학술논문

A facile method for efficient synergistic oxidation of Fe2+ in phosphorus-sulfur mixed acid system with a mixture of oxygen and ozone
Document Type
Article
Source
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 39(12), 273, pp.3323-3333 Dec, 2022
Subject
화학공학
Language
English
ISSN
1975-7220
0256-1115
Abstract
The recovery of iron phosphate involves the addition of oxidizer to oxidize Fe2+ in the spent LiFePO4 (LFP)material to Fe3+ and the agent commonly used is hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Nevertheless, H2O2 has disadvantages ofhigh price, easy decomposition and low utilization efficiency. In this manuscript, a facile method is proposed for efficientsynergistic oxidation of Fe2+ in spent LFP leachate with a mixture of oxygen and ozone. Specifically, we found bythermodynamic computations that the dominant oxidation groups of ozone during oxidation varied with acidity. Theoxidation would produce a large number of iron-phosphate complex groups (Fe3H6(PO4)43+, FeH8(PO4)4 and Fe2HPO44+)in the phosphorus-sulfur mixed acid system, leading to a paradoxical pH drop. The optimized conditions for H2O2 oxidationwere explored. It was determined experimentally that oxidation by gas mixture and O2 belonged to the firstorderand second-order reactions with activation energies of 28.68 kJ/mol and 34.61 kJ/mol, respectively, which wereboth controlled by a mixture of chemical reaction and diffusion. The optimized oxidation method was finally determinedby evaluating the cost and oxidation rate of the oxidizers. The results in this study offer a promising method fornew low-cost and efficient Fe2+ oxidation for industrial production.