Abstract
A study on the acid leaching and precipitation has been conducted to remove arsenic from the closed-mine tailings. HCI and H$_2$SO$_4$were used as the leach liquor of arsenic and the tailing obtained from the Da-Duck Mine, which was already closed several decades ago, was also used as the source of arsenic. The effect of the concentration of acid, leaching time and the slurry density on the leaching efficiency of arsenic has been examined. In addition, pH controls and the addition of sodium sulfide were also attempted to remove the arsenic compound as the precipitation from the leachate. After 1 hr leaching by HCI, 40 to 86% of arsenic was leached out depending on the concentration of acid or the slurry density while 47 to 77% of it was leached out by $H_2$$SO_4$. The leaching of arsenic by both acids was almost accomplished within 10 min. and after that only a slight increase in leaching efficiency was observed with leaching time. When the leach liquor was used repeatedly for the leaching of arsenic, the concentration of arsenic in the leach liquor was found to increase continuously although the leaching efficiency was diminished. As far as the precipitation of arsenic in the leachate was concerned, more than 99% of arsenic could be precipitated through the addition of sodium sulfide as the precipitator while the pH controls resulted in the precipitation of up to 84%.
폐광산 광미로부터 비소를 제거하기 위한 산침출 및 침전실험을 수행하였다. 다덕광산의 광미시료를 대상으로 염산 및 황산농도, 침출시간, 슬러리 농도에 따른 침출율의 변화를 조사함과 동시에 침출액 중의 비소성분을 침전시키기 위하여 pH조절과 Sodium Sulfide를 첨가하여 비소의 침전율을 관찰하였다. 염산침출의 경우 1시간 침출 후 산농도 및 슬러리 농도에 따라 40%에서 86%까지 비소침출율을 보였으며, 황산의 경우 47%∼77%의 침출율을 나타냈다. 침출시간에 따른 침출율의 변화는 10분이내에서 급격한 변화를 보이지만, 그후에는 침출시간이 증가함에 따라 완만한 증가를 보였다. 침출액중의 산농도가 높아지면 침출율이 증가하나 2N이상에서는 그 차이가 크지 않았다. 침출액을 반복사용할 경우 5회까지 꾸준히 침출이 일어나지만 그 증가폭은 점차 감소하였으며, 산농도가 높을수록 감소하는 추세가 보다 완만한 경향을 보였다. 침출액 중의 비소성분은 단순한 pH조절을 통하여 약 84%까지의 침전율을 보였으며, 침전제로 Sodium Sulfide 를 사용하였을 경우 99%이상의 침전율을 나타냈다.
