<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A spent vanadium catalyst, from the plant of metallurgical type, was leached in a potassium hydroxide solution to recover vanadium. The effect of time, temperature, concentration of basic, catalyst particle size and phase ratio was studied. The results showed that for a 160-750 μm catalyst leached for 4 h at 313.15 K in the presence of 10% potassium hydroxide solution at a liquid: solid ratio of 20:1, the extent of leaching of V was about 87%. Additionally, separation of vanadium from such a solution was investigated by the ion exchange method. Two types of polymer strongly basic ion exchangers were used. The ion exchange tests indicate that vanadium were loaded from the post-leaching solution with high effi ciency. On this basis a fl owsheet for the proposed process of a complex utilization of the spent vanadium catalyst is presented.</p></abstract>

A spent vanadium catalyst, from the plant of metallurgical type, was leached in a potassium hydroxide solution to recover vanadium. The effect of time, temperature, concentration of basic, catalyst particle size and phase ratio was studied. The results showed that for a 160-750 μm catalyst leached for 4 h at 313.15 K in the presence of 10% potassium hydroxide solution at a liquid: solid ratio of 20:1, the extent of leaching of V was about 87%. Additionally, separation of vanadium from such a solution was investigated by the ion exchange method. Two types of polymer strongly basic ion exchangers were used. The ion exchange tests indicate that vanadium were loaded from the post-leaching solution with high effi ciency. On this basis a fl owsheet for the proposed process of a complex utilization of the spent vanadium catalyst is presented.

Method of Utilization of the Spent Vanadium Catalyst

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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A spent vanadium catalyst, from the plant of metallurgical type, was leached in a potassium hydroxide solution to recover vanadium. The effect of time,...

Method of Utilization of the Spent Vanadium Catalyst

Publicado en línea: 17 oct 2018

Páginas: 1 - 7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2018-0031

Palabras clave
potassium hydroxide, spent vanadium catalysts, leaching, recovery, ion exchange, vanadium, copper, zinc, arsenic, lead, Amberlite IRA958, Dowex® 1X2

© 2018 Krzysztof Mazurek, published by Sciendo

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Method of Utilization of the Spent Vanadium Catalyst

Publicado en línea: 17 oct 2018

Páginas: 1 - 7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2018-0031

Palabras clavepotassium hydroxide, spent vanadium catalysts, leaching, recovery, ion exchange, vanadium, copper, zinc, arsenic, lead, Amberlite IRA958, Dowex® 1X2

© 2018 Krzysztof Mazurek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
potassium hydroxide, spent vanadium catalysts, leaching, recovery, ion exchange, vanadium, copper, zinc, arsenic, lead, Amberlite IRA958, Dowex® 1X2