Comparative Study between D2EHPA and Cyanex 272 as Extractants of Mn(II) from a Leached Liquor Produced by Reductive Leaching of a Pyrolusite Ore with SO₂

R. Pérez-Garibay, J. Martínez-Jiménez, A. Uribe-Salas, A. Martínez-Luévanos

Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Carretera Saltillo-Monterrey, km 13.5, Ramos Arizpe, Coah., México.

DOI: 10.4236/eng.2012.49067                

Abstract

This paper compares the efficiency of D2EHPA and Cyanex 272 to extract the divalent manganese cation from an actual leaching solution obtained by reductive leaching of a low-grade pyrolusite ore, using SO2 gas. The studied variables were the extractant concentration in the organic phase, the pH of the leached liquor and the volume ratio between organic phase and leached liquor. It was observed that D2EHPA is a better extractant than Cyanex272. Therefore, with the best experimental conditions found, both extractants reach a manganese recovery around 95% with five extraction stages conducted under the following conditions: 25?C, O/A = 2, 10% volume of extractant concentration in the organic phase, pH of the leached liquor before the mixing between 8 and 8.5, and one minute of mixing time for each extraction stage.

Keywords

Manganese Solvent Extraction; Manganese Leaching; Manganese; Pyrolusite

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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