Laterite ore is an important raw nickel ore resource, and methods for extracting valuable metals from low-nickel saprolitic laterite has not been fully developed. ... Compared with RKEF, OS eliminates the electric furnace reduction process, so the power consumption is significantly reduced. Thus, the production cost of OS is only 50% of the ...
The optimal process parameters obtained were a reduction temperature of 1350 °C, reduction time of 2 h, carbon ratio of 1.2, and CaO addition of 10%. In this case, the ferro-nickel alloy with nickel grade …
In New Caledonia, Koniambo is using a fluosolids partial reducer, (F/R), and the calcine is going to the E/F for smelting reduction producing FeNi with 35% nickel. The feed ore is 2.5% Ni with a cutoff grade of 2.0% Ni [5,6]. The plant started in 2013 and during the period 2016–2020 its production was 17–28 kt Ni/y.
The carbothermic reduction roasting followed by ammoniacal leaching of a Ni-laterite ore from Bajaur (Pakistan) has been studied first time for its potential exploitation via the Caron process.
The high basicity is negative to reduction of iron, but can promote the reduction of nickel. • The reduction temperature and pellet basicity are the main factors contributing to the Ni and Cr contents in ferronickel. • The coal-based direct reduction process is a feasible method to obtain the ferronickel from low-grade nickel laterite ore.
sulfide nickel ore in nickel production [3]. Nickel laterite ore accounts for up to 70% of total nickel resources in the world. Nevertheless, it was difficult for applying …
Hydrometallurgical process for nickel sulfide ore was developed in 1970s, ... Bioleaching uses the oxidation or reduction of microorganisms to soak nickel and cobalt out of ore (or deposit) and make them enter the solution [63, 64]. The valuable components can be separated from the original minerals in the form of soluble or precipitation ...
Limonite nickel ore has potency to utilize as raw material for ferronickel or nickel matte, since it has low grade nickel content, thus process development is n ... Mechanism of sodium sulfate in promoting selective reduction of nickel laterite ore during reduction roasting process," Int. J. Miner. Process.
The effects of additives with Na2S, Na2SO4 and CaSO4 on phase transformation of nickel laterite ore in low-temperature reduction roasting process using carbon monoxide were investigated.
A low-grade nickel laterite ore from Indonesia was selected to investigate the effect of temperature and time of reduction upon the extraction of nickel through the selective reduction-magnetic separation process to produce the ferronickel. The nickel ore was mixed with5 wt.% of anthracite coal and 10 wt.% of sodium sulfate additive.
Reduction–sulfurization smelting is an effective method for treating solid hazardous waste and recovering valuable components from them. In this work, a waste hydrogenation catalyst (WHC), an automotive exhaust purifier waste catalyst (AEPWC), a vulcanizer, and laterite nickel ore were mixed, and the reduction smelting behavior of …
to 1300°C, the phase of saprolitic nickel ore changes into a complex mineral. The mineral is dominated by olivine (Mg 0.5Fe 0.5) 2SiO 4. 29) 2.3 Direct reduction of laterite nickel …
The reduction of nickel from low-grade nickel laterite ore using a solid-state deoxidisation method was studied. The effects of temperature, time, reductant type and …
Hydrometallurgical process for nickel sulfide ore was developed in 1970s, ... Bioleaching uses the oxidation or reduction of microorganisms to soak nickel and …
nickel ore having nickel less than 1.7% to recommenc e [20]. Together with the start of low-grade ferro- ... the V aniukov process, and the reduction roasting–magnetic. separation process are ...
The process of reductive roasting followed by acid leaching is similar to that of reductive roasting-ammonia leaching process, in which nickel and cobalt in laterite ore are selectively reduced to the metallic state by reduction, and hematite is reduced to magnetite and wüstite [63, 64]. Nickel and cobalt in the metallic state are easily ...
Numerous studies have demonstrated that Na2SO4 can significantly inhibit the reduction of iron oxide in the selective reduction process of laterite nickel ore. …
The process of reductive roasting followed by acid leaching is similar to that of reductive roasting-ammonia leaching process, in which nickel and cobalt in laterite …
Low-grade saprolite nickel laterite, characterized by complicated minerals composition and fine-grained and complex dissemination, was commonly treated with a low recovery efficiency of Ni and Fe by conventional methods. Hence, an improved direct reduction and magnetic separation process was proposed. Meanwhile, the …
Low‒nickel matte as the main intermediate product of nickel sulfide ore in traditional pyrometallurgical smelting, during this process, the valuable metals Ni, Cu, and Co have been enriched 6,7 ...
The reduction of nickel ore was conducted at a reduction in temperature variations (950°C, 1050°C, 1150°C) with the presents of 10 wt.% additive sodium sulfate (Na 2 SO 4 ) and addition 0%, 2. ...
leaching (HPAL), Caron process, and direct nickel process (DNi) are the most common processes to treat lateritic ore [4]. HL process can be processed at ambient …
The effect of binary basicity with MgO/SiO 2 ratio (B B) on the selective reduction of limonitic nickel ore has been investigated clearly in this section. The binary basicity value of limonitic nickel ore was modified by MgO and SiO 2 addition from 0.1 to 1.0. The binary basicity (MgO/SiO 2) of nickel ore is 0.14.
The details of tungsten ore beneficiation and prior-reduction process have been thoroughly discussed by Habashi . WO 2.9, WO 2.72, ... Rashed AH, Rao YK (1996) Kinetics of reduction of nickel oxide with hydrogen gas in the 230–452°C range. Chem Eng Comm 156:1–30. Article Google Scholar Nakajima H, Shimizu S, Onuki K, Ikezoe Y, …
Taking low-grade laterite nickel ore as the research object, CH4 as the reductant and elemental sulfur as the additive, under the conditions of different reduction temperature, reduction time, gas ...
Two key issues for low recovery of nickel by the above process is that metallic nickel disperses in the ore and unreduced Ni 2+ are incorporated into the fayalite structure as substitutes. Therefore, the metallic reduction roasting process followed by magnetic separation provide an effectively method for laterite ores.
Numerous studies have demonstrated that Na2SO4 can significantly inhibit the reduction of iron oxide in the selective reduction process of laterite nickel ore. FeS generated in the process plays an important role in selective reduction, but the generation process of FeS and its inhibition mechanism on iron reduction are not clear. To figure …
The production of ferronickel concentrate from low-grade nickel laterite ore containing 1.31% nickel (Ni) was studied by the non-melting reduction magnetic separation process. The sodium chloride was used as additive and coal as a reductant. The effects of roasting temperature, roasting duration, reductant dosage, additive dosage, and grinding …
Laterite ore is one of the important sources of nickel (Ni). However, it is difficult to liberate Ni from ore structure during reduction roasting. This paper provided an effective way for a robust recovery of Ni from laterite …
The mechanism of laterite nickel ore on the overall reduction process was clarified, and the best-process system was obtained. In addition, the research results can also be used to study the recycling of different secondary solid waste resources containing iron, chromium, and nickel, as well as the protection and efficient utilization of ore ...
The main source of nickel has gradually become the recovery of ferronickel concentrate from low-grade laterite nickel ore. In this work, high-grade ferronickel concentrate was prepared by a reduction roasting-magnetic separation process, and low-grade ferronickel concentrate and CaF 2 were used as composite additives to promote …
The most relevant studies regarding hydrogen reduction and kinetics of unsupported NiO are listed in Table II including the most important process parameters, used model, and calculated E a values. As seen from the Table, different models have been suggested to describe the reaction, and derived E a values vary from 3.5 to 120 kJ/mol. …
leaching (HPAL), Caron process, and direct nickel process (DNi) are the most common processes to treat lateritic ore [4]. HL process can be processed at ambient temperature, but it is a kinetically slow process, and the yield is low compared to AL and HPAL [5]. AL requires 1 bar pressure and tem-perature in the range of approximately (50–90 °C).
The extraction of nickel from ore follows much the same route as copper, and indeed, in a number of cases, similar processes and equipment are used. The major differences in … See more
The RKEF process is a two-stage pyrometallurgical process that involves the calcination and the partial reduction of the saprolite ore in a rotary kiln, followed by high-temperature smelting in an electric arc furnace.26 The final product is a ferronickel alloy containing 20 wt.% to 40 wt.% nickel. It is uneconomic to process laterite ore with ...
Large scale utilization is still an urgent problem for waste red mud with a high content of alkaline metal component in the future. Laterite ores especially the saprolitic laterite ore are one refractory nickel resource, the nickel and iron of which can be effectively recovered by direct reduction and magnetic separation. Alkaline metal salts …
The appropriate basicity type in selective reduction of limonitic ore was 0.3 of ternary basicity (BT1) and 0.2 of quaternary basicity (BQ1), which had a similar nickel grade and recovery, i.e., 6.08% and 88.33%, respectively. At low basicity, the addition of CaO and SiO2 could suppress the metallization of iron through troilite and fayalite ...
"The effect of sodium sulphate on the hydrogen reduction process of nickel laterite ore," Minerals Engineering, 49 (2013), 154–164. ... M. Jiang, et al, "Mechanism of sodium sulfate in promoting selective reduction of nickel laterite ore during reduction roasting process," International Journal of Mineral Processing, 123 (2013) 32–38.
The reduction process can be divided into three stages according to the conversion degree. ... (RKEF) process, has been widely applied to produce ferronickel from the nickel laterite ore [8]. The RKEF process, which includes calcination and pre-reduction at 800–1000 °C for 4–6 h in a rotary kiln, followed by smelting at 1550–1600 …
A new process of extracting silica from laterite nickel ore by hydrothermal treatment with sodium hydroxide as reaction auxiliary agent was proposed. The mineralogical transformation and silicon extraction kinetics of laterite nickel ore in alkaline hydrothermal treatment were studied. The effects of reaction temperature (175 ~ 250℃), …