The feasibility of new recovery process of pure alumina from the waste acid solution of electro-condenser works was investigated from a thermodynamic consideration and an experimental study based on the results of solvent extraction of Fe
3+ and Al
3+ from the waste acid solution, the crystallization of AlCl
3·6H
2O with HCl gas from the waste acid solution, the calcination of AlCl
3·6H
2O and the X-ray diffraction analysis of Al
2O
3.
The experimental results are summarized as follows:
(1) The extraction of Fe
3+ with Amberite LA-1 from the waste acid solution in electro-condenser works is available. However, the extraction of Al
3+ with Versatic Acid 10 is not so effective that it is difficult to use the separation of Al
3+ from the waste acid solution containing a high concentration of Al
3+.
(2) The crystallization of AlCl
3·6H
2O with HCl gas from the waste acid solution is available, and AlCl
3·6H
2O of high purity is obtained. However, the crystallization of AlCl
3·6H
2O with HCl gas from the waste acid solution containing a high concentration of Fe
3+ is contaminated with Fe
3+. Therefore, the removal of Fe
3+ is necessary before the crystallization of AlCl
3·6H
2O.
(3) High-purity Al
2O
3 can be recovered by the calcination of AlCl
3·6H
2O.
(4) From the thermodynamic consideration and the experimental study, it is concluded that a new recovery process of pure alumina from the waste acid solution in electro-condenser works is available.
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