Journal
MINERALS
Volume 11, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/min11121342
Keywords
iron removal; oxygen oxidation of ferrous ion; venturi jet; microbubble
Funding
- National Key Scientific Research Project of China
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Central South University Project
- Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China
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This study proposed a method using a microbubble generator to accelerate the oxidation of Fe2+, improving the rate of iron ion removal. By adjusting parameters under different conditions, the oxidation reaction in the solution can be optimized. This method can increase the purification depth of iron ion, reduce production costs, and decrease energy consumption.
Iron normally exists in the form of ferrous ion (Fe2+) in primary ore deposits of valuable metals. To remove iron from hydrometallurgical leaching solution or suspension by precipitation, ferrous ion should be oxidized to ferric ion (Fe3+) first. Due to the low oxidation rate of Fe2+ by the traditional oxygen oxidation method, industry has to use more agitating barrels, steam, and compressed gas, as well as a larger workshop area, which dramatically increases the equipment investment and operation costs. In this study, a strengthened oxygen oxidation method for Fe2+ using a homemade venturi jet microbubble generator is proposed. Microbubbles of air, oxygen, or oxygen-enriched air can be formed in the leaching solution or suspension, which can greatly improve the dissolved oxygen content in the solution and increase the gas-liquid contact area, thereby accelerating the oxygen oxidation rate of Fe2+ to Fe3+ and realizing the rapid iron removal of the leaching solution or suspension. By measuring the residual concentration of Fe2+ in the solution after oxidation reaction, it was found that the pump power, solution temperature, pH, concentration of Cu2+, and solution flow rate had great effects on the oxidation performance of the produced microbubble. By analyzing the images of the microbubbles and measuring the dissolved oxygen content in the solution, it is confirmed that the accelerated oxidation reaction rate of Fe2+ using the new proposed method was mainly due to the increase of the dissolved oxygen amount in the solution. Moreover, this method can significantly increase the purification depth of iron ion, expand production capacity, and decrease energy consumption.
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