smelting process in which nickel oxide ore is leached to recover nickel.
- the nickel oxide ore as a raw material to be processed in the hydrometallurgical process of nickel oxide ore is mainly so-called laterite ores such as limonite or saprolite ore.
- Laterite ore usually has a nickel content of 0.8 to 2.5% by weight, and nickel is contained as a hydroxide or hydrous silicic acid 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 hydrous silicic clay. .
- laterite ore contains chromium, and most of the chromium content is contained as a chromite mineral containing iron or magnesium, for example, about 1 to 5% by weight.
- magnesia content is contained in hydrous silicic clay minerals as well as silicic clay minerals that are unweathered and contain almost no nickel which has high hardness.
- Silicic acid content is contained in silica minerals such as quartz and cristobalite (amorphous silica) and hydrous silicic clay.
- the chromite mineral, siliceous clay mineral, and silica mineral contained in the laterite ore are so-called gangue components that hardly contain nickel.
- the raw nickel oxide ore is mixed with water after the ore particle size is adjusted, and prepared as an ore slurry.
- the nickel oxide ore contains chromite as described above. . From this fact, it is known that when an ore slurry containing such chromite is transferred using equipment such as a pipe and a pump to be subjected to an acid leaching treatment, the equipment is remarkably worn.
- the ore slurry of nickel oxide ore is classified using a hydrocyclone, the mixture containing goethite as an overflow is separated, and chromite as an underflow.
- the mixture containing chromite is subjected to a specific gravity separation process on the mixture containing chromite separated as an underflow in the classification step S21 using a classification step S21 for separating the mixture containing chromite, and a mixture containing the chromite.
- the specific gravity separation device 1 described above can be suitably used for the specific gravity separation step S22 in which the specific gravity separation process is performed to concentrate chromite.
- FIG. 4 is a process diagram showing an example of a flow of a hydrometallurgical process of nickel oxide ore to which the above-described ore slurry processing method is applied.
- the nickel oxide ore hydrometallurgical process is a smelting process in which nickel is leached and recovered from nickel oxide ore using, for example, a high-pressure acid leaching method (HPAL method).
- HPAL method high-pressure acid leaching method
- the hydrometallurgical process of nickel oxide ore is an ore processing step S1 for slurrying nickel oxide ore, and acid leaching is performed under high temperature and high pressure by adding sulfuric acid to the ore slurry.
- Neutralizing step S5 for separating the product and obtaining a neutralized final solution containing nickel, and adding a sulfiding agent to the neutralized final solution to produce a mixed sulfide (nickel / cobalt mixed sulfide) containing nickel and cobalt And sulfiding step S6.
- this hydrometallurgical process collects the leach residue slurry separated in the solid-liquid separation step S4 and the poor liquor discharged in the sulfidation step S6 and renders them harmless to produce a final neutralization residue. It has a neutralization step S7.
- the ore slurry processing process S2 which performs the process which removes a chromite with respect to the ore slurry slurried in the ore processing process S1 prior to performing the acid leaching process with a sulfuric acid with respect to an ore slurry. It is characterized by having.
- the method for classifying nickel oxide ore is not particularly limited as long as it can classify the ore based on a desired particle size, and for example, it can be performed by sieving using a grizzly or vibrating sieve. Further, the classification point is not particularly limited, and a classification point for obtaining an ore slurry composed of ore particles having a desired particle size or less can be appropriately set.
- chromite is separated from the ore slurry obtained through the ore treatment process S1 prior to the acid leaching process in the leaching process S3. It is characterized by performing a removal process.
- this ore slurry processing step S2 classifies the ore slurry using a hydrocyclone, separates a mixture containing goethite as an overflow, and separates a mixture containing chromite as an underflow.
- step S21 and a predetermined specific gravity separation device specific gravity separation is performed on the mixture containing chromite separated as underflow in classification step S21, and the goethite contained in the mixture containing chromite is separated.
- Specific gravity separation step S22 for obtaining a mixture in which chromite is concentrated.
- the ore slurry treatment step S2 is performed as an underflow by performing a second specific gravity separation process using a specific gravity separation device on the mixture containing chromite separated by specific gravity following the specific gravity separation step S22. You may make it concentrate chromite.
- This second specific gravity separation process can also be performed using the specific gravity separation device 1 described above.
- the ore slurry of nickel oxide ore is classified using a hydrocyclone to separate a mixture containing goethite as an overflow (O / F) and chromite as an underflow (U / F).
- the mixture containing is separated.
- the mixture containing goethite classified as an on-bar flow is an ore slurry from which chromite has been separated and removed, and is supplied to an acid leaching process performed in a pressure reaction vessel such as an autoclave in a hydrometallurgical process. It becomes a slurry.
- the specific gravity of chromite is larger than the specific gravity of iron hydroxide such as goethite. Therefore, by using a hydrocyclone as a classification device, it is possible to accurately separate a mixture containing chromite as an underflow and a mixture containing goethite as an overflow based on the particle size of the ore slurry.
- Hydrocyclone is suitable for processing a large amount of ore slurry, and also suitable for processing when there are many distributions to the overflow. Note that the hydrocyclone may have only one stage, or may have two or more stages.
- the mixture containing chromite separated as underflow in the classification step S21 is subjected to a specific gravity separation process using a predetermined specific gravity separation device, and the goethite contained in the mixture containing the chromite is obtained. A mixture is obtained which is separated and concentrated in chromite.
- the above-described specific gravity separator 1 can be used as the specific gravity separator.
- the mixture containing chromite classified and separated as underflow in the classification step S21 mainly contains chromite, but partly contains goethite.
- goethite and chromite can be further effectively separated by subjecting such a mixture containing chromite to a specific gravity separation process. In other words, chromite can be further concentrated.
- the mixture containing goethite separated by specific gravity can be used as ore slurry to be supplied to the acid leaching process of the hydrometallurgical process.
- chromite By performing such specific gravity separation treatment, chromite can be effectively removed, and wear of equipment such as piping and pumps due to ore slurry supplied to the acid leaching treatment can be suppressed. Moreover, the Cr 2 O 3 grade in the final neutralization residue produced from the final neutralization step in the hydrometallurgical process can be effectively reduced, and the amount of the residue can be effectively reduced.
- the underflow discharged from the specific gravity separation device by this specific gravity separation treatment is a concentrated chromite.
- the obtained underflow is quantitatively supplied to the processing tank. Can do.
- an acid leaching treatment using, for example, a high-pressure acid leaching method is performed on the ore slurry from which chromite has been separated and removed through the ore slurry treatment step S2.
- sulfuric acid is added to the raw ore slurry in a pressurized reaction vessel such as an autoclave, and the ore slurry is pressed while being pressurized at a high temperature of 220 to 280 ° C., preferably 240 to 270 ° C. Stir to produce a leach slurry consisting of the leachate and leach residue.
- Solid-liquid separation process S4 the leaching liquid containing the impurity element in addition to nickel and cobalt is separated from the leaching residue while washing the leaching slurry obtained through the leaching process S3 in multiple stages.
- a solid-liquid separation process is performed by solid-liquid separation equipment such as a thickener.
- Neutralization step S5 the pH of the leachate separated in the solid-liquid separation step S4 is adjusted, the neutralized starch containing impurity elements is separated, and the neutralization finish containing nickel and cobalt is completed. Obtain a liquid. Specifically, in the neutralization step S5, the pH of the resulting neutralized final solution is 4 or less, preferably 3.0 to 3.5, more preferably 3.1 to 3, while suppressing the oxidation of the separated leachate. A neutralizing agent such as calcium carbonate is added to the leachate so as to be 3.2, and a neutralized final slurry and a neutralized starch slurry containing trivalent iron, aluminum, or the like as an impurity element are generated. In the neutralization step S5, impurities are removed as neutralized starch in this way, and a neutralized final solution that becomes a mother liquor for nickel and cobalt recovery is generated.
- a neutralizing agent such as calcium carbonate
- a sulfurization reaction is performed by blowing a hydrogen sulfide gas as a sulfiding agent into the sulfidation reaction start solution using a neutralization final solution that is a mother liquor for nickel and cobalt recovery as a sulfidation reaction start solution.
- a neutralization final solution that is a mother liquor for nickel and cobalt recovery as a sulfidation reaction start solution.
- the sulfidation treatment in the sulfidation step S6 can be performed using a sulfidation reaction tank or the like, and hydrogen sulfide gas is blown into the gas phase portion in the reaction tank with respect to the sulfidation reaction starting solution charged in the sulfidation reaction tank.
- a sulfurization reaction is caused by dissolving hydrogen sulfide gas in the solution.
- the resulting slurry containing nickel / cobalt mixed sulfide is charged into a solid-liquid separator such as thickener and subjected to sedimentation separation, and only the mixed sulfide is separated and recovered from the bottom of the thickener. .
- the aqueous solution component separated through the sulfidation step S6 overflows from the upper part of the thickener and is recovered as a poor solution.
- the recovered poor solution is a solution having a very low concentration of valuable metals such as nickel and contains impurity elements such as iron, magnesium, and manganese remaining without being sulfided. This poor solution is transferred to the final neutralization step S7 and detoxified.
- Example 1 The hydrometallurgical process of the nickel oxide ore which consists of a flowchart shown in FIG. 4 was performed. That is, as a processing step for nickel oxide ore slurry, ore slurry obtained by slurrying nickel oxide ore having the composition shown in Table 1 below is supplied to a hydrocyclone (Salter Cyclone, SC1030-P type). Then, classification separation treatment was performed.
- a hydrocyclone Alter Cyclone, SC1030-P type
- a density separator was used as a specific gravity separator, and the underflow discharged from the hydrocyclone was supplied to the density separator and subjected to a specific gravity separation process.
- the density separator the one having the configuration illustrated in FIG. 1 is used.
- a butterfly valve for controlling the ON / OFF of the underflow and a metering pump are used in the discharge pipe for discharging the underflow to the bottom.
- a hose pump (Bradel, BRD-80 type) was installed.
- a pressure gauge was inserted and installed in the separation part of the density separator from its wall surface so that the internal pressure could be measured.
- the overflow ore slurry is subjected to the leaching process in the hydrometallurgical process, while the underflow slurry enriched with chromite is the next treatment tank. Moved to.
- the transfer amount is transferred so that the density in the specific gravity separator is 1.35 g / cm 3 based on the measurement value of the pressure gauge provided in the density separator. It was.
- a density says the density of the part above the location in which the pressure gauge is provided.
- the slurry could be stably transferred from the specific gravity separator without fluctuations in the flow rate. Further, as a result of the stabilized flow rate, there was no situation where the underflow overflowed from the receiving tank (relay tank) to which the underflow was transferred. In addition, it was possible to operate efficiently without the need for monitoring by workers other than regular patrols.
- Comparative Example 1 In Comparative Example 1, the operation was performed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that a density separator which is a specific gravity separator was used without a metering pump in the underflow discharge pipe. When transferring the underflow, based on the measured value of the pressure gauge provided on the wall of the density separator, the transfer amount is adjusted so that the density in the specific gravity separation device is 1.35 g / cm 3. The opening degree was controlled.
- a density separator that is a specific gravity separator is a density separator that is not provided with a metering pump in an underflow discharge pipe, and its transfer is based on the measured value of a pressure gauge provided on the wall of the density separator.
- the amount was controlled by controlling the opening of the butterfly valve so that the density in the specific gravity separator was 1.45 g / cm 3 .
- a density separator that is a specific gravity separator is a density separator that does not have a metering pump in the discharge pipe of the underflow, and the transfer is based on the measured value of the pressure gauge provided on the wall of the density separator.
- the amount was controlled by controlling the opening of the butterfly valve so that the density in the specific gravity separator was 1.45 g / cm 3 .
- a monitoring person was assigned, and when flushing occurred, the operation was switched to manual operation to reduce the opening of the butterfly valve, and the operation was switched to automatic control after the flushing was settled.
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本実施の形態に係る比重分離装置は、比重の異なる2種以上の粒子を含む混合物から、その比重差を利用して、比重の小さな粒子を含むオーバーフローと、比重の大きな粒子を含むアンダーフローとに分離する装置である。
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分離部11では、比重の異なる2種以上の粒子を含む混合物のスラリーを比重差によってオーバーフローとアンダーフローとに分離する。分離部11は、比重分離装置1の胴体部を構成し、例えば筒状の形状よりなる。
沈積部12では、上述したように、分離部11の下方に位置し、沈降分離したアンダーフローが沈積する。沈積部12は、分離部11と連続して下方に設けられており、例えば周縁部12aよりも中央部12bが低い位置となる逆錐状の形状に形成されている。
排出配管21は、上述したように沈積部12に沈積したアンダーフローが排出されるアンダーフロー排出口12Dに接続され、アンダーフローを排出するとともに、比重分離装置1に続けて設けられている処理槽にアンダーフローを移送する経路となる。
本実施の形態に係る比重分離装置1において、その処理対象であるスラリー、すなわち比重の異なる2種以上の粒子を含む混合物のスラリーとしては、特に限定されるものではないが、例えばニッケル酸化鉱石の鉱石スラリーを挙げることができる。
上述した比重分離装置1は、例えば、ニッケル酸化鉱石に対して浸出処理を施してニッケルを回収する湿式製錬プロセスにおける、浸出処理に供する鉱石スラリーを調製するための処理に用いることができる。
ここで、ニッケル酸化鉱石の湿式製錬プロセスにおいて処理される原料となるニッケル酸化鉱石は、主としてリモナイト鉱及びサプロライト鉱等のいわゆるラテライト鉱である。ラテライト鉱のニッケル含有量は、通常、0.8~2.5重量%であり、ニッケルは水酸化物、又は含水ケイ苦土(ケイ酸マグネシウム)鉱物として含有されている。また、鉄の含有量は、10~50重量%であり、主として3価の水酸化物(ゲーサイト)の形態であるが、一部2価の鉄が含水ケイ苦土鉱物等に含有される。さらに、ラテライト鉱においてはクロムが含まれており、そのクロム分の多くは、鉄又はマグネシウムを含むクロマイト鉱物として、例えば1~5重量%程度含有されている。また、マグネシア分は、含水ケイ苦土鉱物のほか、未風化で硬度が高いニッケルをほとんど含有しないケイ苦土鉱物に含有される。珪酸分は、石英、クリストバライト(無定形シリカ)等のシリカ鉱物及び含水ケイ苦土鉱物に含有されている。
図4は、上述した鉱石スラリーの処理方法を適用した、ニッケル酸化鉱石の湿式製錬プロセスの流れの一例を示す工程図である。このニッケル酸化鉱石の湿式製錬プロセスは、例えば高圧酸浸出法(HPAL法)を用いて、ニッケル酸化鉱石からニッケルを浸出させて回収する製錬プロセスである。
鉱石処理工程S1では、原料鉱石であるニッケル酸化鉱石に対して、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た後に、アンダーサイズの鉱石粒子に水を添加して鉱石スラリーとする。
本実施の形態においては、鉱石スラリーに対して浸出工程S3にて酸浸出処理を施すに先立ち、鉱石処理工程S1を経て得られた鉱石スラリーに対して、クロマイトを分離除去する処理を施すことを特徴としている。
分級工程S21では、ニッケル酸化鉱石の鉱石スラリーに対し、ハイドロサイクロンを使用して分級処理を施し、オーバーフロー(O/F)としてゲーサイトを含む混合物を分離し、アンダーフロー(U/F)としてクロマイトを含む混合物を分離する。オンバーフローとして分級されたゲーサイトを含む混合物は、クロマイトが分離除去された鉱石スラリーであり、そのまま、湿式製錬プロセスのオートクレーブ等の加圧反応容器にて行われる酸浸出処理に供給する鉱石スラリーとなる。
比重分離工程S22では、分級工程S21にてアンダーフローとして分離したクロマイトを含む混合物に対して、所定の比重分離装置を使用して比重分離処理を行い、そのクロマイトを含む混合物に含まれるゲーサイトを分離してクロマイトを濃縮させた混合物を得る。このとき、比重分離装置として、上述した比重分離装置1を使用することができる。
浸出工程S3では、鉱石スラリー処理工程S2を経てクロマイトが分離除去された後の鉱石スラリーに対して、例えば高圧酸浸出法を用いた酸浸出処理を施す。具体的には、オートクレーブ等の加圧反応容器内で、原料となる鉱石スラリーに硫酸を添加し、220~280℃、好ましくは240~270℃の高温の温度条件下で加圧しながら鉱石スラリーを攪拌し、浸出液と浸出残渣とからなる浸出スラリーを生成させる。
固液分離工程S4では、浸出工程S3を経て得られた浸出スラリーを多段で洗浄しながら、ニッケル及びコバルトのほか不純物元素を含む浸出液と、浸出残渣とを分離する。固液分離工程S4では、例えば、浸出スラリーと洗浄液とを混合した後、シックナー等の固液分離設備により固液分離処理を施す。
中和工程S5では、固液分離工程S4にて分離された浸出液のpHを調整し、不純物元素を含む中和澱物を分離して、ニッケルやコバルトを含む中和終液を得る。具体的に、中和工程S5では、分離された浸出液の酸化を抑制しながら、得られる中和終液のpHが4以下、好ましくは3.0~3.5、より好ましくは3.1~3.2になるように、その浸出液に炭酸カルシウム等の中和剤を添加して、中和終液と不純物元素として3価の鉄やアルミニウム等を含む中和澱物スラリーとを生成させる。中和工程S5では、このようにして不純物を中和澱物として除去し、ニッケル及びコバルト回収用の母液となる中和終液を生成させる。
硫化工程S6では、ニッケル及びコバルト回収用母液である中和終液を硫化反応始液として、その硫化反応始液に対して硫化剤としての硫化水素ガスを吹き込むことによって硫化反応を生じさせ、不純物成分の少ないニッケル及びコバルトの混合硫化物(ニッケル・コバルト混合硫化物)と、ニッケル及びコバルトの濃度を低い水準で安定させた貧液とを生成させる。
最終中和工程S7では、上述した固液分離工程S4における固液分離処理により分離された浸出残渣や、硫化工程S6にて回収された、鉄、マグネシウム、マンガン等の不純物元素を含む貧液等に対して、排出基準を満たす所定のpH範囲に調整する中和処理(無害化処理)が施される。pHの調整方法としては、特に限定されないが、例えば炭酸カルシウム等の中和剤を添加することによって所定の範囲に調整することができる。このような中和剤を用いた中和処理によって、最終中和残渣が生成され、テーリングダムに貯留される。一方で、中和処理後の溶液は、排出基準を満たすものとなり、系外に排出される。
図4に示す工程図からなるニッケル酸化鉱石の湿式製錬処理を行った。すなわち、ニッケル酸化鉱の鉱石スラリーの処理工程として、下記表1に示す組成を有するニッケル酸化鉱石をスラリー化して得られた鉱石スラリーを、ハイドロサイクロン(ソルターサイクロン社製,SC1030-P型)へ供給して分級分離処理を施した。
比較例1では、比重分離装置であるデンシティーセパレーターとして、アンダーフローの排出配管に定量ポンプを設けないものを使用したこと以外は、実施例1と同様にして操業を行った。なお、アンダーフローの移送に際しては、デンシティーセパレーターの壁面に備えられた圧力計の測定値に基づき、その移送量を、比重分離装置内の密度が1.35g/cm3となるようにバタフライバルブの開度を制御させて行った。
比較例2では、比重分離装置であるデンシティーセパレーターとして、アンダーフローの排出配管に定量ポンプを設けないものを使用し、デンシティーセパレーターの壁面に備えられた圧力計の測定値に基づき、その移送量を、比重分離装置内の密度が1.45g/cm3となるようにバタフライバルブの開度を制御させて行った。
比較例3では、比重分離装置であるデンシティーセパレーターとして、アンダーフローの排出配管に定量ポンプを設けないものを使用し、デンシティーセパレーターの壁面に備えられた圧力計の測定値に基づき、その移送量を、比重分離装置内の密度が1.45g/cm3となるようにバタフライバルブの開度を制御させて行った。さらに、監視要員を配置し、フラッシングが発生した場合には、手動操作に切り替えてバタフライバルブの開度を減じるようにし、フラッシングが収まった後に自動制御に切り替える操作を行った。
11 分離部
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21 排出配管
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- 比重の異なる2種以上の粒子を含む混合物から、比重差を利用して、オーバーフローとアンダーフローとに分離する比重分離装置であって、
上部に前記混合物のスラリーを供給する供給管を有し、該スラリーをオーバーフローとアンダーフローとに分離する分離部と、
前記分離部の下方に位置し、沈降分離したアンダーフローが沈積する沈積部と、
を備え、
前記沈積部には、前記アンダーフローを排出する排出配管が接続されており、
前記排出配管には、前記アンダーフローを排出するバルブと、該アンダーフローを定量的に排出させるための定量ポンプとが設けられている
ことを特徴とする比重分離装置。 - 前記分離部には、内部の圧力を測定する圧力計が設けられており、
前記定量ポンプは、前記圧力計による測定値に基づいて前記アンダーフローの排出量を制御する
請求項1に記載の比重分離装置。 - 前記混合物のスラリーは、ニッケル酸化鉱石の鉱石スラリーである
請求項1又は2に記載の比重分離装置。
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