CA2448027C - Process for selectively removing molybdenum from liquid mixtures containing it together with vanadium - Google Patents

Process for selectively removing molybdenum from liquid mixtures containing it together with vanadium Download PDF

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CA2448027C
CA2448027C CA002448027A CA2448027A CA2448027C CA 2448027 C CA2448027 C CA 2448027C CA 002448027 A CA002448027 A CA 002448027A CA 2448027 A CA2448027 A CA 2448027A CA 2448027 C CA2448027 C CA 2448027C
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Nicoletta Panariti
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Abstract

Process for selectively removing molybdenum from liquid mixtures containing it, in a quantity greater than (200) mg/l, together with vanadium characterized in that it comprises the following steps: bringing the liquid mixture to a pH of less than (3); adding a solution of an alkaline xanthate to the solution so that the molar ratio molybdenum/alkaline xanthate ranges from (1/4) to (1/8), maintaining the pH constant by means of the addition of an inorganic acid; stirring the mixture causing the precipitation of the molybdenum present in the mixture.

Description

PROCESS FOR SELECTIVELY REMOVING MOLYBDENUM FROM LIQUID
MIXTURES CONTAINING IT TOGETHER WITH VANADIUM.
The present invention relates to a process for se-lectively removing molybdenum from liquid mixtures con-taming it, together with vanadium.
The separation between molybdenum and vanadium from inorganic solutions containing them is generally not very easy. Among the most widely-known and applica-ble technologies currently used, the precipitation of molybdenum sulfide with alkaline sulfides or sulfuric acid, which leaves the vanadium in solution, or extrac-tion and separation with organic solvents, can be men-tinned.
In the former case, the process is relatively sim-ple, leading to the formation of an inorganic compound insoluble in organic solvents and which cannot there-fore be directly re-used in certain applications, in the latter case, the process is definitely more complex with the formation of an organic solution containing molybdenum.
We have found that by using alkaline xanthates in certain concentrations, it is possible to obtain good separation yields using a simple process which leads to the formation of molybdenum compounds having a solubil-ity in organic solvents which allows them to be di-rectly re-used in certain applications.
Xanthates of alkaline metals have been known for some time and are mostly applied, apart from the impor-tance of cellulose xanthate for the production of rayon, as flotation collectors of metallic sulfides, in particular copper and molybdenum sulfides.
They are also used in the vulcanization of rubber, as herbicides and pesticides, additives for lubricants, etc.
Free acids are of the ROCS2H type, colourless, un-stable and soluble in common organic solvents they de-compose at room temperature into carbon disulfide and into the corresponding alcohol according to the follow-ing scheme:
ROCS2- + H+ - ROCS~H = ROH + CS2 The corresponding alkaline salts, on the other hand, are relatively stable solids, soluble in water, alcohol and polar organic solvents. In aqueous solution and at room temperature, potassium ethyl xanthate, for example, hydrolyzes as follows:
6C2H50CS2K + 3H~0 = 6C2H50H + 2KSCS2K + K2C03 + 3CS2 by further hydrolysis of the carbon disulfide and tri-thiocarbonate, hydrogen sulfide is formed.
The salts of heavy metals are more soluble in or-panic solvents, chloroform, THF and benzene wn.ereas they are not very soluble in water, alcohol and ali-phatic hydrocarbons. A sufficient number of C atoms makes them more soluble in organic solvents.
The process, object of the present invention, for selectively removing molybdenum from liquid mixtures containing it, in a quantity greater than 200 mg/l, to-gether with vanadium, is characterized in that it com-prises the following steps:
~ bringing the liquid mixture to a pH of less than 3, preferably equal to or less than 2;
~ adding a solution of an alkaline xanthate to the solution so that the molar ratio molybde-num/alkaline xanthate ranges from 1/4 to 1/8, preferably from 1/5 to 1/7, maintaining the pH
constant by means of the addition of an inorganic acid:
stirring the mixture causing the precipitation of the molybdenum present in the mixture.
The alkaline xanthates recommended for the process according to the invention are alkaline ethylxanthates, in particular potassium ethylxanthate.
Some examples are provided for a better under-standing of the present invention but should not be considered as limiting the scope of the invention it-self.
r-,t>rw~rr n , Hydrochloric acid diluted to a pH = 2 is added to an alkaline solution containing Mo and V (10 and 5 g/1 respectively), followed by the slow addition of potas-slum ethyl xanthate in solution at 300 g/1 and at room temperature, the pH=2 being maintained constant with the same acid solution.
Most of the Mo almost completely precipitates, un-like V which decreases to a much lesser extent.
The precipitation yield is about 82d for Mo and 80 for V, respectively.
~,.r-.,~rr n This test is carried out analogously to the previ-ous one but at pH-1 by sulfuric acid. In this case, the precipitation yield of the Mo is significantly im-proved, with a good separation from the vanadium, 950 and 6o respectively. The molar ratio Mo:K ethylxanthate is equal to 1:6.
From chemical analysis of the washed precipitate, it can be seen that the Mo and V content is as follows:
Element weight V 0.23 Mo 32.4 As can be seen, the initial Mo/V ratio, which was 2:1, becomes 140:1.

Diluted sulfuric acid is slowly added to an alka-line solution containing Mo at 5 g/lt and V 3 g/lt to pH-1, followed by a solution of potassium isobutylxan-thate at about 300 g/lt, the pH being maintained con-stant at 1. The precipitation yield of Mo in this case proved to be 93o and 7o for V.

Claims (5)

1) A process for selectively removing molybdenum from liquid mixtures containing it, in a quantity greater than 200 mg/l, together with vanadium characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

~ bringing the liquid mixture to a pH of less than 3;

~ adding a solution of an alkaline xanthate to the solution so that the molar ratio molybde-num/alkaline xanthate ranges from 1/4 to 1/8, maintaining the pH constant by means of the addi-tion of an inorganic acid;

~ stirring the mixture causing the precipitation of the molybdenum present in the mixture.
2) The process according to claim 1, wherein the liq-uid mixture is brought to a pH equal to or lower than 2.
3) The process according to claim 1, wherein the mo-lar ratio molybdenum/alkaline xanthate ranges from 1/5 to 1/7.
4) The process according to any of the claims from 1 to 3 wherein the alkaline xanthate is an alkaline ethylxanthate.
5) The process according to claim 4, wherein the al-kaline ethylxanthate is potassium ethylxanthate.
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