Development of a Solvent Extraction Process for the Recovery of Nickel and Cobalt from Nitrate Solutions

A direct solvent extraction (DSX) process consisting of two sequential solvent extraction circuits but using only one extractant—bis(2,4,4 trimethylpethyl)phosphinic acid (Cyanex® 272)—for separating aluminium along with zinc, cobalt along with manganese, and nickel along with the soluble impurities...

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Main Author: Ichlas, Zela Tanlega
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/633
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description A direct solvent extraction (DSX) process consisting of two sequential solvent extraction circuits but using only one extractant—bis(2,4,4 trimethylpethyl)phosphinic acid (Cyanex® 272)—for separating aluminium along with zinc, cobalt along with manganese, and nickel along with the soluble impurities magnesium and calcium from nitrate media simulating nitric acid leach solutions was conceived and experimentally evaluated. A proof-of-concept that the process is effective in treating nitric acid leach solutions of laterite nickel ores was achieved.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-6332017-02-20T06:40:30Z Development of a Solvent Extraction Process for the Recovery of Nickel and Cobalt from Nitrate Solutions Ichlas, Zela Tanlega A direct solvent extraction (DSX) process consisting of two sequential solvent extraction circuits but using only one extractant—bis(2,4,4 trimethylpethyl)phosphinic acid (Cyanex® 272)—for separating aluminium along with zinc, cobalt along with manganese, and nickel along with the soluble impurities magnesium and calcium from nitrate media simulating nitric acid leach solutions was conceived and experimentally evaluated. A proof-of-concept that the process is effective in treating nitric acid leach solutions of laterite nickel ores was achieved. 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/633 en Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Ichlas, Zela Tanlega
Development of a Solvent Extraction Process for the Recovery of Nickel and Cobalt from Nitrate Solutions
title Development of a Solvent Extraction Process for the Recovery of Nickel and Cobalt from Nitrate Solutions
title_full Development of a Solvent Extraction Process for the Recovery of Nickel and Cobalt from Nitrate Solutions
title_fullStr Development of a Solvent Extraction Process for the Recovery of Nickel and Cobalt from Nitrate Solutions
title_full_unstemmed Development of a Solvent Extraction Process for the Recovery of Nickel and Cobalt from Nitrate Solutions
title_short Development of a Solvent Extraction Process for the Recovery of Nickel and Cobalt from Nitrate Solutions
title_sort development of a solvent extraction process for the recovery of nickel and cobalt from nitrate solutions
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/633