Process for the Remediation of Titanogypsum (Red Gypsum) Using Weak Acid and CaCl2 to Produce Saleable α-Gypsum and FeCl2·4H2OClick to copy article linkArticle link copied!
- Shuaifeng LiuShuaifeng LiuKey Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaInstitute of Materials Technology Research, HBIS Group Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang 050023, Hebei Province, ChinaMore by Shuaifeng Liu
- Edouard Asselin*Edouard Asselin*Email: edouard.asselin@ubc.caDepartment of Materials Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 309-6350 Stores Road, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, CanadaMore by Edouard Asselin
- Zhibao Li*Zhibao Li*Email: zhibaoli@ipe.ac.cnKey Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaMore by Zhibao Li
Abstract
The disposal of titanogypsum, also known as red gypsum, which is generated during the titanium dioxide sulfate process, has become a significant environmental challenge. We propose a new process to recover iron impurities such as FeCl2·4H2O and to convert titanogypsum to saleable hemihydrate gypsum. For this purpose, we use HCl–FeCl2 solution generated via the reaction of H2SO4–FeSO4 with CaCl2 to leach iron hydroxide from titanogypsum. The hemihydrate precipitation and phase-transition kinetics of the reaction of HCl–H2SO4–FeSO4 with CaCl2 are experimentally investigated at 353 K. The common ion effect of CaCl2 in the FeCl2 solution for FeCl2·4H2O crystallization is predicted by NRTL modeling of the solid–liquid equilibria of the FeCl2–CaCl2–H2O system. High-quality, saleable α-gypsum and FeCl2·4H2O solids obtained by treating titanogypsum samples provided by a commercial processing plant further shows that the new process is feasible.
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