WO2023032043A1 - Co2ガスを鉱物化し有価金属を回収する方法、co2鉱物化装置、並びにco2鉱物化及び有価金属回収装置 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to methods for mineralizing CO2 gas and recovering valuable metals, CO2 mineralization equipment, and CO2 mineralization and valuable metals recovery equipment.
- Alkaline earth such as Mg, Ca contained in ore, coal ash, seawater, industrial waste , etc.
- Mineral carbonation is known, which involves reacting metals with CO2 gas to mineralize the CO2 gas.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese National Publication of International Patent Application No. 2013-5051264 describes "a method for increasing the activity of hydrous magnesium silicate with respect to fixing carbon dioxide by mineral carbonation, wherein the method rapidly converts the hydrous magnesium silicate. A method” is described, including the step of heating.
- Patent Document 2 Japanese National Publication of International Patent Application No. 2011-5017266 describes a method for fixing or binding carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) as a carbonate, comprising the following steps: water and coal ash or coal residue contacting a gas containing CO2 with said aqueous solution; and reacting said CO2 with said aqueous solution to form a carbonate, whereby said CO2 is fixed or bound.
- a method comprising a step" is described.
- Patent Document 3 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2020-175344 describes "a step of obtaining an alkaline earth metal oxide from brine containing an alkaline earth metal, and reacting a gas containing carbon dioxide with the alkaline earth metal oxide.
- a carbon dioxide fixation method comprising a carbon dioxide reaction step that causes
- pyrometallurgical refining and hydrometallurgical refining are widely used as techniques for recovering valuable metals such as Fe, Ni, Co, and Cu from mineral resources.
- hydrometallurgical methods a high pressure acid leaching (HPAL) method using nickel oxide ore containing Ni, Co, Fe, etc. as a raw material is known.
- Patent Document 4 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-957878 describes, "By a high-pressure acid leaching method including an ore processing step, a leaching step, a solid-liquid separation step, a neutralization step, a zinc removal step, a sulfurization step and a final neutralization step.
- a hydrometallurgical method for recovering nickel and cobalt from nickel oxide ore comprising at least one step selected from the following steps (A) to (C): ”, and as steps (A) to (C), (A) particles containing at least one selected from silica mineral, chromite or magnesium in the ore slurry produced from the ore processing step , separating and recovering by a physical separation method, (B) separating and recovering hematite particles in the leaching residue slurry produced from the solid-liquid separation step by a physical separation method, It is described that the precipitate slurry is subjected to a final neutralization treatment separately from the leaching residue produced from the solid-liquid separation step.
- Patent Document 5 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2007-77459 describes "A method for recovering nickel or cobalt from a first oxide ore containing nickel or cobalt and iron, wherein sulfuric acid is used to recover the first oxide ore.
- a recovery method characterized in that it includes a pre-neutralization step to raise the temperature”.
- Mineral resources contain various metal elements.
- nickel oxide ore contains Co, Fe, Mg, etc. in addition to Ni.
- metal ions are leached into the liquid phase by dissolving the metal using concentrated sulfuric acid under high temperature and pressure.
- Mg is preferentially ionized before the target valuable metals such as Ni are ionized. ionized to Therefore, applying the HPAL method to high Mg-containing ores is economically disadvantageous because the amount of concentrated sulfuric acid used increases.
- the HPAL method has only been applied to nickel oxide ores with a relatively low Mg concentration, such as limonite, which has a Mg concentration of about 5% by mass or less.
- Mg concentration such as limonite
- the present disclosure provides a method and apparatus capable of suppressing the release of CO 2 gas into the atmosphere and efficiently recovering valuable metals from mineral resources that have not been effectively utilized in the past.
- the present inventors separated alkaline earth metal-rich components and valuable metal-containing components by subjecting starting materials such as ores containing alkaline earth metals to pretreatment, followed by It has been found that the above problems can be solved by mineralizing CO 2 gas using
- the present disclosure includes the following aspects.
- [Aspect 1] Pretreating a starting material containing a valuable metal and at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Mg and Ca to obtain an alkaline earth metal-rich component and a valuable metal-containing residue; reacting the alkaline earth metal in the alkaline earth metal-rich component with CO2 gas to mineralize the CO2 gas as an alkaline earth metal carbonate; and A method comprising recovering products, intermediates or both containing valuable metals.
- [Aspect 2] A method according to aspect 1, wherein the alkaline earth metal comprises Mg.
- the CO2 gas supply source is at least one selected from the group consisting of a coal power plant, an oil power plant, a natural gas power plant, a biomass power plant, a coal boiler, a smelting facility, a neutralization facility, and a roasting facility; 3.
- a coal power plant an oil power plant, a natural gas power plant, a biomass power plant, a coal boiler, a smelting facility, a neutralization facility, and a roasting facility
- Embodiments 1 to 3 wherein the alkaline earth metal-rich component is in the form of a slurry, and the alkaline earth metal in the alkaline earth metal-rich component and the CO 2 gas are reacted under pressure.
- the pretreatment is a reducing roasting method or a reducing melting method, which comprises volatilizing the alkaline earth metal in the form of a metal from the starting material in the presence of a carbonaceous reducing agent to the gas phase; an oxidative roasting method comprising oxidatively decomposing the starting material in the presence of oxygen to form an alkaline earth metal oxide; an oxidative pyrolysis process comprising pyrolyzing the starting material in the presence of oxygen; a chlorination volatilization method comprising volatilizing the alkaline earth metal contained in the starting material in the form of a chloride to the gas phase; A method comprising solid-liquid separation after converting the alkaline earth metal contained in the starting material into a salt thereof, and a sulfation roasting comprising sulfating and roasting the valuable metal contained in the starting material
- the method is performed by at least one selected from the group
- Aspect 14 Recovering products, intermediates, or both containing the valuable metal from the residue containing the valuable metal by atmospheric acid leaching, high pressure acid leaching, chlorine dissolution, ammonia dissolution, or electric furnace dissolution. 14. The method of any of aspects 1-13, comprising [Aspect 15] a pretreatment device for producing an alkaline earth metal-rich component and a valuable metal-containing residue from a starting material containing a valuable metal and at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Mg and Ca; a CO2 gas reactor for reacting the alkaline earth metal in the alkaline earth metal-rich component with CO2 gas to mineralize the CO2 gas as an alkaline earth metal carbonate; 2 Mineralizer. [Aspect 16] A CO2 mineralizer according to aspect 15; a valuable metals recovery unit for recovering said valuable metals containing products, intermediates or both from said valuable metals containing residue.
- the present disclosure it is possible to suppress the release of CO 2 gas into the atmosphere and efficiently recover valuable metals from mineral resources that have not been effectively utilized in the past.
- the methods of the present disclosure can be advantageously used to mineralize CO2 gas using previously unutilized high Mg-containing ores and recover valuable metals such as Ni from the ores. can be done.
- FIG. 1 is a flow diagram outlining a method of one embodiment
- FIG. FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating an embodiment method of using a high pressure reaction method for CO2 mineralization.
- FIG . 2 is a flow diagram illustrating another embodiment method of using a temperature and pressure process for CO2 mineralization.
- 1 is a flow diagram outlining an HPAL process;
- FIG. 1 is a TG/DTA curve when the sulfur mixed ore sample of Example 1 is heated.
- the method of one embodiment comprises (1) pretreating a starting material containing a valuable metal and at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Mg and Ca to obtain an alkaline earth metal-rich component (2) reacting the alkaline earth metal in the alkaline earth metal-rich component with the CO2 gas to mineralize the CO2 gas as an alkaline earth metal carbonate; and (3) recovering valuable metal-containing products, intermediates, or both from the valuable metal-containing residue.
- FIG. 1 An overview of the method of one embodiment is shown in a flow diagram in FIG.
- squared portions indicate steps or devices.
- a pretreatment is performed on a starting material containing valuable metals and alkaline earth metals.
- alkaline earth metal-rich components and valuable metal-containing residues are produced from the starting material, which are each fed to separate subsequent steps.
- CO2 mineralization is carried out for alkaline earth metal-rich components.
- the alkaline earth metal contained in the alkaline earth metal-rich component reacts with the CO2 gas to produce an alkaline earth metal carbonate, and the CO2 gas is an alkaline earth metal carbonate is mineralized (immobilized) in the form of
- the valuable metal-containing residue is recovered as a valuable metal-containing product, a valuable metal-containing intermediate, or both in the valuable metal recovery process.
- the starting material contains a valuable metal and at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Mg and Ca.
- the form of the starting material is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, ore, solution, slurry, powder, lump, or compact. Powders and lumps can be obtained, for example, by crushing ores or by drying and crushing solutions or slurries. Powders or lumps may be dried by evaporating free water. Molded bodies can be obtained, for example, by tableting ores, powders, or lumps. Chemicals used for pretreatment, such as fuel for roasting, may be mixed in the compact.
- the valuable metal is not particularly limited, it is, for example, at least one selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Fe, Cu, and platinum group metals.
- Platinum Group Metal PGM is a generic term for ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum, and means any one or a combination of two or more thereof.
- Valuable metals may include gold, silver, or combinations thereof.
- the starting material is an ore containing the above-mentioned valuable metals.
- Such ores include, for example, nickel oxide ores, nickel sulfide ores, cobalt ores, iron ores, copper ores, platinum ores, and metal concentrates obtained by flotation of one or more of these ores. is mentioned.
- the ore is preferably nickel oxide ore.
- Nickel oxide ores include, for example, limonite (MgO content of 0.5 to 5% by mass), smectite (MgO content of 5 to 15% by mass), and saprolite (MgO content of 15% by mass). ⁇ 35% by mass).
- the method of the present disclosure can be suitably used for Ni recovery from high Mg-containing nickel oxide ores, such as saprolite and mixtures of saprolite and limonite.
- high Mg-containing nickel oxide ores such as saprolite and mixtures of saprolite and limonite.
- saprolite exists deep underground, while laterite exists near the surface. When crustal movements, intrusion phenomena, etc. occur, regions where these two exist are mixed.
- This mixed region has not been traditionally utilized in the HPAL process due to its high Mg content, but ore mined from such mixed region can also be effectively utilized for recovery of valuable metals according to the method of the present disclosure. can do.
- alkaline earth metal preferably contains Mg.
- Alkaline earth metal carbonates can be easily separated from the liquid phase in CO2 mineralization because Mg carbonates are less soluble in water compared to Ca carbonates.
- alkaline earth metal means a Group 2 element of the periodic table.
- the starting material comprises Ultramafic Rock.
- Ultramafic rocks are a group consisting of Olivine (composition formula: (Mg, Fe) SiO 4 ) and Serpentine (composition formula: (Mg, Fe) 3 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 ). It is preferable to contain at least one mineral selected from the above. Since olivine and serpentinite are high Mg-containing minerals, the amount of starting materials required for CO2 mineralization can be reduced.
- the pretreatment includes a process that changes the chemical composition or chemical properties of the starting material so that it can be separated into alkaline earth metal-rich components and valuable metal-containing residues.
- Such steps include, for example, roasting such as reduction roasting, oxidizing roasting, and sulfate roasting, reduction melting, oxidative thermal decomposition, chloride volatilization, and salt conversion/solid-liquid separation.
- pretreatment is performed by at least one selected from the group consisting of the following methods.
- a reducing roasting method or a reducing melting method which involves volatilizing the starting material in the presence of a carbonaceous reducing agent and the alkaline earth metal in the form of a metal into the gas phase.
- the starting material in the presence of oxygen.
- an oxidative thermal decomposition method comprising thermally decomposing the starting material in the presence of oxygen;
- Chlorination volatilization method which involves volatilizing the alkaline earth metal contained in the starting material to the gas phase in the form of chloride (5) Converting the alkaline earth metal contained in the starting material into its salt, followed by solid-liquid separation Method (6)
- Sulfated roasting method including sulfating and roasting the valuable metals contained in the starting material
- the reduction roasting method can be performed using, for example, a rotary kiln.
- An exemplary reduction roasting method includes the following steps.
- the starting material is reduced by heating to about 1100° C. to 1200° C. in the presence of a carbonaceous reducing agent such as coal or coke.
- the alkaline earth metal is reduced to a zero valent metal form, volatilized to the gas phase side, and recovered as an alkaline earth metal-rich component.
- the valuable metals are re-oxidized in the furnace and recovered as valuable metal-containing residue in the form of oxides.
- the reduction melting method can be performed using, for example, a heat-resistant crucible such as an alumina crucible.
- An exemplary reduction melting method includes the following steps. A starting material is charged into a heat-resistant crucible and heated to 1200° C. to 1500° C. using a heating device such as resistance heating in the presence of a carbonaceous reducing agent such as artificial graphite, natural graphite, coal, coke, or carbon monoxide. It is reduced by Alkaline earth metals are reduced to 0-valent metals, volatilized to the gas phase side, and recovered as alkaline earth metal-rich components. Valuable metals are reduced to zero valent metals and recovered as valuable metal-containing residues.
- the oxidation roasting method can be performed, for example, using a roasting furnace.
- An exemplary oxidative roasting method includes the following steps. Using a fuel such as natural gas, petroleum, coal, sulfur, or pyrite (Pyrite, FeS 2 ), by supplying oxygen, air, etc., the oxygen partial pressure is increased, and the starting material is heated to about 500 ° C to 700 ° C. It is oxidatively decomposed by heating.
- the alkaline earth metals are converted to alkaline earth metal oxides and recovered as alkaline earth metal-rich components.
- high Mg-containing minerals such as olivine, serpentine are pyrolyzed to MgO and SiO2 by oxidative roasting.
- the pyrolyzate may also include Fe2O3 , Mg2SiO4 , (Mg,Fe) SiO4 , or combinations thereof .
- Valuable metals are also recovered in the form of oxides as valuable metal-containing residues.
- the oxidative pyrolysis method can be performed using, for example, a heating furnace of an induction heating type, an electric heating type, a microwave heating type, or the like.
- An exemplary oxidative pyrolysis method includes the following steps. The starting material is placed in the above heating furnace, and the energy necessary for thermal decomposition of the starting material is added from the outside in the presence of a small amount of oxygen that does not cause combustion, for example, about the theoretical amount of oxygen + ⁇ .
- serpentine is thermally decomposed at about 630° C. by an oxidative thermal decomposition method to produce MgSiO 4 , (Mg, Fe) SiO 4 and the like.
- the chlorination volatilization method can be performed using, for example, a rotary kiln.
- An exemplary chlorination volatilization method includes the following steps.
- the starting material is mixed with a chlorine source such as calcium chloride and a reducing agent and granulated into pellets.
- the amount of the reducing agent used is 15 to 20% by weight based on the weight of the pellet.
- the obtained pellets are charged into a rotary kiln and heated to about 500° C. to 800° C. to convert alkaline earth metals into chlorides.
- Alkaline earth metal chloride having a low boiling point volatilizes to the gas phase side and is recovered as a high alkaline earth metal content component. Valuable metals are recovered as valuable metal-containing residues in the form of oxides or chlorides.
- a method including solid-liquid separation after converting the alkaline earth metal contained in the starting material into its salt can be carried out using, for example, warm water or an acidic aqueous solution such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, or nitric acid.
- An exemplary method includes the following steps. The starting material is placed in a container and warm water or an acidic aqueous solution such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid is added to dissolve the alkaline earth metals and valuable metals in the form of their salts. After the hot water or acidic aqueous solution is added, an oxidizing agent such as H 2 O 2 or KMnO 4 may be added and stirred to promote dissolution of alkaline earth metals or valuable metals.
- an oxidizing agent such as H 2 O 2 or KMnO 4 may be added and stirred to promote dissolution of alkaline earth metals or valuable metals.
- the dissolved alkaline earth metals and valuable metals are dissolved in valuable metal water by forming metal sulfides using H 2 S gas or the like, or by adjusting the pH using alkalis such as Ca(OH) 2 and NaOH. After the oxide is formed, solid-liquid separation can be performed to separate the alkaline earth metal-rich component from the valuable metal-containing residue.
- the sulfated roasting method can be performed using, for example, a rotary kiln, a fluidized bed heating furnace, or an electric furnace.
- An exemplary sulphated roasting method includes the following steps. By mixing the starting material with sulfur or a sulfur compound such as sodium sulfide, calcium sulfide, pyrotite, pyrite, etc. as a reduction accelerator, and heating to a reduction range of valuable metals, for example, about 400 ° C. to 680 ° C. for Ni, Selectively sulfate the valuable metal.
- Another exemplary sulphated roasting method involves adding concentrated sulfuric acid to the starting material followed by oxidative roasting to sulfate the valuable metals.
- the pretreatment preferably includes oxidative roasting.
- a mixture of alkaline earth metal oxides and valuable metal oxides obtained by oxidizing the starting material can be easily separated by a separation process such as specific gravity separation.
- pretreatment may include sulfur dioxide flue gas treatment.
- a general sulfuric acid plant can be used as a sulfur dioxide exhaust gas treatment facility. Concentrated sulfuric acid produced by sulfur dioxide exhaust gas treatment can be effectively used as a product or in (3) valuable metal recovery of the method of the present disclosure, especially valuable metal recovery using the high pressure acid leaching (HPAL) method. .
- HPAL high pressure acid leaching
- the pretreatment may further include a separation step.
- Separation methods include, for example, specific gravity separation, particle size separation, and chemical composition separation.
- Separation by specific gravity difference is a method of separating particles by utilizing the difference in specific gravity when the specific gravity of particles differs depending on the chemical composition.
- Gravity difference separation can be performed using, for example, a fluidized specific gravity difference separation apparatus that is used in coal preparation technology for coal.
- Particle size separation utilizes the difference in particle size when the concentration of valuable metals present in the particles differs depending on the size of the particles, or when the valuable metals in the mineral exist in the form of fine particles. to separate these particles.
- Particle size separation can be performed using, for example, sieves or a centrifuge.
- Chemical composition separation is a method in which, when particles containing special metals such as uranium exist, such particles are analyzed online using infrared rays and separated by selectively blowing away only the particles with an air gun. is.
- the pretreatment includes separating the alkaline earth metal-rich component and the valuable metal-containing residue, preferably by differential gravity separation.
- specific gravity difference separation device for example, if the specific gravity is set to 4, a substance with a small specific gravity such as MgO and SiO 2 is used as an alkaline earth metal high content component, and a specific gravity containing valuable metals such as NiO, CoO and Fe 2 O 3 is used. can be separated as a valuable metal-containing residue.
- the alkaline earth metal-rich component obtained by the pretreatment may contain, in addition to the alkaline earth metal, other elements such as silicon, aluminum, or two or more of these.
- the alkaline earth metals and other elements may be present in the alkaline earth metal-rich component in the form of oxides, sulfates, silicates, or combinations thereof.
- the alkaline earth metal-rich component comprises MgO, SiO2 and Mg2SiO4 .
- the valuable metal-containing residue may contain, in addition to the valuable metal, for example silicon, aluminum, or two or more of these elements. Valuable metals may be present in the valuable metal-containing residue in the form of oxides, chlorides, sulfides, or combinations thereof. In one embodiment, the valuable metal- containing residue contains at least one selected from the group consisting of NiO, CoO, and Fe2O3 .
- CO2 mineralization CO2 gas is mineralized as alkaline earth metal carbonate by reacting the alkaline earth metal in the alkaline earth metal - rich component with CO2 gas. do.
- the produced alkaline earth metal carbonates may be used as alkaline earth metal carbonate products or the like, or after HPAL treatment when (3) valuable metal recovery of the method of the present disclosure is performed by a high pressure acid leaching (HPAL) method. It can be used as a neutralizing agent for primary neutralization, final neutralization, pH adjustment of tailing dams, and the like.
- HPAL high pressure acid leaching
- MgCO3 produced in CO2 mineralization is advantageous to use as a neutralizing agent in primary neutralization, final neutralization, etc., which are post-HPAL processes.
- Mg contained in MgCO 3 used as a neutralizing agent is converted to the form of MgSO 4 and exists in the liquid phase of the tailing dam.
- Mg ions have less stringent regulations on marine release, so tailing dams can be treated at low cost.
- the regenerated CO2 gas from these neutralizations can also be collected and utilized for the CO2 mineralization described above.
- the alkaline earth metal-rich component Prior to CO2 mineralization, the alkaline earth metal-rich component may be slurried.
- the alkaline earth metal-rich component can be slurried by adding water or a mixture of water and agent and stirring.
- Agents include, for example, ammonium hydrogen sulfate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium chloride, and ammonium chloride.
- CO2 gas for example, at least selected from the group consisting of coal power plants, oil power plants, natural gas power plants, biomass power plants, coal boilers, smelting equipment, neutralization equipment, and roasting equipment.
- coal power plants have particularly high CO2 gas emissions
- the method of the present disclosure can be used to effectively reduce CO2 gas emissions.
- the torrefaction equipment as a source of CO2 gas may be the one used in pretreatment torrefaction.
- Solid-liquid separation may be performed after CO2 mineralization. By performing solid-liquid separation, the alkaline earth metal carbonate can be separated into the solid phase.
- the liquid phase obtained by solid-liquid separation can be used as cooling water for other equipment or as water or aqueous solutions for slurrying alkaline earth metal-rich components prior to CO2 mineralization.
- CO2 mineralization is performed by a high pressure reaction method.
- the alkaline earth metal-rich component in the form of slurry and CO2 gas are allowed to coexist under pressure, so that the alkaline earth metal in the alkaline earth metal-rich component and CO2 gas are including reacting.
- Reactors that can be used in the high-pressure reaction method include, for example, a stirrer-equipped pressure vessel, a thickener-type pressure vessel, a packed tower-type countercurrent contact reaction vessel, and a stirring tower-type vessel with an internal distribution plate.
- a pressure vessel equipped with a stirrer is a general container-type reaction vessel that can be pressurized.
- a thickener-type pressure vessel is a reaction vessel with a conical bottom provided with a mechanism capable of separating the produced solids at the bottom of the vessel.
- a packed column type countercurrent contact reaction vessel is a device in which gas flows from the bottom of the packed column and liquid flows from the top of the column, and CO 2 gas is reacted by contacting them in countercurrent.
- a known example is a scrubber used for exhaust gas treatment.
- Stirring tower vessel with internal dispersing plate is an elongated tower vessel with a stirrer in the center, CO2 gas is injected into the liquid from the bottom, and dispersion to promote the contact between CO2 gas and liquid There are plates or baffles on each stage inside the column.
- the inside of the reactor of the reactor may be cooled.
- Low temperatures in the reactor allow more CO2 gas to dissolve in the liquid phase, promoting CO2 mineralization.
- the solubility of the produced alkaline earth metal carbonate is lowered by heating the inside of the reaction vessel of the reactor, and as a result, the alkaline earth metal carbonate is transferred to the solid phase. Precipitation can be promoted.
- the temperature in the reactor is preferably 0° C. to 40° C., more preferably 10° C. to 30° C., still more preferably 20° C. to 25° C. during the high pressure reaction.
- the temperature in the reactor is preferably 40°C to 100°C, more preferably 60°C to 95°C, still more preferably 80°C to 90°C during heating.
- heat generated in pretreatment such as roasting
- CO2 emissions associated with heating in the reactor can be reduced or eliminated.
- FIG. 2 shows a flow diagram of one embodiment of the method of using a high pressure reaction method for CO2 mineralization.
- fuel is supplied to the torrefaction apparatus to torrefaction the starting material containing valuable metals and alkaline earth metals. If the fuel contains a sulfur component, the sulfuric acid plant enclosed by the dotted line produces sulfuric acid (H 2 SO 4 ) from the sulfur dioxide produced in the roasting. The produced sulfuric acid can be used in recovering valuable metals such as the HPAL method.
- the product of roasting (roasted product) is separated into a component containing high alkaline earth metal content and a residue containing valuable metal by specific gravity separation.
- slurrying the alkaline earth metal-rich component by adding water to the alkaline earth metal-rich component and then reacting under high pressure with CO2 gas from a CO2 gas source such as a coal power plant. , to mineralize the alkaline earth metals contained in the slurry.
- CO2 gas source such as a coal power plant.
- the heat generated in the roasting is reused to heat the slurry, thereby reducing the solubility of the alkaline earth metal carbonates produced, allowing the alkaline earth metal carbonates to enter the solid phase. may be precipitated.
- an alkaline earth metal carbonate is obtained by solid-liquid separation.
- Alkaline earth metal carbonates can be used in the neutralization process and the like in the recovery of valuable metals.
- the liquid phase obtained by solid-liquid separation can be reused as slurry water.
- the CO2 mineralization is carried out by a normal temperature and pressure process.
- the normal temperature and normal pressure method extracts the alkaline earth metal in the alkaline earth metal-rich component into the liquid phase as alkaline earth metal ions, and reacts the alkaline earth metal ions with CO2 gas under normal pressure.
- reactors that can be used in the normal temperature and normal pressure process include a vessel with a stirrer, a thickener type vessel, a packed tower type countercurrent contact reaction vessel, and a stirring tower type vessel with an internal dispersing plate. These devices may have the same shape, material and mechanism as the vessel described in the high temperature reaction method except that they do not require a pressurizing mechanism and a pressure holding mechanism.
- Valuable metals or other elements may also be ionized during the extraction of alkaline earth metal ions.
- at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Al, and Si is also ionized and extracted into the liquid phase during the extraction of alkaline earth metal ions.
- the alkaline earth metal ion may exist in the form of alkaline earth metal hydroxide, alkaline earth metal silicate or alkaline earth metal silicate double salt.
- Alkaline earth metal hydroxides include Mg(OH) 2 and Ca(OH) 2 produced by hydration of MgO or CaO.
- Alkaline earth metal silicates include Mg 2 SiO 4 (magnesium silicate) and Ca 2 SiO 4 .
- Examples of alkaline earth metal silicate double salts include silicates of alkaline earth metals and alkali metals, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Al, or two or more of these.
- a representative alkaline earth metal silicate double salt is (Mg,Fe)SiO 4 (mafic silicate).
- the alkaline earth metal ions are present in the form of alkaline earth metal silicates or double alkaline earth metal silicates. These alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal silicates, or alkaline earth metal silicate double salts are converted into alkaline earth metal carbonates and water or other elements by reaction with CO2 gas. converted to silicates or double silicates.
- At least one selected from the group consisting of pH adjusters and complexing agents may be added. good. This can facilitate extraction of alkaline earth metal ions into the liquid phase, and optionally other metal ions, such as Fe ions, into the liquid phase.
- pH adjusters examples include alkali metal hydroxides such as NaOH and KOH, ammonia, ammonium hydroxide, and hydrogensulfates such as sodium hydrogensulfate and ammonium hydrogensulfate.
- the complexing agent is not particularly limited as long as it has the ability to complex metal ions intended to be extracted into the liquid phase.
- complexing agents for extracting Fe ions into the liquid phase include 2,2'-bipyridyl and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA).
- the complexing agent is used to extract the metal ions into the liquid phase, followed by adjusting the pH of the solution using a pH adjuster.
- a pH adjuster For example, Fe ions complexed with 2,2'-bipyridyl can be converted into alkaline earth metal silicate double salts such as (Fe, Mg) SiO by adjusting the pH using NaOH as a pH adjuster. can be present in the liquid phase at
- FIG. 3 shows a flow diagram of another embodiment of the method of using the ambient temperature and pressure method for CO2 mineralization.
- steps up to the step of obtaining the alkaline earth metal-rich component and the valuable metal-containing residue are as explained in FIG.
- the alkaline earth metal-rich component is slurried by adding a chemical such as ammonium hydrogen sulfate dissolved in water, and then the alkaline earth metal (Mg, Ca) and other metals (Fe, etc.) are ionized. .
- Metal ions are complexed by adding a complexing agent, and an alkaline earth metal silicate such as MgSiO4 or an alkaline earth metal silicate double salt such as (Fe,Mg) SiO4 is formed by adding a pH adjuster. to generate
- the alkaline earth metal contained in the liquid phase of the slurry is then mineralized by reacting it with CO2 gas from a CO2 gas source such as a coal power plant at normal temperature and pressure. After that, an alkaline earth metal carbonate is obtained by solid-liquid separation. Alkaline earth metal carbonates can be used in the neutralization process and the like in the recovery of valuable metals.
- the liquid phase obtained by solid-liquid separation can be reused as slurry water.
- Valuable metal recovery recovers valuable metal-containing products, valuable metal-containing intermediates, or both from valuable metal-containing residues.
- Valuable metal-containing products include, for example, nickel sulfate, cobalt sulfate, cobalt chloride, metallic nickel, and metallic cobalt.
- Valuable metal-containing intermediates include, for example, nickel sulfide-cobalt sulfide mixed sulfides (MSP) and nickel hydroxide-cobalt hydroxide precipitates (MHP).
- MSP nickel sulfide-cobalt sulfide mixed sulfides
- MHP nickel hydroxide-cobalt hydroxide precipitates
- Products containing valuable metals such as nickel sulfate, cobalt sulfate, and cobalt chloride can be produced by purifying intermediates containing valuable metals.
- Products containing valuable metals such as nickel metal and cobalt metal can be produced by electrorefining products containing valuable metals such
- Methods for recovering valuable metal-containing products, valuable metal-containing intermediates, or both include, for example, atmospheric acid leaching, high pressure acid leaching (HPAL), chlorine dissolution, ammonia dissolution, and electric furnace dissolution. mentioned. Atmospheric acid leaching and high pressure acid leaching are, for example, adding an acid such as concentrated sulfuric acid to a valuable metal-containing residue under normal pressure or high pressure, preferably at elevated temperature, to ionize the valuable metals and leach them into the liquid phase. Including.
- the valuable metal is recovered in the form of the valuable metal chloride, or the valuable metal is recovered by electrolysis or the like. It involves reducing metal chlorides to recover valuable metals.
- Ammonia dissolution methods include, for example, extraction in the form of metal complexes (eg nickel complexes) by adding ammonia to valuable metal-containing residues and are also known as the Charon method.
- the valuable metal-containing residue is melted using an electric furnace, and C, Si, Mn, Cr, P, etc. are oxidized and removed in a mixed gas flow of argon and oxygen, and the valuable metal simple substance or Including recovering their alloys.
- the HPAL method recovers valuable metal-containing products, valuable metal-containing intermediates, or both from valuable metal-containing residues.
- the HPAL method can efficiently recover valuable metals such as Ni and Co even when nickel oxide ore with a low Ni content is used as a starting material.
- a leach slurry is obtained by adding an acid such as concentrated sulfuric acid to a residue containing valuable metals in the form of a slurry in a reactor such as an autoclave under high temperature and pressure.
- Valuable metals contained in the valuable metal-containing residue are ionized by reaction with concentrated sulfuric acid and leached into the liquid phase of the leaching slurry.
- a neutralizing agent is added to the leaching slurry in primary neutralization to adjust the pH to about 1.5.
- the purpose of this pH adjustment is to precipitate metal ions such as Fe and Al contained in the leaching slurry as oxides within the CCD.
- the leached slurry is washed in multiple stages by a continuous counter current decantation (CCD) to separate solid and liquid into a leached liquid and a leached residue.
- CCD continuous counter current decantation
- Fe is removed in the leaching residue in the form of hematite (Fe 2 O 3 ). Since the leachate from which Fe, Al, etc. have been separated by CCD contains a small amount of Cu, Zn, etc., after these elements are separated by adjusting the pH and oxidation-reduction potential of the leachate, the pH of the leachate is adjusted to around 5. to selectively precipitate and separate Ni and Co.
- a nickel sulfide-cobalt sulfide mixed sulfide (MSP) is obtained as a valuable metal-containing intermediate.
- MSP nickel sulfide-cobalt sulfide mixed sulfide
- MHP nickel hydroxide-cobalt hydroxide mixture
- a valuable metal-containing product can be obtained by separating these valuable metal-containing intermediates with a solid-liquid separator. Mn, Mg, etc. are dissolved in the solution from which Ni, Co, and other valuable metals have been removed. Therefore, a final neutralization is performed to remove these alkaline earth metals until marine emission standards are reached.
- the final neutralization brings the pH of the solution from about 8.5 to about 9 by adding a neutralizing agent to the solution.
- metal ions such as Mn and Mg contained in the solution are deposited as oxides.
- concentrated sulfuric acid produced by roasting exhaust gas treatment included in the pretreatment can be used as part or all of the acid for HPAL treatment.
- alkaline earth metal carbonates produced by CO2 mineralization can be used as neutralizing agents for primary neutralization, final neutralization, and/or pH adjustment of the tailing dam.
- the HPAL process is used for valuable metal recovery.
- CO2 mineralization and non-ferrous metal smelting processes can be highly integrated.
- Valuable metal-containing residue obtained by pretreatment can be used as a raw material for the HPAL process, and alkaline earth metal carbonates produced by CO2 mineralization are used in the primary neutralization and final intermediate processes that follow the HPAL process. It can be used as a neutralizing agent for adding water, adjusting the pH of tailing dams, and the like.
- sulfur-containing fuel is used for roasting, concentrated sulfuric acid produced at a sulfuric acid plant can be used as an acid for HPAL treatment.
- an alkaline earth metal-rich component and a valuable metal-containing residue are produced from a starting material containing a valuable metal and at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Mg and Ca. and a CO2 gas reactor for reacting the alkaline earth metal in the alkaline earth metal-rich component with the CO2 gas to mineralize the CO2 gas as an alkaline earth metal carbonate.
- a CO2 mineralizer is provided, comprising:
- the pretreatment device is a combination of a torrefaction device and a gravity separator.
- the CO2 gas reactor is a stirred vessel, a stirred pressure vessel, a thickener-type vessel, a thickener-type pressure vessel, a packed tower countercurrent catalytic reactor vessel, or a stirred tower vessel with an internal distributor plate. is.
- a CO2 mineralization and A valuable metal recovery device is provided.
- the valuable metal recovery unit is an HPAL smelting plant.
- the method and apparatus of the present disclosure can be advantageously used for CO2 gas mineralization and valuable metal recovery.
- the method and apparatus of the present disclosure can be combined with the HPAL process to recover valuable metals such as Ni and Co from high Mg-containing nickel oxide ores with a low Ni content that have not been effectively used in the HPAL process. while the Mg contained in the ore can be used to mineralize the CO2 gas.
- Example 1 Oxidative roasting of high Mg-containing nickel oxide ore A sample of 1 kg of dry mass of high Mg-containing nickel oxide ore (ultramafic rock) was obtained from a nickel smelter in the Philippines. Table 1 shows the elemental composition of the ore samples.
- roasting equipment external heat batch type rotary kiln (Takasago Industry Co., Ltd.) Total length of retort: 700 mm Retort material: Heat-resistant steel pipe Shell rotation speed: 6 rpm Heating device: 5 kW electric heater
- Roasting gas Air or oxygen-enriched air (oxygen concentration increased by 10%)
- a 500 g ore sample was mixed with 100 g of solid sulfur (S) as a combustion improver, and the resulting sulfur-mixed ore sample was placed in a SUS310S sample case with a capacity of 0.8 L.
- S solid sulfur
- the sulfur-mixed ore sample was heated at a heating rate of 5°C/min so that the final temperature reached 1000°C or 700°C.
- the rate of temperature rise decreased between 600°C and 700°C. This suggests that an endothermic reaction is occurring in this temperature range.
- a 20 mg sulfur mixed ore sample was analyzed using a differential thermal analyzer (TG/DTA) and a large mass loss was observed in this temperature range. This mass loss is believed to be due to pyrolysis of olivine or serpentinite, which are high Mg sources in the ore sample.
- FIG. 5 shows the TG/DTA curve when heating the sulfur mixed ore sample.
- the method and apparatus of the present disclosure can be advantageously used for CO2 gas mineralization and valuable metal recovery.
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Description
[態様1]
有価金属と、Mg及びCaからなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種のアルカリ土類金属とを含む出発物質に前処理を行って、アルカリ土類金属高含有成分と有価金属含有残渣とを得ること、
前記アルカリ土類金属高含有成分中の前記アルカリ土類金属とCO2ガスとを反応させて、前記CO2ガスをアルカリ土類金属炭酸塩として鉱物化すること、及び
前記有価金属含有残渣から前記有価金属を含有する製品、中間体又はそれらの両方を回収すること
を含む、方法。
[態様2]
前記アルカリ土類金属がMgを含む、態様1に記載の方法。
[態様3]
前記CO2ガスの供給源が、石炭発電所、石油発電所、天然ガス発電所、バイオマス発電所、石炭ボイラー、製錬設備、中和設備、及び焙焼設備からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1つである、態様1又は2のいずれかに記載の方法。
[態様4]
前記アルカリ土類金属高含有成分がスラリーの形態であり、前記アルカリ土類金属高含有成分中の前記アルカリ土類金属と前記CO2ガスとを加圧下で反応させることを含む、態様1~3のいずれかに記載の方法。
[態様5]
前記アルカリ土類金属高含有成分中の前記アルカリ土類金属を液相中にアルカリ土類金属イオンとして抽出し、前記アルカリ土類金属イオンと前記CO2ガスとを常圧下で反応させることを含む、態様1~3のいずれかに記載の方法。
[態様6]
前記アルカリ土類金属イオンが、アルカリ土類金属珪酸塩又はアルカリ土類金属珪酸複塩の形態である、態様5に記載の方法。
[態様7]
前記アルカリ土類金属高含有成分中の前記アルカリ土類金属を液相中にアルカリ土類金属イオンとして抽出する際に、pH調整剤及び錯化剤からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種を添加することを含む、態様5又は6のいずれかに記載の方法。
[態様8]
前記前処理が、
前記出発物質を炭素質還元剤の存在下で前記アルカリ土類金属を金属の形態で気相側に揮発させることを含む還元焙焼法又は還元溶融法、
前記出発物質を酸素の存在下で酸化分解した後、アルカリ土類金属酸化物を生成させることを含む酸化焙焼法、
前記出発物質を酸素の存在下で熱分解することを含む酸化熱分解法、
前記出発物質に含まれる前記アルカリ土類金属を塩化物の形態で気相側に揮発させることを含む塩化揮発法、
前記出発物質に含まれる前記アルカリ土類金属をその塩に変換した後、固液分離することを含む方法、及び
前記出発物質に含まれる前記有価金属を硫酸化し焙焼することを含む硫酸化焙焼法
からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1つにより行われる、態様1~7のいずれかに記載の方法。
[態様9]
前記出発物質が超苦鉄質岩(Ultramafic Rock)を含む、態様1~8のいずれかに記載の方法。
[態様10]
前記超苦鉄質岩が、カンラン石(Olivine)及び蛇紋石(Serpentine)からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の鉱物を含む、態様9に記載の方法。
[態様11]
前記前処理が、比重差分離により前記アルカリ土類金属高含有成分と前記有価金属含有残渣とを分離することを含む、態様1~10のいずれかに記載の方法。
[態様12]
前記有価金属が、Ni、Co、Fe、Cu、及び白金族金属からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種である、態様1~11のいずれかに記載の方法。
[態様13]
前記出発物質が、前記有価金属を含む鉱石である、態様12に記載の方法。
[態様14]
常圧酸浸出法、高圧酸浸出法、塩素溶解法、アンモニア溶解法、又は電気炉溶解法により、前記有価金属含有残渣から前記有価金属を含有する製品、中間体又はそれらの両方を回収することを含む、態様1~13のいずれかに記載の方法。
[態様15]
有価金属と、Mg及びCaからなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種のアルカリ土類金属とを含む出発物質から、アルカリ土類金属高含有成分と有価金属含有残渣とを生成する前処理装置と、
前記アルカリ土類金属高含有成分中の前記アルカリ土類金属とCO2ガスとを反応させて、前記CO2ガスをアルカリ土類金属炭酸塩として鉱物化するCO2ガス反応装置と
を備える、CO2鉱物化装置。
[態様16]
態様15に記載のCO2鉱物化装置と、
前記有価金属含有残渣から前記有価金属を含有する製品、中間体又はそれらの両方を回収する有価金属回収装置と
を備える、CO2鉱物化及び有価金属回収装置。
前処理では、出発物質からアルカリ土類金属高含有成分と有価金属含有残渣とを得る。
(1)出発物質を炭素質還元剤の存在下でアルカリ土類金属を金属の形態で気相側に揮発させることを含む還元焙焼法又は還元溶融法
(2)出発物質を酸素の存在下で酸化分解した後、アルカリ土類金属酸化物を生成させることを含む酸化焙焼法
(3)出発物質を酸素の存在下で熱分解することを含む酸化熱分解法
(4)出発物質に含まれるアルカリ土類金属を塩化物の形態で気相側に揮発させることを含む塩化揮発法
(5)出発物質に含まれるアルカリ土類金属をその塩に変換した後、固液分離することを含む方法
(6)出発物質に含まれる有価金属を硫酸化し焙焼することを含む硫酸化焙焼法
CO2鉱物化では、アルカリ土類金属高含有成分中のアルカリ土類金属とCO2ガスとを反応させることにより、CO2ガスをアルカリ土類金属炭酸塩として鉱物化する。生成したアルカリ土類金属炭酸塩は、アルカリ土類金属炭酸塩の製品等として、又は本開示の方法の(3)有価金属回収を高圧酸浸出(HPAL)法により行う場合に、HPAL処理の後工程となる1次中和、最終中和、テーリングダムのpH調整などのための中和剤として用いることができる。
有価金属回収では、有価金属含有残渣から有価金属含有製品、有価金属含有中間体又はそれらの両方が回収される。有価金属含有製品としては、例えば、硫酸ニッケル、硫酸コバルト、塩化コバルト、金属ニッケル、及び金属コバルトが挙げられる。有価金属含有中間体としては、例えば、硫化ニッケル硫化コバルト混合硫化物(Mixed Sulfide Precipitate、MSP)、及び水酸化ニッケル水酸化コバルト混合物(Mixed Hydroxide Precipitate、MHP)が挙げられる。硫酸ニッケル、硫酸コバルト、塩化コバルトなどの有価金属含有製品は、有価金属含有中間体を精製することにより製造することができる。金属ニッケル、金属コバルトなどの有価金属含有製品は、硫酸ニッケル、硫酸コバルト、塩化コバルトなどの有価金属含有製品を電解精錬することにより製造することができる。
(1-1)高Mg含有酸化ニッケル鉱石の酸化焙焼
乾燥質量で1kgの高Mg含有酸化ニッケル鉱石(超苦鉄質岩)のサンプルを、フィリピン国のニッケル製錬所から入手した。鉱石サンプルの元素組成を表1に示す。
焙焼装置:外熱バッチ式ロータリーキルン(高砂工業株式会社)
レトルト全長:700mm
レトルト材質:耐熱鋼管
シェル回転数:6rpm
加熱装置:5kW電気ヒータ
焙焼ガス:空気、又は酸素富空気(酸素濃度10%増加)
最終到達温度を700℃とした試験で得られた500gの生成物(焙焼物)を、SUS304製ジョンソンスクリーン(目開き34マイクロメートル)を備えた流動目皿の周りに直径100mm、高さ300mmのアクリル製円筒が取り付けられた、バッチ式流動分離槽の内部に充填した。流動層下部から上部に向けて、周期的に空気流量を変えることにより空気をパルス状態で流し、生成物がアクリル製円筒から飛散しない程度の流動状態を10分間維持した。その後、流動層の上層(質量比で30%)及び下層(質量比で70%)を分取した。上層の比重は約4以下であった。上層及び下層の組成を表2及び表3にそれぞれ示す。
(1-2)で得られた上層に水を加えて15質量%のスラリーを調製した。得られたスラリーを20℃に保持して、1.05MPaに昇圧したCO2ガスを供給し、180分間撹拌することにより液相にMgを抽出し、MgCO3として鉱物化した。更にスラリーの液温度を90℃まで昇温することにより液相中のMgCO3を析出分離させた。
(1-2)で得られた上層に17質量%硫酸水素アンモニウム水溶液を加えて、Mg、Ca、及びFeを液相にイオンとして抽出した。抽出後の残渣から液相を分離した後、液相に0.8質量%2,2’-ビピリジル水溶液を加えてFeイオンを錯化した。次に、液相に4質量%NaOH水溶液を加えて液相のpHを9~12に調整した。その後、液相にCO2ガスを常温常圧で供給することにより、MgCO3として鉱物化し液相から析出させた。
(1-2)で得られた下層から20gのサンプルを採取して、100mLのビーカーに入れ、固形分が45質量%となるように44gの純水を添加してスラリーを得た。スラリーを内容積100mLのオートクレーブ(東洋高圧株式会社)に移し替え、更に5.6gの98%濃硫酸を添加した後に、36分かけて245℃まで昇温した。245℃で60分間保持してNiを浸出させた後、オートクレーブから電気ヒータを取り外し、空冷ファンを用いてオートクレーブを常温まで冷却した。その後、オートクレーブの蓋を開けて内容物を回収した。内容物の固相(スラリー)の固形分は殆どがFe2O3であり、液相からNiを収率96%で回収した。
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- 有価金属と、Mg及びCaからなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種のアルカリ土類金属とを含む出発物質に前処理を行って、アルカリ土類金属高含有成分と有価金属含有残渣とを得ること、
前記アルカリ土類金属高含有成分中の前記アルカリ土類金属とCO2ガスとを反応させて、前記CO2ガスをアルカリ土類金属炭酸塩として鉱物化すること、及び
前記有価金属含有残渣から前記有価金属を含有する製品、中間体又はそれらの両方を回収すること
を含む、方法。 - 前記アルカリ土類金属がMgを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記CO2ガスの供給源が、石炭発電所、石油発電所、天然ガス発電所、バイオマス発電所、石炭ボイラー、製錬設備、中和設備、及び焙焼設備からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1つである、請求項1又は2のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 前記アルカリ土類金属高含有成分がスラリーの形態であり、前記アルカリ土類金属高含有成分中の前記アルカリ土類金属と前記CO2ガスとを加圧下で反応させることを含む、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記アルカリ土類金属高含有成分中の前記アルカリ土類金属を液相中にアルカリ土類金属イオンとして抽出し、前記アルカリ土類金属イオンと前記CO2ガスとを常圧下で反応させることを含む、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記アルカリ土類金属イオンが、アルカリ土類金属珪酸塩又はアルカリ土類金属珪酸複塩の形態である、請求項5に記載の方法。
- 前記アルカリ土類金属高含有成分中の前記アルカリ土類金属を液相中にアルカリ土類金属イオンとして抽出する際に、pH調整剤及び錯化剤からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種を添加することを含む、請求項5又は6のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 前記前処理が、
前記出発物質を炭素質還元剤の存在下で前記アルカリ土類金属を金属の形態で気相側に揮発させることを含む還元焙焼法又は還元溶融法、
前記出発物質を酸素の存在下で酸化分解した後、アルカリ土類金属酸化物を生成させることを含む酸化焙焼法、
前記出発物質を酸素の存在下で熱分解することを含む酸化熱分解法、
前記出発物質に含まれる前記アルカリ土類金属を塩化物の形態で気相側に揮発させることを含む塩化揮発法、
前記出発物質に含まれる前記アルカリ土類金属をその塩に変換した後、固液分離することを含む方法、及び
前記出発物質に含まれる前記有価金属を硫酸化し焙焼することを含む硫酸化焙焼法
からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1つにより行われる、請求項1~7のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記出発物質が超苦鉄質岩(Ultramafic Rock)を含む、請求項1~8のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記超苦鉄質岩が、カンラン石(Olivine)及び蛇紋石(Serpentine)からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の鉱物を含む、請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記前処理が、比重差分離により前記アルカリ土類金属高含有成分と前記有価金属含有残渣とを分離することを含む、請求項1~10のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記有価金属が、Ni、Co、Fe、Cu、及び白金族金属からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種である、請求項1~11のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記出発物質が、前記有価金属を含む鉱石である、請求項12に記載の方法。
- 常圧酸浸出法、高圧酸浸出法、塩素溶解法、アンモニア溶解法、又は電気炉溶解法により、前記有価金属含有残渣から前記有価金属を含有する製品、中間体又はそれらの両方を回収することを含む、請求項1~13のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 有価金属と、Mg及びCaからなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種のアルカリ土類金属とを含む出発物質から、アルカリ土類金属高含有成分と有価金属含有残渣とを生成する前処理装置と、
前記アルカリ土類金属高含有成分中の前記アルカリ土類金属とCO2ガスとを反応させて、前記CO2ガスをアルカリ土類金属炭酸塩として鉱物化するCO2ガス反応装置と
を備える、CO2鉱物化装置。 - 請求項15に記載のCO2鉱物化装置と、
前記有価金属含有残渣から前記有価金属を含有する製品、中間体又はそれらの両方を回収する有価金属回収装置と
を備える、CO2鉱物化及び有価金属回収装置。
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