Thermodynamic diagrams of Na−S−Fe−H_(2)O system were constructed to analyze the behavior of sulfur and iron in the Bayer process.After digestion,iron mainly exists as Fe_(3)O_(4) and Fe_(2)O_(3) in red mud,and partial...Thermodynamic diagrams of Na−S−Fe−H_(2)O system were constructed to analyze the behavior of sulfur and iron in the Bayer process.After digestion,iron mainly exists as Fe_(3)O_(4) and Fe_(2)O_(3) in red mud,and partial iron transfers into solution as Fe(OH)_(3)^(−),HFeO_(2)^(−),Fe(OH)_(4)^(−)and Fe(OH)_(4)^(2−).The dominant species of sulfur is S^(2−),followed by SO_(4)^(2−),and then SO_(3)^(2−)and S_(2)O_(3)^(2−).The thermodynamic analysis is consistent with the iron and sulfur species distribution in the solution obtained by experiments.When the temperature decreases,sulfur and iron can combine and precipitate.Controlling low potential and reducing temperature are beneficial to removing them from the solution.XRD patterns show that NaFeS_(2)·2H_(2)O,FeS and FeS_(2) widely appear in red mud and precipitates of pyrite and high-sulfur bauxite digestion solution.Thermodynamic analysis can be utilized to guide the simultaneous removal of sulfur and iron in the Bayer process.展开更多
基金the financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51904052)the Chongqing Research Program of Basic Research and Frontier Technology,China(No.cstc2020jcyjmsxm X0476)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission,China(No.KJQN201901508)the Graduate Science and Technology Innovation Training Program of Chongqing University of Science and Technology,China(No.YKJCX2020201)。
文摘Thermodynamic diagrams of Na−S−Fe−H_(2)O system were constructed to analyze the behavior of sulfur and iron in the Bayer process.After digestion,iron mainly exists as Fe_(3)O_(4) and Fe_(2)O_(3) in red mud,and partial iron transfers into solution as Fe(OH)_(3)^(−),HFeO_(2)^(−),Fe(OH)_(4)^(−)and Fe(OH)_(4)^(2−).The dominant species of sulfur is S^(2−),followed by SO_(4)^(2−),and then SO_(3)^(2−)and S_(2)O_(3)^(2−).The thermodynamic analysis is consistent with the iron and sulfur species distribution in the solution obtained by experiments.When the temperature decreases,sulfur and iron can combine and precipitate.Controlling low potential and reducing temperature are beneficial to removing them from the solution.XRD patterns show that NaFeS_(2)·2H_(2)O,FeS and FeS_(2) widely appear in red mud and precipitates of pyrite and high-sulfur bauxite digestion solution.Thermodynamic analysis can be utilized to guide the simultaneous removal of sulfur and iron in the Bayer process.
