Open AccessSelective leaching of Mo from an off-grade gravity lead concentrate in Na2CO3 solution
Author(s) -
Z.-X. Liu,
Yinbo Luo,
Wenbo Luo,
B.-X. Li,
Xianwen Wu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of mining and metallurgy. section b, metallurgy/journal of mining and metallurgy. section b, metallurgy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2217-7175
pISSN - 1450-5339
DOI - 10.2298/jmmb181128027l
Subject(s) - leaching (pedology) , scanning electron microscope , energy dispersive x ray spectroscopy , materials science , metallurgy , gravity separation , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , environmental chemistry , geology , composite material , soil science , soil water
The selective leaching of Mo from an off-grade gravity lead concentrate was investigated in Na2CO3 solution using air as an oxidant. The leaching behaviors of Mo and Pb were predicted by the thermodynamic phase diagrams of Pb-Mo-C-H2O system. The oxidation mechanisms of those sulfides in the off-grade gravity lead concentrate were confirmed by the methods of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS). The influence of operating factors on the leaching behaviors of Mo and Pb, including Na2CO3 concentration, liquid-to-solid ratio, temperature, and leaching time, were studied. Under these optimum leaching conditions (Na2CO3 2 M, leaching time 8 h, temperature 75?C, air-flow rate 2.0 m3/h and L/S ratio of 10/1 mL/g), the extraction of Mo and Pb was up to 97.70 and 0.73 %, respectively.