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Eutectic freeze crystallization for recovery of NiSO4 and CoSO4 hydrates from sulfate solutions
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Chemical Engineering, Resource recovery.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7810-0691
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Chemical Engineering, Resource recovery.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6647-3308
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Polymeric Materials.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6856-5193
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Chemistry, Applied Physical Chemistry.
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2022 (English)In: Separation and Purification Technology, ISSN 1383-5866, E-ISSN 1873-3794, Vol. 286, article id 120308Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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In this study, eutectic freeze crystallization (EFC) was investigated to recover NiSO4 and CoSO4 hydrates from aqueous and dilute sulfuric acid solutions of metal sulfates. Binary phase diagrams were established using a combination of thermodynamic modeling and experimental data. The mixed-solvent electrolyte (MSE) model was employed to model solid–liquid phase equilibria. The predicted binary phase diagrams from the model were in good agreement with the experimental results. Experimental eutectic temperatures and eutectic metal sulfate concentrations for the NiSO4-H2O and CoSO4-H2O systems are −3.3 °C and 20.8 wt% and −2.9 °C and 19.3 wt%, respectively. For NiSO4-H2SO4-H2O and CoSO4-H2SO4-H2O systems, the eutectic temperature and eutectic metal sulfate concentration decrease with increasing H2SO4 concentration. Batch experiments were performed to study the EFC of different sulfate solutions, including 25- wt% NiSO4 in H2O, 20- wt% NiSO4 in 0.5 mol/kg H2SO4, 25- wt% CoSO4 in H2O, and 20- wt% CoSO4 in 0.5 mol/kg H2SO4. The results show that controlling the supersaturation allows high-quality ice and salt crystals to be recovered as separate phases under eutectic conditions, with the crystalline salts in the form of heptahydrates. This study shows that EFC can be a promising alternative to evaporative crystallization for recovering NiSO4 and CoSO4 hydrates from sulfate solutions.

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2022. Vol. 286, article id 120308
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Eutectic freeze crystallization, NiSO4, CoSO4, Aqueous phase diagram, Hydrometallurgy
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-306743DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120308ISI: 000780396900003Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85122510855OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-306743DiVA, id: diva2:1622595
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Available from: 2021-12-22 Created: 2021-12-22 Last updated: 2022-06-25Bibliographically approved

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