A Comparative Kinetic Study of Chalcopyrite Leaching Using Alternative Oxidants in Methanesulfonic Acid System

Junmo Ahn; Jiajia Wu; Jaeheon Lee

doi:10.1080/08827508.2021.1893719

A Comparative Kinetic Study of Chalcopyrite Leaching Using Alternative Oxidants in Methanesulfonic Acid System

Junmo Ahn, Jiajia Wu, Jaeheon Lee

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Methanesulfonic acid was proven to be an alternative lixiviant for copper leaching from chalcopyrite with hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant. Two alternative oxidants, dichromate and nitrate, were studied for the copper dissolution from chalcopyrite, a refractory copper sulfide mineral. During chalcopyrite leaching tests, both oxidants achieved the copper extraction above 90% in 30 g/L methanesulfonic acid at 75^oC. The activation energies in dichromate and nitrate leaching systems were 23 and 43 kJ/mol, classified as mass transfer and chemical reaction-controlled mechanism, respectively. The XRD analysis of a leached residue showed a formation of K-Cr-jarosite from methanesulfonic acid-dichromate system. Methanesulfonic acid with nitrate leaching system could be the most effective and sustainable for chalcopyrite leaching based on the comparative investigation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	390-401
Number of pages	12
Journal	Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review
Volume	43
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08827508.2021.1893719
State	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chalcopyrite
alternative oxidants
dichromate
methanesulfonic acid
nitrate

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Chemistry(all)
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Mechanical Engineering
Economic Geology

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