Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2022, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (2): 106-110.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2021-0258

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Study on recovery and utilization process of alkali containing sodium silicate solution

HAN Dong1(),ZHANG Qiang1,2,3(),ZHANG Min4   

  1. 1. College of Mechanical Engineering,Shangqiu Institute of Technology,Shangqiu 476000,China
    2. College of Material and Metallurgy,Guizhou University
    3. Guizhou Province Key Laboratory of Metallurgical Engineering and Process Energy Saving
    4. Tianjin Advanced Equipment Research Institute of Tsinghua University Luoyang Advanced Manufacturing Industry Research and Development Base
  • Received:2021-04-23 Online:2022-02-10 Published:2022-03-14
  • Contact: ZHANG Qiang E-mail:306929861@qq.com;861638378@qq.com

Abstract:

Adding lime as desilication agent,the desilication solution of alkali leaching containing sodium silicate was recov-ered after desilication treatment.The desilication solution was recycled to desilicate high silica bauxite.The effect of calcium/silica ratio,caustic soda concentration,initial silica concentration and desilication time on desilication ratio were investigated,and the effect of recycling desilication was verified under the optimal desilication condition.The results of desilication showed that under alkaline condition[ρ(Na2O)≈100 g/L],the concentration of silica in the solution decreased from about 7 g/L to about 1 g/L after adding lime with calcium silicon ratio of 1.2 for 2 h.The results of cyclic desilication showed that the n(Al)/n(Si) of bauxite was greater than 7 after 5 cycles of alkali liquor.This not only provided theoretical guidance for alumina in-dustrial production,but also provided an effective way for caustic solution recycling.

Key words: high silicon bauxite, alkali leaching desiliation, sodium solution, sodium silicate, recycling

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