Kinetics of Hydrochloric Acid Leaching of Titanium from Titanium-Bearing Electric Furnace Slag

• Published in: JOM (1989) Vol. 68; no. 5; pp. 1476 - 1484
• Main Authors: Zheng, Fuqiang, Chen, Feng, Guo, Yufeng, Jiang, Tao, Travyanov, Andrew Yakovlevich, Qiu, Guanzhou
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01-05-2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Chemistry/Food Science; Earth Sciences; Engineering; Environment; Experiments; Furnaces; Glycerol; Hydrochloric acid; Iron compounds; Kinetics; Leaching; Metallurgy; Particle size; Physics; Slag; Stainless steel; Studies; Temperature; Titanium; China; Average Particle Size; Blast Furnace; Diopside; Vanadium; Leaching Residue
• ISSN: 1047-4838; 1543-1851
• DOI: 10.1007/s11837-015-1808-7

The hydrochloric acid leaching of titanium from titanium-bearing electric furnace slag was investigated under different experimental conditions. The results indicate that particle size, hydrochloric acid concentration and reaction temperature were of significance to the leaching kinetics. Specifically, reaction temperature was the most important factor followed by hydrochloric acid concentration and particle size. The shrinking core model was used to describe the leaching process which was controlled by surface chemical reaction. The kinetic equation was obtained and the activation energy was found to be 43.16 kJ/mol. Iron and calcium species were almost completely dissolved in the acid when the extraction degree of titanium reached 99.84%. MgO (19.34 wt.%) and Al
2
O
3
(32.45 wt.%) in the spinel were still in the leaching residue and SiO
2
(43.53 wt.%) in the form of quartz remained in the leaching residue.