Preparation method of mercury removal material

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023068024-A1
Application number	US-202217894173-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 24, 2022
Priority date	Aug 25, 2021
Publication date	Mar 2, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A modified natural sulfide ore material, a preparation method, and a use thereof are disclosed. A natural sulfide ore and a copper salt are used as raw materials. The natural sulfide ore is modified through mechanical grinding for activation, drying, and the like to synthesize a sulfide ore composite. The copper salt is subjected to a reaction to increase metal sites, produce fine microcrystalline particles, and change the crystal structure, such that active sites can be fully exposed. When contacting mercury in a gas phase and/or a liquid phase, the modified natural sulfide ore material can convert the mercury into a stable compound to realize the immobilization and removal of the mercury, which has advantages such as large mercury adsorption capacity, high adsorption rate, wide application temperature range, low cost, abundant raw material reserves, simple operation, and environmentally-friendly mercury removal products without secondary pollution and shows promising industrial application prospects.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of preparing a mercury removal material, wherein a main body of the mercury removal material is a modified natural sulfide ore material, and the modified natural sulfide ore material is prepared by mixing a natural sulfide ore and a copper salt and subjecting a resulting mixture to a mechanical ball-milling for an activation and a drying.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the natural sulfide ore, a mass fraction of a sulfur is higher than or equal to 10%.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the natural sulfide ore is at least one selected from the group consisting of a chalcopyrite, a chalcocite, a bornite, a tetrahedrite, a galena, a sphalerite, a marmatite, a pyrite, a pyrhotite, a molybdenite, and a stibnite.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the copper salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of cuprous chloride, cupric chloride, a hydrate of the cuprous chloride, and a hydrate of the cupric chloride.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a mass ratio of the copper salt to the natural sulfide ore is 1:20 to 2:1.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein before the copper salt and the natural sulfide ore are mixed, the natural sulfide ore is subjected to a ball-milling treatment.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein before the natural sulfide ore is subjected to the ball-milling treatment, the natural sulfide ore is washed with a dilute acid for an impurity removal.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the modified natural sulfide ore material is prepared through the following specific steps:
(1) washing a surface of the natural sulfide ore with a dilute acid to remove an oxide film and impurities, and washing the natural sulfide ore with water; drying or calcining and crushing the natural sulfide ore to obtain a crushed natural sulfide ore; and placing the crushed natural sulfide ore in a ball mill to subject to a thorough ball-milling; (2) adding the copper salt to the ball mill, conducting a mechanical grinding for the activation to obtain a ground material, and then drying or lyophilizing the ground material, wherein a mass ratio of the copper salt to the natural sulfide ore is 1:20 to 2:1; and (3) further grinding and sieving the ground material.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein
In step (1), the dilute acid has a concentration of 1 wt % to 5 wt % and is one selected from the group consisting of a sulfuric acid, a hydrochloric acid, a nitric acid, and an acetic acid, the washing is conducted by soaking the natural sulfide ore in the dilute acid for 5 min to 20 min, the drying is conducted at 100° C. to 200° C., the calcining is conducted at 400° C. to 700° C., and the thorough ball-milling is conducted for 5 min to 30 min; in step (2), the mechanical grinding is conducted at 25° C. to 75° C. for 5 min to 60 min, the drying is a vacuum-drying conducted at 60° C. to 150° C., and the lyophilizing is conducted at −20° C. to −40° C.; and in step (3), the further grinding is conducted for 5 min to 20 min, and the sieving is conducted until a particle size is 74 μm or less.

10 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein a mass ratio of the copper salt to the natural sulfide ore is 1:20 to 2:1.

11 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein a mass ratio of the copper salt to the natural sulfide ore is 1:20 to 2:1.

12 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein a mass ratio of the copper salt to the natural sulfide ore is 1:20 to 2:1.

13 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the modified natural sulfide ore material is prepared through the following specific steps:
(1) washing a surface of the natural sulfide ore with a dilute acid to remove an oxide film and impurities, and washing the natural sulfide ore with water; drying or calcining and crushing the natural sulfide ore to obtain a crushed natural sulfide ore; and placing the crushed natural sulfide ore in a ball mill to subject to a thorough ball-milling; (2) adding the copper salt to the ball mill, conducting a mechanical grinding for the activation to obtain a ground material, and then drying or lyophilizing the ground material, wherein a mass ratio of the copper salt to the natural sulfide ore is 1:20 to 2:1; and (3) further grinding and sieving the ground material.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein
In step (1), the dilute acid has a concentration of 1 wt % to 5 wt % and is one selected from the group consisting of a sulfuric acid, a hydrochloric acid, a nitric acid, and an acetic acid, the washing is conducted by soaking the natural sulfide ore in the dilute acid for 5 min to 20 min, the drying is conducted at 100° C. to 200° C., the calcining is conducted at 400° C. to 700° C., and the thorough ball-milling is conducted for 5 min to 30 min; in step (2), the mechanical grinding is conducted at 25° C. to 75° C. for 5 min to 60 min, the drying is a vacuum-drying conducted at 60° C. to 150° C., and the lyophilizing is conducted at −20° C. to −40° C.; and in step (3), the further grinding is conducted for 5 min to 20 min, and the sieving is conducted until a particle size is 74 μm or less.

15 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the modified natural sulfide ore material is prepared through the following specific steps:
(1) washing a surface of the natural sulfide ore with a dilute acid to remove an oxide film and impurities, and washing the natural sulfide ore with water; drying or calcining and crushing the natural sulfide ore to obtain a crushed natural sulfide ore; and placing the crushed natural sulfide ore in a ball mill to subject to a thorough ball-milling; (2) adding the copper salt to the ball mill, conducting a mechanical grinding for the activation to obtain a ground material, and then drying or lyophilizing the ground material, wherein a mass ratio of the copper salt to the natural sulfide ore is 1:20 to 2:1; and (3) further grinding and sieving the ground material.

16 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein
In step (1), the dilute acid has a concentration of 1 wt % to 5 wt % and is one selected from the group consisting of a sulfuric acid, a hydrochloric acid, a nitric acid, and an acetic acid, the washing is conducted by soaking the natural sulfide ore in the dilute acid for 5 min to 20 min, the drying is conducted at 100° C. to 200° C., the calcining is conducted at 400° C. to 700° C., and the thorough ball-milling is conducted for 5 min to 30 min; in step (2), the mechanical grinding is conducted at 25° C. to 75° C. for 5 min to 60 min, the drying is a vacuum-drying conducted at 60° C. to 150° C., and the lyophilizing is conducted at −20° C. to −40° C.; and in step (3), the further grinding is conducted for 5 min to 20 min, and the sieving is conducted until a particle size is 74 μm or less.

17 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the modified natural sulfide ore material is prepared through the following specific steps:
(1) washing a surface of the natural sulfide ore with a dilute acid to remove an oxide film and impurities, and washing the natural sulfide ore with water; drying or calcining and crushing the natural sulfide ore to obtain a crushed natural sulfide ore; and placing the crushed natural sulfide ore in a ball mill to subject to a thorough ball-milling; (2) adding the copper salt to the ball mill, conducting a mechanical grinding for the activation to obtain a ground material, and then drying or lyophilizing the ground material, wherein a mass ratio of the copper salt to the natural

Assignees

• Univ Central South

Inventors

• Li Hailong
• Meng Fanyue
• Yang Jianping
• Qu Wenqi
• Yang Zequn

Classifications

• B01J20/3236

  containing metal, other than zeolites, e.g. oxides, hydroxides, sulphides or salts · CPC title

• B01J20/3078

  Thermal treatment, e.g. calcining or pyrolizing · CPC title

• B01J20/3071

  Washing or leaching · CPC title

• B01J20/3021

  Milling, crushing or grinding · CPC title

• B01J20/28016 Primary

  Particle form · CPC title