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Removal of cyanide adsorbed on pyrite by H2O2 oxidation under alkaline conditions
Yubo Tu1, Peiwei Han2, Lianqi Wei2
1State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Abstract:
Large amounts of cyanide tailings are produced during the cyanidation process in gold extraction, which are hazardous solid wastes due to the toxic cyanide. Pyrite is one of the main minerals in cyanide tailings. The removal of cyanide adsorbed on pyrite by H2O2 oxidation under alkaline conditions was investigated in this study. It was found that the removal efficiency was positively correlated with pH from 5 to 12, but remained almost constant when pH was higher than 12. The highest cyanide removal efficiency of 91.10% was achieved by adding no less than 0.6 wt.% of H2O2. Cyanide removal was positively correlated with the CN- adsorption amount between 1.06 and 8.5 mg/g, and temperature between 25 and 85°C. The removal of cyanide adsorbed on pyrite by H2O2 oxidation under alkaline conditions was due to the oxidation of pyrite. Hexacyanoferrate, thiocyanate and sulfate were generated with mole ratios of about 2.03:1.12:3.17 during the cyanide removal.
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