Characterization and evaluation of hazardous spent VO-WO/TiO catalysts are critical to determining their treatment or final disposal. This study employs a thermal approach to simulate the preparation of spent catalysts derived from commercial VO-WO/TiO catalysts and investigate the structure-activity relationship of the carrier changes during the deactivation process. The results indicate that the catalyst carrier undergoes two processes: an increase in grain size and a transformation in crystal structure.
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July 2022
Bauxite residue is the bulk solid waste generated by the alumina industry, and the environmental treatment of bauxite residue has always been a focus of attention. In this study, in the high calcium system, the bauxite residue was intensively digestion by the calcification-carbonation method, and the mole ratio of solution, the mass ratio of CaO/SiO of the digestion process were changed, so that the high-efficiency dealkalization of bauxite residue was realized and the aluminum oxide in bauxite residue was deeply extracted. The experimental results showed that the calcification process could achieve the recovery of 17.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBauxite residue poses an increasingly serious ecological safety problem in the alumina industry. A novel process for removing sodium in bauxite residue synergistic preparation of potassium-containing compound fertilizer raw materials was proposed to relieve pressure on the fertilizer industry. In this paper, synthetic sodalite and katoite were used to simulate the main mineral phases of bauxite residue to determine the suitable conditions for the method, and the transformation mechanism of the process was researched by analyzing the phase structure and microscopic morphology of the samples using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and specific surface area detection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Bayer red mud is the solid waste generated during the production of alumina by the Bayer process. At present, the stock of red mud in China exceeds 1.1 billion tons, covering an area of more than 120,000 mu, and the annual production volume is increasing by 100 million tons.
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July 2022
A new method of solid-phase reduction magnetic separation with pyrite as a reducing agent was proposed in order to realize resource utilization of high iron bauxite residue while reducing environmental harm. FeS powder and high iron bauxite residue powder were uniformly blended and roasted in a closed environment. A magnetic separator was utilized to separate the magnetic iron concentrate at 2400 GS, and the recovery rates were calculated.
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July 2022
Bauxite is the ideal raw material for the manufacturing of alumina. Aside from the primary constituents of aluminum and silicon, bauxite is frequently coupled with many valuable elements such as gallium (Ga), titanium (Ti), scandium (Sc), and lithium (Li). The bauxite residue and circulating spent liquor in alumina production typically include significant amounts of valuable elements, making them a potential source of polymetallic.
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July 2022
In this study, the advantages of the vortex melting reduction treatment of red mud were verified. Vortex melting reduction can improve the feeding rate, promote the reaction and the directional deposition of iron, which was conducive to the separation of slag and gold. The effects of different adding methods, stirring speed and reaction time on iron recovery were investigated by using red mud, aluminum leached slag and calcified slag as raw materials.
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July 2022
The emission of bauxite residue continues to grow with the increase of alumina production capacity, along with the large amounts of bauxite residue currently stored in stockpiles. The exposed problems of high yield, strong alkalinity, low comprehensive utilization rate, and threats to the ecological environment are becoming increasingly prominent. With the strict requirements of environmental protection, improving the comprehensive utilization rate of bauxite residue and bulk consumption of bauxite residue has become an urgent issue to be solved.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment and fecundity were investigated in an invasive alien thrips species, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), and a related native species, Frankliniella intonsa (Trybom), under high CO2 concentration. Results show that the two thrips species reacted differently toward elevated CO2 concentration. Developmental duration decreased significantly (11.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparative embryonic studies are the most effective way to discern phylogenetic changes. To gain insight into the constitution and evolution of mammalian somatosensory thalamic nuclei, we first studied how calbindin (CB) and parvalbumin (PV) immunoreactivities appear during embryonic development in the first-order relaying somatosensory nuclei, i.e.
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