An efficient utilization of high chromium vanadium slag: Extraction of vanadium based on manganese carbonate roasting and detoxification processing of chromium-containing tailings

Abstract

A novelty roasting method with manganese carbonate (MnCO₃) as additive was carried out to separate and recover vanadium from high chromium vanadium slag (HCVS) efficiently. Vanadium tailings containing chromium was detoxified by carbon reduction and smelting to form Fe-Cr alloy. The whole process of HCVS utilization was analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). 89.37% of vanadium and 0.10% of chromium was leached when MnCO₃ was added to HCVS at the mole ratio of MnO in MnCO₃ and V₂O₃ in HCVS (n(MnO)/n(V₂O₃)) of 2.0 and heating at 850 °C for 120 min, then leached under the pH value at 2.5. 99.19% of vanadium was precipitated by (NH₄)₂SO₄ and V₂O₅ with a purity of 99.28% was prepared. More than 84% of manganese addictive was recovered after manganese precipitation by carbonization with CO₂ discharged from manganese carbonate roasting, which could be used as the raw addictive for roasting. The wastewater after vanadium and manganese extraction could be circulated as leaching medium. Three circulation routes realized the closed-circuit circulation of raw materials and products, saving the production costs and avoiding the environmental pollution. Fe-Cr alloy with 67.35% of Fe and 13.28% of Cr was obtained from chromium-containing vanadium tailings, which could be returned to the steelmaking process.

Keywords: Fe-Cr alloy; High chromium vanadium slag; Manganese carbonate roasting; MnCO(3) recycle; V(2)O(5).