The impurities of iron and cobalt in nickel sulfate mixture solution were removed by oxidation with chlorine, and the varying pattern for the potential of metal ions and pH value during the chlorine oxidation was investigated. Based on the thermodynamic analysis, the proper potential range for removing iron and cobalt was determined. Meanwhile, the effects of pH value, temperature among other factors on impurity removal were also investigated. Results show that the reaction temperature has little influence on the removal effect of iron and cobalt, but pH value can bring great impact. It is found that under the following optimal conditions, including reaction at 50 ℃ for 140 min, agitation at a rate of 400 r/min, pH value initially at 1.6 and maximally at 4.0-4.5, potential controlled within the range of 0.62-0.64 V for the stage of iron removal and at 1.08 V for the stage of cobalt removal, the content of iron and cobalt in the solution of nickel sulfate mixture can be reduced to less than 0.4 mg/L and 1 mg/L, respectively. It indicates that the removal rates of iron and cobalt approach 100%, meeting the requirement in the actual production of a domestic company (with iron content less than 1 mg/L and cobalt content less than 2 mg/L). Furthermore, the loss of nickel in this removal process is around 0.5%.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |