Open AccessSelective dissolution of vanadium(V) from spent petroleum catalysts by oxalic acid solution
Author(s) -
Minh Nhan Le,
M. S. Lee
Publication year - 2020
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/jmmb190613055l
Subject(s) - oxalic acid , vanadium , leaching (pedology) , catalysis , dissolution , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , selective leaching , molybdenum , metal , nuclear chemistry , organic chemistry , geology , soil science , soil water
The spent petroleum catalyst contains a significant amount of vanadium and its recovery is essential. Oxalic acid has good metal selectivity due to its complex properties. Leaching experiments with oxalic acid were done to investigate the dissolution behavior of vanadium from spent petroleum catalyst by varying leaching conditions, such as temperature, concentration, pulp density, stirring speed and time. Vanadium and molybdenum were selectively dissolved by oxalic acid from the spent catalysts, while the leaching percentage of other metals was very low. However, the leaching percentage of vanadium by oxalic acid was lower than 45% in most of the leaching conditions. Our results provide some basic information on the dissolution of valuable metals from the spent catalyst by using organic acid.