Separation process of metals copper anode slime based on oxidation potential modulation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12252760-B1
Application number	US-202418893145-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 23, 2024
Priority date	Dec 4, 2023
Publication date	Mar 18, 2025
Grant date	Mar 18, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed is separation process of valuable metals from copper anode slime based on oxidation potential modulation, belonging to the technical field of industrial solid waste resource utilization. The differences in redox properties of different metal elements are used to precisely regulate the oxidation potential and acidity of the leaching solution by regulating the amount of oxidizing agent and acid added, so as to selectively and graded leaching and separating the copper (Cu), selenium (Se), tellurium (Te), and silver (Ag) metal elements, and the oxidants used are substances such as H 2 O 2 , O 2 and O 3 .

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A separation process of valuable metals from copper anode slime based on oxidation potential modulation, comprising following steps:
mixing copper anode slime with an acidic leaching solution with a H + concentration of 3.0-8.0 mol/L, adding an oxidant to control an oxidation potential to 400-500 mV, and leaching Cu elements; filtering to obtain a filter residue, followed by mixing with an acidic leaching solution with a H + concentration of 8.0-10.0 mol/L, adding an oxidant to control an oxidation potential to 650-850 mV, and leaching Te elements; filtering to obtain a filter residue, followed by mixing with an acidic leaching solution with a H + concentration of 1.0-4.0 mol/L, adding an oxidant to control an oxidation potential to 800-1,200 mV, and leaching Se elements; filtering to obtain a filter residue, followed by mixing with a solution of thiosulfate with a concentration of 0.025-0.05 mol/L of S 2 O 3 2− to complex Ag elements; wherein
in a process of leaching Cu elements, the oxidant is one or more of H 2 O 2 , O 3 and O 2 ; and an acid of the acidic leaching solution is sulfuric acid;
in the process of leaching Cu elements, a leaching duration is 10-20 min and a leaching temperature is 30-80° C.;
in a process of leaching Te elements, the oxidant is one or more of H 2 O 2 , O 3 and O 2 ; and an acid of the acidic leaching solution is sulfuric acid;
in the process of leaching Te elements, a leaching duration is 60-120 min and a leaching temperature is 30-60° C.;
in a process of leaching Se elements, the oxidant is one or more of H 2 O 2 , O 3 and O 2 ; and an acid of the acidic leaching solution is sulfuric acid; and
in the process of leaching Se elements, a leaching duration is 60-120 min and a leaching temperature is 30-60° C.

2. The separation process of valuable metals from copper anode slime based on oxidation potential modulation according to claim 1 , wherein in a process of complexing Ag elements, the thiosulfate is sodium thiosulfate or potassium thiosulfate.

3. The separation process of valuable metals from copper anode slime based on oxidation potential modulation according to claim 1 , wherein in a process of complexing Ag elements, a reaction duration is 30-90 min and a reaction temperature is 50-80° C.

Assignees

• Inst Process Eng Cas

Inventors

• Zhu Tingyu
• Yang Yang
• Xu Wenqing
• Yang Guanjiang
• Wang Xue
• Qi Feng

Classifications

• C22B15/0071

  containing sulfur · CPC title

• C22B7/007 Primary

  by acid leaching · CPC title

• C22B11/046 Primary

  from manufactured products, e.g. from printed circuit boards, from photographic films, paper or baths · CPC title

• Y02P10/20

  Recycling · CPC title

• C01B19/02

  Elemental selenium or tellurium · CPC title