석유화학공정 폐촉매에 함유된 희유금속의 유기산 침출

Leaching of Rare Metals from Spent Petroleum Catalysts by Organic Acid Solution

석유화학공정에서 발생하는 폐촉매는 바나듐, 몰리브덴, 니켈, 코발트와 같은 희유금속을 함유하고 있다. 유기산에 의한 상기 금속의 침출에 대해 연구하였다. 본 논문에서 사용한 유기산에 의한 금속의 침출률은 옥살산 > 타르타르산 > 구연산 > 말레산 > 오스코브르산 순서이었다. 상기 유기산은 바나듐과 몰리브덴의 침출에 선택성이 있으며 옥살산에 의한 침출률이 가장 높았다. 옥살산의 농도, 반응온도, 광액밀도, 교반속도를 변화시켜 옥살산에 의한 바나듐의 최적침출조건을 얻었다. 옥살산에 의한 바나듐의 침출에 대한 속도식을 조사한 결과 Avrami식과 잘 맞았으며 활성화에너지는 8.76 kJ/mol로 물질전달에 의해 침출반응이 율속되었다.

The spent petroleum catalysts contain rare metals such as vanadium, nickel, molybdenum, and cobalt. Therefore, the leaching of these rare metals from spent petroleum catalysts by organic acid was investigated in the present study. The leaching efficiency of metals by organic acid was in the following order: oxalic acid > tartaric acid > citric acid > maleic acid > ascorbic acid. Among the organic acids employed in this work, oxalic acid can be considered to be superior to the other acids in terms of metals leaching efficiency. The effect of several leaching conditions such as temperature, acid concentration, pulp density, stirring speed, and reaction time on the leaching of metals was investigated. Vanadium and molybdenum were selectively dissolved by oxalic acid from the spent catalysts. The leaching kinetics of vanadium by oxalic acid was also investigated. An activation energy of 8.76 kJ/mol indicated that the leaching kinetics of vanadium by oxalic acid solution was controlled by mass transfer.