摘要
ANEWTECHNOLOGYFORPRODUCTIONOFHIGHPURITYPARATUNGSTATEAMMONIUMFROMLOWGRADETUNGSTENCONCENTRATESunPeimeiChenZhouxiLiHongguiLiYunj...
A new technological process for production of paratungstate ammonium from low grade tungsten concentrate with a high content of calcium and impurities has been studied. The experiments show that average tungsten leaching efficiency of more than 9692% can be obtained with a low NaOH consumption by using the mechanical activating caustic decomposition, and the content of main impurities (P, As, Si) in Na2WO4 solution obtained is competitive with that from standard wolframite concentrate by traditional caustic decomposition. After recovering caustic soda by crystallization, impure Na2WO4 solution is changed to (NH4)2WO4 solution by ion exchange method. Molybdenum may be removed from (NH4)2WO4 solution by new ion exchange method. Finally, paratungstate ammonium of high purity is obtained. This technology has the advantages of short technological process, high recovery of tungsten, high economic and social benifits.