Study on Purification of SiO2 by S-HGMS Coupling Technology with Fluorine-Free from Iron Ore Tailings and Mechanism
摘要
Iron ore tailings (IOTs) represent a typical solid waste product of iron ore processing and are generally stockpiled in tailings dams. This study focuses on the purification of SiO2 from IOTs using a superconducting high-gradient magnetic separation (S-HGMS) coupled fluorine-free acid-leaching process, effectively achieving the high-value utilization of IOTs. In small-scale S-HGMS experiments, under the conditions of a magnetic flow ratio of 0.085 T s/m, the slurry concentration of 40 g/L, and slurry flow rate of 400 mL/min, the SiO2 grade reached 96.88%, and the recovery was 40.42%. In the leaching experiments, under the conditions of HCl concentration of 4 mol/L, H2SO4 concentration of 3 mol/L, liquid–solid ratio of 6, leaching temperature of 80°C, and a leaching time of 8 h, a total removal rate of metal impurities was 87.69%, and the SiO2 grade was 99.48%. In the pilot S-HGMS experiments, under the conditions of a magnetic flow ratio of 0.085 T s/m, the slurry concentration of 1%, and slurry flow rate of 2500 mL/min, the grade reached 96.35%, and the recovery was 46.88%. The process can effectively recover valuable components from IOTs and utilize them in a high-value-added manner while reducing secondary pollution emissions.