Ash Aftertreatment:

To Make a Buck while Saving the Environment

Jan Paul, Physics, LTU, E109, ext.1793, Jan.Paul@ltu.se

Åke Sandström, Process Metallurgy, LTU, ext 1290
Gul Asiye Aycik, Physics/LTU, TAEK/Ankara, Mugla University, Mugla, Turkey
Meryem Seferinogu, Process Metallurgy/LTU, MTA-Ankara, TAEK/Ankara
Mehtap Paul, Process Metallurgy/LTU, Doping Kontrol Merkezi-Ankara, TAEK, Gömruk
Agah Köker, Selami Toprak, Ilker Senguler, MTA-Ankara
Michael L Smith, Anabolic Laboratories Inc., Phoenix/AZ, USA

Content:

A. Process Idea
B. Ash Cleaning Data
C. Radionuclides in Wood/Wood-ash
D. Pretreatment of Coals. Doped Sulfides
Process Idea (Figs)

Hydrometallurgy is an alternative to Pyrometallurgy for Metal Production from Mineral

Sulfides.

Åke Sandström, Process Metallurgy, LTU and Börje Lindström, Microbiology. UmU
have for long time attempted to oxidize sulfides with microorganisms (archea).

Acid is produced in this reaction so microbial oxidation and acid leaching occur
simultaneously. We are trying to understand the relevant surface reactions.

The Acid must be neutralized else the yield will diminish.

Limestone is commonly used to neutralize the ash, but we have used misc. Ashes for
this purpose.

This makes hydrometallurgy more attractive since

. Less need to purchase limestone (little money)

. Metals leached from the Ash are recycled (some money)

. No need for ash deposits (much money)

Fig. Process Scheme

Fig. Neutralizing Capacity

Ash Cleaning Data (Figs)

Fig. Examples.

Fig. SCM, Shrinking Core Model

Radionuclides in Wood/Wood-ash
Pretreatment of Coals, Doped Sulfides
Publikationer

Seferinoglu M., Paul M., Sandström Å., Köker A., Toprak S., Paul J.,
"Acid Leaching of Coal and Coal Ashes"
Fuel 82 (2003) 1721-1734

Paul M., Sandström Å., and Paul J.,

"Prospects for Cleaning Ash in the Acidic Effluent from Bioleaching of Sulfidic
Concentrates"
J.Hazard.Mater. 106B (2004) 39-54

Sandström Å., Shchukarev A., and Paul J.,

''XPS Characterization of Chalcopyrite Chemically and Bio-leached at High and Low Redox
Potential''
Minerals Eng. 18 (2005) 505-515.

Paul M., Seferinog_lu M., Asiye Ayç_k G., Sandström Å., Smith M.L., and Paul J.,
"Acid Leaching of Ash and Coal:Time Dependence and Trace Element Occurrences"
Int.J.Mineral.Proc. 79 (2006) 27-41.

Ayçik G.A., Paul M., Seferinog_lu M., Smith M.L., Sandström Å., and Paul J.,
"Forced Leaching of Radionuclides from Coal-Ash''
J. Coal Combustion and Gasification Products Journal.(ash3, submitted).

Paul M., Ayç_k G.A., Seferinoglu M., Smith M.L., Sandström Å., Paul J.,
"Leaching of Radioactive Isotopes from Swedish and Turkish Bio-Ash"
J. Coal Combustion and Gasification Products Journal (ash6, submitted)

Seferinoglu M., Sandström Å., and Paul J.,

"Bacteriological Leaching of Çan Coal: Kinetics"
(manuscript)

Paul M., Sandström Å., Lindström B, and Paul J.

''Bioleaching of Pyrite and pH-control with Ashes
Environmental Science and Technology
(manuscript)