<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A spent vanadium catalyst, from the plant of metallurgical type, was leached in a sulfuric acid solution to recover vanadium and potassium compounds. The effect of time, temperature, concentration of acid, catalyst particle size and phase ratio was studied. Additionally the concentration of iron, copper, zinc, arsenic and lead compounds was determined. The flow sheet for the proposed process of spent vanadium catalyst leaching is presented.</p></abstract>

A spent vanadium catalyst, from the plant of metallurgical type, was leached in a sulfuric acid solution to recover vanadium and potassium compounds. The effect of time, temperature, concentration of acid, catalyst particle size and phase ratio was studied. Additionally the concentration of iron, copper, zinc, arsenic and lead compounds was determined. The flow sheet for the proposed process of spent vanadium catalyst leaching is presented.

Extraction of vanadium and potassium compounds from the spent vanadium catalyst from the metallurgical plant

Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Technology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, ul. Gagarina 7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

A spent vanadium catalyst, from the plant of metallurgical type, was leached in a sulfuric acid solution to recover vanadium and potassium compounds. The...

Extraction of vanadium and potassium compounds from the spent vanadium catalyst from the metallurgical plant

Published Online: Jul 02, 2012

Page range: 49 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-012-0070-9

Keywords
sulfuric acid, sulfur oxide, spend vanadium catalysts, leaching, recovery, vanadium, potassium, copper, zinc, arsenic, lead, xrf

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Extraction of vanadium and potassium compounds from the spent vanadium catalyst from the metallurgical plant

Published Online: Jul 02, 2012

Page range: 49 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-012-0070-9

Keywordssulfuric acid, sulfur oxide, spend vanadium catalysts, leaching, recovery, vanadium, potassium, copper, zinc, arsenic, lead, xrf

This content is open access.

Keywords
sulfuric acid, sulfur oxide, spend vanadium catalysts, leaching, recovery, vanadium, potassium, copper, zinc, arsenic, lead, xrf