Highly efficient recovery of molybdenum from spent catalyst by an optimized process

ABSTRACT

Disposal of spent catalyst in an economical and green way has become a great concern for industrial production. We developed a process including acid leaching, solvent extraction and stripping in order to recycle spent catalyst. In this study, we conducted selective recovery of molybdenum through focus on finding an optimized extraction and stripping process by comparing different extractants and stripping agents. To separate molybdenum from other metals efficiently and figure out the mechanism of extraction process, the five different extractants of methyl trioctyl ammonium chloride, tri-n-octylamine, tris (2-ethylhexyl) amine, bis (2-ethylhexyl) phosphate, and tributyl phosphate with different functional groups were examined; the extraction ability and extraction mechanism of these five extractants were systematically studied under the same system for the first time. It was found that more than 98% of the molybdenum could be extracted with an organic phase consisting of tri-n-octylamine or methyl trioctyl ammonium chloride under the optimal conditions. The result indicated that the tri-n-octylamine and methyl trioctyl ammonium chloride possess excellent molybdenum extraction ability, the extraction capacity of the rest extractants was in the order of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phosphate > tris (2-ethylhexyl) amine > tributyl phosphate. In the stripping process, NH₄OH, NaOH, and H₂SO₄ were chosen as stripping agent to strip the molybdenum from the loaded tri-n-octylamine organic phase. The stripping ability of the three studied stripping agents was in the order NaOH > NH₄OH > H₂SO₄. The Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra showed that the structure of the tri-n-octylamine organic phase was stable during the extraction and stripping process. Results showed that molybdenum could be highly and efficiently recovered by optimized extraction and stripping process.

Implications: A series of different extractants and stripping agent have been systematically studied in order to compare their extraction and stripping ability under the same system. Based on the obtained results, an optimized extraction and stripping process was proposed to recycle molybdenum from spent catalyst efficiently. It is possible to dispose spent catalysts in an economic and environmental way by this developed metal recovery process.     

Earthworms to assess the innocuousness of spent biomixtures employed for glyphosate degradation

In this study, the innocuousness of different biomixtures employed for glyphosate degradation was tested through Eisenia fetida earthworms. Eight biomixtures were prepared with local materials: alfalfa straw (AS), wheat stubble (WS), river waste (RW) and two different soils (A and B). Each biomixture was divided into two equal portions: one without glyphosate application (control substrate) and the other was sprayed with a commercial glyphosate formulation of 1,000 mg glyphosate a.i. kg^?1 biomixture (applied substrate). The bioassay started when all sprayed biomixtures reached high percentages of glyphosate degradation (spent biomixtures). Three parameters were studied: survival, adults and juveniles biomass and reproduction. The results allowed the identification of three biomixtures (AWS, BWS and BWSRW) for good maintenance and development of E. fetida. In addition, at the end of the bioassay two of the viable biomixtures (AWS and BWS) showed the highest performance of juvenile earthworms compared to a reference soil. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) indicated that the biomixtures containing high silt and clay percentages and minor density renders higher values of earthworm growth and reproduction. Therefore, these innocuous biomixtures can be used as organic amendments or recycled materials for new treatments on biobeds.     

Possibilities for reducing nitrate leaching from agricultural land

Agricultural soil is a contributor of nitrate to natural waters. High nitrate levels in water leached from soils are related to high nitrate concentrations in drinking water, and excess levels change the ecological balance of rivers and lakes. In this paper, sound solutions to the major environmental issue of limiting nitrate leaching by modifying agricultural practices are discussed. The causes of nitrate leaching from agricultural land are briefly explained and existing measures for the reduction of nitrate losses are described, analyzed and evaluated. Reduction of nutrient leaching is not a question of organic or conventional farming, but rather of the introduction and use of appropriate countermeasures. We propose the following guiding principles to minimize leaching from agricultural soils. To some extent these principles require a new way of thinking: i) environmental indexing of fields and consideration of spatial variability within fields in relation to their contribution to leaching losses within a catchment; ii) reduction of nitrogen inputs to soil to levels slightly below those expected to give the optimum yield by applying less nitrogen fertilizer and by a further reduction in animal density; and iii) use of a range of counter-measures (catch crops, minimum tillage, control of biological processes, etc.) depending on how sensitive the farming system, soil and climate are to the risk of nitrate leaching.     

Aqueous carbonation of peridotites for carbon utilisation: a critical review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Peridotite and serpentinites can be used to sequester CO2 emissions through mineral carbonation. Olivine dissolution rate is directly proportional...     

废汽车尾气三元催化剂的回收利用研究进展

随着汽车行业的迅猛发展,中国的废汽车尾气三元催化剂(TWCs)产生量将越来越大。由于废汽车尾气TWCs中富含铂、钯、铑等铂族贵金属,对其的不合理回收和提炼,不仅导致稀缺贵金属资源的流失,还会造成严重的环境污染。从废汽车尾气TWCs的回收政策、回收体系和回收技术3个层面,分析了国内外相关国家的最新进展,指明了中国在废汽车尾气TWCs回收过程中亟待解决的问题,最后还提出了应对建议。     

慧星试验对水体安全性分析研究

利用彗星试验检测苏南某湖泊湖心区、长江某取水口及其给水处理厂出水水样的遗传毒性,并对结果进行分析研究.结果表明,各水样均能引起DNA损伤,在丰水期致DNA损伤作用的大小顺序为给水厂出水水样＞湖泊水样＞长江取水口水样;在枯水期致DNA损伤作用的大小顺序为湖泊水样＞长江取水口水样＞给水厂出水水样.随着染毒剂量的加大,细胞损伤率增加,细胞受损的程度也在加重,并向3、4级损伤集中,呈明显的剂量-效应关系.     

废旧镍钴锰酸锂电池正极材料闭环回收

提出了一种闭环回收废旧镍钴锰酸锂电池正极活性物质的方法。采用H2SO4为浸出剂,H2O2为还原剂,浸出回收4种金属离子。结果表明：硫酸浓度为1.5 mol·L-1,反应温度为70 ℃,反应时间为25 min,反应固液比为20∶1 (g∶L),过氧化氢体积分数为1%时,金属镍、钴、锰和锂的浸出率分别为96.8%、96.2%、93.8%和99.1%;动力学分析显示,Ni、Co、Mn、Li浸出反应表观活化能分别为51.75、44.90、46.77和36.08 kJ·mol-1,属于化学反应控制。分离浸出滤液中Ni、Co、Mn离子后,制备Li2CO3终端产品,其XRD图谱显示产品成分较纯,可用于制备锂离子电池正极材料的前驱体。该工艺可实现废旧镍钴锰酸锂正极材料回收较高的经济和环境效益。     

印制电路板酸性蚀刻废液的膜电解再生

高度精细化线路和高层数印制电路板产量的增加,导致酸性蚀刻废液的排放量越来越大,对环境的负荷也随之增大.介绍了酸性蚀刻废液膜电解再生的基本原理,进行了中试规模的应用研究,并与其他电解再生方法进行技术与经济比较分析.结果表明,在槽电压为5V、电解时间为2h的条件下,酸性蚀刻废液的氧化还原电位由480 mV升至540mV,所...     

Analytical improvements of hybrid LC-MS/MS techniques for the efficient evaluation of emerging contaminants in river waters: a case study of the Henares River (Madrid, Spain)

Purpose  

Instrumental capabilities and software tools of modern hybrid mass spectrometry (MS) instruments such as high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), quadrupole time-of-flight (QTOF), and quadrupole linear ion trap (QLIT) were experimentally investigated for the study of emerging contaminants in Henares River water samples.     

Meteorological utilisation of horizontal microwave propagation measurements

A simple method, in real time, to detect an inversion layer in the lower atmosphere, can be that of monitoring horizontal microwave radiopropagation across the considered area, between two stations linked by radiowaves only during non-standard atmospheric conditions.Experimental results of the first three months of continuous measurements at 3cm, wave-lengths, are given for a path only over sea and for one only flat land.An attempt to find a connection with local meteorological ground data has shown a strong correlation between radio signal reception along super-standard distances and the water vapour pressure for the sea path. In this case, “radio ducting” seems to result from a steep monotonic decaying of the water content of the air.Radio measurements over the flat land path show radio ducting to be an almost nocturnal process. In this case, radiopropagation beyond the horizon detects temperature inversions caused by nocturnal cooling and, therefore, there is no correlation with meteorological ground data.Finally, the frequent presence of radio ducts (time efficiencies greater than 80% have been measured by the authors in certain periods of the year) could also be exploited by telecommunication users for inexpensive transmission, although not in real time, of pre-recorded data.     

废弃荧光灯的回收处理方法及对策

废弃荧光灯不加处理或处置不当,会对人类健康产生极大危害.同时其中的有价资源可回收再利用.综述了国内外对废弃荧光灯的回收处理现状,总结了国内外废弃荧光灯的资源回收与处理方法,重点介绍了废弃荧光灯中汞和稀土元素的回收处理研究进展,提出了废弃荧光灯回收处理的相应对策.     

The preference of the most appropriate radical-based regeneration process for spent activated carbon by the PROMETHEE approach

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - In this study, regeneration of spent granular activated carbon (GAC) with reactive dye by hydroxyl and sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation...     

碱性化学镀镍废液的净化处理

找到了一种处理碱性化学镀镍废液的新方法 ,研究了镀液组成、温度、时间、漂白粉浓度对化学镀镍废液处理结果的影响。结果表明 ,用漂白粉处理碱性化学镀镍废液是可行的。     

废弃荧光灯中汞的处理

在30%的丙酮-水溶液中破碎废弃荧光灯,利用超声聚能效应辅助脱附汞,在有效捕获汞蒸气的同时脱附灯管表面大部分吸附汞。考察了丙酮水溶液浓度(C)、固液比(S/L)、超声时间(t)等因素对废弃荧光灯中汞去除效果的影响。在最佳工艺条件C=30%、S/L=240 g/L、t=30 min下,平均每根荧光灯中汞的去除量达5.028 mg。采用硫化沉淀-混凝-活性炭吸附联合工艺对含汞丙酮-水溶液进行无害化处理,实验结果表明,汞初始浓度为13.79 mg/L的废水,调节pH为2,依次投加硫化钠14.5 mg/L、聚合氯化铝290.9 mg/L、活性炭量90.9 mg/L,出水汞浓度降至26.82μg/L,去除率达99.8%,达到国家排放标准。     

微波加热再生废弃的净化石油化工废水活性炭

为了对石油化工废水净化处理后的废弃活性炭实现循环利用,提出了在无保护气体和活化气体条件下进行微波加热的方法。主要评估了再生温度和再生时间对再生活性炭的吸附性能和得率的影响。结果表明,在再生温度为600℃,再生时间为15 min时,活性炭的碘吸附能力达到最大值971 mg/g,得率为82.36%。再生活性炭比表面积高达1 028 m2/g,总孔体积为1.23 mL/g,平均孔径为4.89 nm。通过废弃活性炭和再生活性炭进行了SEM对比分析,再生活性炭表面杂质减少,孔隙数量明显增多。     

Ecotoxicological assessment for receiving waters with the premetamorphic tadpoles acute assay

The toxicity of receiving waters was evaluated by means of the young tadpoles assays. The sentinel organism was Bufo arenarum, an indigenous anuran species. The assayed water samples were taken from a highly polluted urban watercourse (Reconquista River, Buenos Aires, Argentina), characterized by high concentration of nitrites, phosphates and heavy metals. The toxicity of water samples was assessed performing the pass-fail test and by means of the NOEC and LC(50); TUs (toxic units) were also calculated. The effect of the addition of a positive control (Cd) on the toxicity of the river water samples was also examined. Water samples of three sites, characterised by their different degree of pollution, were assayed. The lethal response had a clear cut correspondence with the water quality of the sample evaluated by means of physicochemical parameters. In most cases, the dilution of the samples resulted in a significant reduction of their toxicity to TU values compatible to those stated by the USEPA for industrial effluents. It was concluded that (a) the used Bufo arenarum bioassay was an adequate method for assessing the toxicity of natural polluted water samples and (b) the three considered endpoints showed no important differences after 48 or 96 h of exposure, therefore we concluded that it may not be necessary to extend the assay for a longer period than 48 h.     

异相类Fenton氧化处理T酸废母液的催化剂

为了比较黄铁矿、钛铁矿、磁铁矿、钒钛磁铁矿、零价铁以及亚铁催化双氧水氧化处理T酸废母液的效能,研究了不同体系的催化氧化反应动力学以及pH值变化情况,考察了H2O2投加量、催化剂投加量及循环利用次数的影响.研究结果表明,黄铁矿、钛铁矿催化活性较亚铁离子更好,且受废水pH值变化影响小,T酸废母液TOC去除率高达75%左右,是十分有效的类Fenton反应催化剂.钛铁矿催化活性较黄铁矿好,重复利用5次,TOC去除率依然保持在72%以上,表明钛铁矿有着很好的重复利用性.