Recovery of Gallium from Zinc Residues by Solvent Extraction

아연제련잔사로부터 용매추출법에 의한 갈륨의 회수

  • 김성규 (한국과학기술연구원 금속공정연구센터) ;
  • 이화영 (한국과학기술연구원 금속공정연구센터) ;
  • 오종기 (한국과학기술연구원 금속공정연구센터)
  • Published : 2000.06.01

Abstract

A study on the recovery of gallium from leaching solutions is carried out by solvent extraction in order to produce gallium oxide of high purity. The results show that the extraction of gallium is found to be increase with acidities of aqueous solution up to 7.4 M/L when pure isopropyl ether is used. And the extraction of iron also increases with increasing acidity of aqueous solution. It appears that the separation of gallium from iron cannot be satisfactorily accomplished with isopropyl ether. But, in the case of extaction with D2EHPA, almost complete extraction of iron is achieved-leaving all the gallium in the aqueous solution-by maintaining the acidity of aqueous solution at 2 M/L. Accordingly, $Ga_2O_3{\cdot}H_2O$ of more than 99wt.% in purity can be produced from zinc residues through the processes comprising of alkali leaching, precipitation by neutralization and solvent extraction using isopropyl ether and D2EHPA as extractants.

아연제련잔사로부터 고순도 갈륨을 회수하기 위하여 알칼리 갈륨의 용매추출실험을 수행하였다 실험결과 Isopropyl Ether에 의한 갈륨의 추출시 수용액의 염산농도가 증가할수록 갈륨의 추출이 증가하여 약 7.4M/L의 염산농도에서 증가할수록 추출이 증가하여 갈륨과 분리하기가 매우 어렵다. 그러나 D2EHPA에 의해 추출할 경우 철은 염산농도 2M/L 까지는 100% 추출되고 있으나, 갈륨은 염산농도 2M/L에서는 거의 추출이 이루어지지 않아 수용액의 염산농도를 조절함으로써 갈륨과 철을 용이하게 분리. 회수할 수 있다. 아연제련잔사로부터 알칼리침출, 중화침전, Isopropyl Ether과 D2EHPA를 사용한 용매추출공정을 거쳐 갈륨을회수한 결과, 순도 99wt%, 이상의 $Ga_2O_3{\cdot}H_2O$를 얻을 수 있었다.

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