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A study on recovery of Platinum Group Metals(PGMs) from spent automobile catalyst by melting technology

용융기술(熔融技術)을 이용(利用)한 자동차폐촉매(自動車廢觸媒)에서의 백금족(白金族) 금속(金屬) 회수(回收) 연구(硏究)

  • Received : 2010.11.15
  • Accepted : 2011.04.08
  • Published : 2011.04.29

Abstract

The dry method and wet method are currently used for the recovery of platinum group metals (Pt, Rh, Pd) contained in spent automobile catalysts. The study herein aims to identify the melting condition and optimum collector metal in accordance with a comparison of each concentration change in melting waste catalysts, using Fe and Cu in a basic experiment to recover waste catalysts through application of the dry melting method. As a summarized result of the experiment herein, it was determined to be more advantageous to use Fe as a parent material rather than Cu from the aspect of recollection rate, and the concentration change rate of platinum group metals within slag was greatly enhanced at $1,600^{\circ}C$ melting condition rather than at $1,500^{\circ}C$ in terms of melting processing temperature. The mean concentration of platinum group metals - Rh, Pd and Pt - within slag after a melting process at $1,600^{\circ}C$ were 6.21 ppm, 5.98 ppm and 6.97 ppm. The Rh and Pd were 50.58% and 55.31% respectively greater than the concentration change rate of platinum group metals in slag at a melting temperature of $1,500^{\circ}C$. However, since the initial concentration of Pt within the waste catalysts was 12.9 ppm, is relatively low, it was difficult to compare concentration change rates after the melting process.

자동차 폐촉매로부터 폐촉매 중에 함유되어 있는 백금족 금속(Pt, Rh, Pd)를 회수하는 방법으로는 크게 건식법과 습식법이 현재 이용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 건식 용융법으로 폐촉매로부터 백금족 금속 회수하기 위한 기초 실험으로 포집금속으로 Fe와 Cu을 사용하여 폐촉매를 용융하였을 때 각각의 농도 변화를 비교함으로써 용융 조건과 적정 포집금속으로 찾는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 본 실험으로 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 Fe을 포집금속으로 히는 것이 Cu을 포집금속으로 사용하는 것보다 회수율 측면에서 유리하였으며, 용융 처리 온도는 $1,500^{\circ}C$에 비교하여 $1,600^{\circ}C$ 용융 하였을 때 슬래그 중 잔류하는 백금족 금속의 농도 변화율이 크게 향상되었다. 용융 온도 $1,600^{\circ}C$의 경우 처리 후 슬래그 중 백금족 원소인 Rh, Pd, Pt의 평균 농도는 각각 6.21 ppm, 5.98 ppm, 6.97ppm으로, 이는 용융 온도 $1,500^{\circ}C$시 보다도 슬래그 백금족 원소 중 Rh와 Pd는 농도변화율 측면에서 각각 50.58%, 55.31%향상되었다. 그러나 폐촉매 중의 Pt의 초기농도가 12.9 ppm으로 낮아 용융처리 후 농도변화율의 비교가 어려웠다.

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