Selective nickel-iron separation from atmospheric leach …
The presence of iron in pregnant leach solutions (PLS) is a common problem, and is generally removed using jarosite, goethite, hematite or para-goethite precipitation methods. Although these methods are successfully applied, significant amounts of nickel can be lost. In this study, iron precipitation was performed on a PLS obtained from …
Nickel | Definition, Properties, Symbol, Uses, & Facts
The metallurgy of nickel is complicated in its details, many of which vary widely, according to the particular ore being processed. In general, the ore is transformed to dinickel trisulfide, Ni 2 S 3 (with nickel …
Process flowsheet development for beneficiation of nickel ore
Ore characterisation showed that the ore is a saprolitic laterite with nickel present in lizardite. Leaching tests showed that nickel and cobalt could be leached from the ore at atmospheric pressure.
Separation of Copper-Nickel by Flotation and Magnetic Methods
In conventional processing of mixed sulfide ores of copper and nickel, the separation of copper from nickel begins in the ore beneficiation plant. Although copper and nickel are mutually soluble in the metallic state, in sulfide ores they occur as distinct minerals, usually chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) and pentlandite (FeNi)8S4).
Extraction of ferronickel concentrate from laterite nickel ore …
Nevertheless, when reduction roasting–magnetic separation is used to treat laterite nickel ore with low nickel content, increasing the dosage by approximately 8–20% inevitably reduces equipment life and increases cost (Liu et al.,2021). Therefore, improving the grades and recoveries of iron and nickel is of major significance.
Leaching Kinetics of Limonite-Type Laterite Nickel Ore from …
The leaching behavior of nickel and iron in limonite-type laterite nickel ore was studied through ammonium hydrogen sulfate atmospheric leaching. The leaching temperature, ammonium bisulfate concentration, reaction time, and acid excess rate during the nickel dissolution process were optimized using the response surface methodology …
High-Grade Ferronickel Concentrates Prepared from Laterite Nickel Ore …
Nickel is widely used in industrial processes and plays a crucial role in many applications. However, most of the nickel resource mainly exists as nickel oxide in laterite nickel ore with complex composition, resulting in difficulty in upgrading the nickel content using physical separation methods. In this study, high-grade ferronickel concentrates …
Enhanced methods for nickel recovery from low-grade ores …
Recovery of Nickel and Processing of Magmatic Sulfide Ores. The processing of magmatic sulfide ores differs from laterites: sulfide ores are crushed in multiple steps to separate the ore minerals from the gangue. At each stage the ore is separated by size, using vibrating screens, as well as magnetic separation of iron-rich …
Nickel Metallurgy
Nickel oxide ore mainly refers to laterite-nickel ore, which is formed by long-term weathering, leaching, and metamorphism of nickel-bearing ultrabasic rocks …
Recent Progress in Hydrometallurgical Processing of Nickel …
Nickel and cobalt are separated from MHP by selective leaching, solvent extraction and ion exchange. The selective leaching method has been adapted to …
Nickel (Ni) Ore | Properties, Formation, Minerals, Deposits
Geochemical signatures of nickel ore deposits refer to the unique chemical characteristics or compositions that can be observed in rocks, minerals, soils, or other materials associated with nickel ore deposits. These signatures can provide important information about the origin, formation, …
Pre-concentration of nickel in laterite ores using physical separation
The Ni grade increased by 17% and 36% for the saprolite and intermediate samples (i.e. ore S and I), respectively. The proportion of fine particles in the ores increases after gravity separation. Interestingly, upgrading nickel in the ore I sample resulted an acceptable level of Ni% for this ore for further conventional processes.
Mechanism of sodium chloride in promoting reduction …
cial kind of laterite nickel ore, which contains approximately 31.49% of magnesium and 0.82% of nickel (Table 1). ... Figure 1 shows the magnetic separation results of HL oxide ore roasted with 10 ...
The Comprehensive Guide to Nickel Processing
These steps help to reduce the ore size, increase the surface area for chemical reactions, and separate the valuable nickel minerals from the gangue (unwanted material). 1. Crushing. The first …
High-Grade Ferronickel Concentrates Prepared from Laterite Nickel Ore …
Nickel is widely used in industrial processes and plays a crucial role in many applications. However, most of the nickel resource mainly exists as nickel oxide in laterite nickel ore with complex composition, resulting in difficulty in upgrading the nickel content using physical separation methods.
Advanced study on the extraction of Nickel from its ores
270°C. Solid-liquid separation is carried out by Counter-Current Decantation (CCD). There are various ways of purifying the nickel-containing solution and separating nickel and cobalt. In modern plants, such separation is carried out by solvent extraction (SX). Final products produced are electro-nickel, nickel oxide or nickel briquettes.
Nickel Metallurgy
Nickel oxide ore mainly refers to laterite-nickel ore, which is formed by long-term weathering, leaching, and metamorphism of nickel-bearing ultrabasic rocks under tropical or subtropical climate conditions. ... The second is extraction separation of nickel, cobalt, and removal of impurity in which bis (2, 4, 4–trimethylpentyl)phosphinic acid ...
Separation of cobalt and nickel from chloride leach solution of nickel
Separation of cobalt and nickel from chloride leach solution of nickel laterite ore by solvent extraction. ... In order to separate Ni and Co from the chloride leach solution of laterite ores with high Fe content, solvent extraction and stripping experiments were performed. Various extractants, such as cationic extractants (Cyanex …
STUDY ON SELECTIVE REDUCTION AND MAGNETIC …
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Nickel(Ni)
Discover the dynamic world of Nickel, a versatile element pivotal to our modern lifestyle. From its role in crafting durable stainless steel to powering rechargeable batteries, nickel's unique properties …
The Comprehensive Guide to Nickel Processing
Nickel ore preparation involves a series of processes to prepare the ore for further processing, including crushing, grinding, and classification. These steps help to reduce the ore size, increase the surface area for chemical reactions, and separate the valuable nickel minerals from the gangue (unwanted material). 1. Crushing
Preparing Ferro-Nickel Alloy from Low-Grade …
Nickel, a valued metal, mainly exists as nickel oxide in laterite nickel ore. Furthermore, a large part of the laterite nickel ore is low-grade saprolitic ore. In this paper, a research on preparing ferro …
Efficient enrichment of nickel and iron in laterite nickel ore …
The process of deep reduction and magnetic separation was proposed to enrich nickel and iron from laterite nickel ores. Results show that nickel–iron concentrates with nickel grade of 6.96%, nickel recovery of 94.06%, iron grade of 34.74%, and iron recovery of 80.44% could be obtained after magnetic separation under the conditions of …
High pressure acid leaching of a refractory lateritic nickel ore
Highlights Leaching temperature, leaching duration, sulfuric acid to ore weight ratio and particle size of the limonitic nickel laterite ore were studied. Optimum parameters determined as 255 o C, 0.30 sulfuric acid to ore weight ratio, a particle size of −850μ, 1 h of leaching duration with 30% w/w. 87.3% of Ni and 88.8% of Co in the …
Investigation on the garnierite and limonite mixed laterite ore …
Here, the iron content of the garnierite ore was increased through blending with limonite ore and, it was demonstrated that the nickel recovery from magnetic separation of the nickeliron alloy ...
Advanced study on the extraction of Nickel from its ores
The mined ores (1–4% Ni) are processed to upgrade the metal content with 10–20% Ni in the concentrates. Thus, the preconcentration of nickel ores is an important unit …
Separation and extraction of nickel and molybdenum by …
Under the conditions of alkaline medium and strong reducing atmosphere, nickel in nickel-molybdenum ore was reduced to high grade nickel-iron alloy and molybdenum was converted to soluble molybdate.
Separation of Nickel and Cobalt from Nickel and Cobalt
In order to control the effective separation of nickel and cobalt, their separation coefficient is calculated according to Formula . It is found that the maximum separation coefficient of nickel and cobalt is 1.2 × 10 4 at the extraction ratio of 1:1. Under this extraction ratio, the more extraction amount of cobalt, the less extraction amount ...
Efficient enrichment of nickel and iron in laterite nickel ore …
The process of deep reduction and magnetic separation was proposed to enrich nickel and iron from laterite nickel ores. Results show that nickel–iron concentrates with nickel grade of 6.96% ...
Extraction of ferronickel concentrate from laterite nickel ore …
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2023.108194 Corpus ID: 259620999; Extraction of ferronickel concentrate from laterite nickel ore by reduction roasting-magnetic separation using spent cathode carbon