Abstract
A new eco-friendly process to comprehensively utilize boron-concentrate is proposed in this paper. In this process, Iron-concentrate, silicon dioxide, magnesium oxide, and boric acid could be produced from boron-concentrate. The highlight of this process was minimal waste discharge during the whole process. Iron removal was a key step to ensure the quality of boric acid and magnesium oxide. The introduced goethite precipitation method could remove iron to a very low level. With the addition of 3 cm3 H2O2 (5 vol. %) as an oxidizing agent, more than 99% of iron was removed from the leaching liquor. After the removal of iron, the resulting liquor was used to prepare magnesium precipitate. And the optimal preparation conditions were: the temperature of 30 °C and precipitation time of 60 min, ammonium- magnesium ratio of 1.5, the magnesium ion concentration of 34.8 g·L−1. Under those conditions, the magnesium precipitation efficiency was up to 98.5%. Magnesium oxide was obtained by roasting magnesium precipitate at 550 °C for 2 h. Then the mixed crystals of ammonium sulfate and boric acid were obtained by evaporating the liquor after iron removing and magnesium precipitating. Boric acid was separated from ammonium sulfate by dissolving the mixed crystals in ethanol solution.
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