Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2020, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (1): 93-98.doi: 10.11962/1006-4990.2019-0087

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Carbon thermal reduction/melting separation of valuable metals from spent SCR catalysts

Li Pufang,Mu Lin,Wang Shebin()   

  1. College of Material Science and Engineering,Taiyuan University of Technology,Taiyuan 030024,China
  • Received:2019-08-08 Online:2020-01-10 Published:2020-02-26
  • Contact: Wang Shebin E-mail:shebinwang@163.com

Abstract:

On the basis of thermodynamics calculate,the spent SCR catalyst(V-Ti) was mixed with C,Fe and CaO and then melted and reduced in a DC arc furnace.The chemical composition and phase of slag/iron samples were analyzed by SEM and XRD.The basic problem of spent SCR catalyst recycling was studied,and the behavior and mechanism of carbon thermal reduction/melting separation were discussed.Results showed that the recovery rate of the valuable metal changed with the amount-of-substance ratio of C to O,temperature and basicity etc..Under the condition of molten pool temperature of 1 650 ℃,the optimal parameters of recycling TiO 2/metal from spent SCR catalyst were as follows:n(C)/n(O)=1.0 and basicity was 1.0. This can realize the complete separation of ferroalloy containing V and W and high titanium slag.The recovery of Fe,V,W and TiO2 could reach around 99%,97%,92% and 93.5%,respectively.This is of great practical significance and economic value for the development of spent SCR catalyst recycling technology and the realization of sustainable development.

Key words: spent SCR catalyst, carbothermal reduction, slag/iron separation

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