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Kinetic Study for Platinum Extraction from Spent Catalyst in Cyanide Solution at High Temperatures

  • Z. Naghavi , S.M. Ghoreishi EMAIL logo , A. Rahimi and H. Hadadzadeh
Published/Copyright: September 12, 2015
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International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
From the journal International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering Volume 14 Issue 1

Abstract

In this research, the kinetics of platinum extraction from a selective linear paraffin dehydrogenation spent catalyst in cyanide solutions at high pressure and temperature was experimentally studied. Three variables, including reaction temperature, initial sodium cyanide concentration in solution and liquid to solid weight ratio were investigated. Based on the design of experiments via response surface methodology (RSM) by computer simulating software “Minitab 16”, experiments were carried out at operating conditions including five solution temperatures, five initial concentrations of cyanide solution and five liquid/solid weight ratios. The effects of these operating conditions on the reaction kinetics and extraction time were determined. The obtained kinetics data were fitted into an empirical power–law rate equation. The kinetics model parameters were evaluated by using experimental data via non-linear regression analysis. It was found that the platinum extraction from a selective linear paraffin dehydrogenation spent catalyst in cyanide solution at high pressure and temperature can be appropriately modeled by the proposed correlation in the selected range of operating conditions.

Keywords: kinetic model; platinum recovery; high temperatures; cyanide; leaching; spent catalyst

Acknowledgements

The financial support for this project by Isfahan University of Technology (IUT) and Iran Chemical Industries Investment Company (I.C.I.I.C.) under contract number: A-44192. K. is gratefully acknowledged.

Nomenclature

CCN-

cyanide ions concentration (mol/L)

Ea

activation energy (J/mol)

k0

Arrhenius constant

k

Reaction rate constant

n1 and n2

Order of reaction

N

Number of data point

-rPt

The observed rate of platinum extraction per unit mass of solids in the reactor (kg/kg s)

R

The universal gas constant (8.314 J/mol K)

RPPt

Platinum recovery percent

t

Time (s)

T

Reaction temperature (K)

wPt

Weight fraction of platinum in solid phase

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Keywords for this article
kinetic model; platinum recovery; high temperatures; cyanide; leaching; spent catalyst

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