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Mechanochemical activation on selective leaching of arsenic from copper smelting flue dusts

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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 414, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125436

Keywords

Arsenic; Copper smelter flue dusts; Mechanochemical activation; Leaching

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  1. Major Innovation Projects of Hubei Province of China [2019ACA156]

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A novel application utilizing mechanochemical pre-treating and alkali leaching was developed for selective leaching of arsenic from copper smelter flue dusts. Mechanical-activated powders showed improved arsenic leaching efficiency and reduced activation energy, while consuming less alkali and sulfides and requiring shorter leaching time compared to traditional methods. Mechanical force promoted arsenic leaching by changing physical properties of the powders and converting As5+ species into more mobile phases in alkali solution within sulfides.
A novel application, including mechanochemical pre-treating and alkali leaching, for arsenic selective leaching from copper smelter flue dusts (CSFUs) was developed to overcome the disadvantages of hydrometallurgical methods. Compared with raw CSFU powders, the mechanical-activated ones showed higher maximum arsenic leaching efficiency (increased by -20%), and lower apparent activation energy (decreased by -7 kJ.mol- 1). Furthermore, this novel process only consumed half of alkali and sulfides and needed one-third of the leaching time to compare with the ones used in the traditional alkali leaching process. The promoting effect of mechanical force on arsenic leaching firstly relied on the physical property changes of CSFU powders, including a decrease of particle sizes and an increase of the specific surface. Secondly, mechanochemical force converted As5+ species into reduced phases (e.g. As2O3, NaAsO2), and thio-arsenates (e.g. AsO2S23- , AsO3S3-), which could spur its leaching due to their stronger mobilities in the alkali solution within sulfides. Finally, mechanochemical activation could be facilitated to separate discrete soluble arsenic species or incorporated ones from sulfate minerals in the CSFUs. This work may have important implications for the development of new eco-friendly technologies for purifying arsenic-bearing materials.

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