The characteristics, industrial application status and research progress of hydrometallurgy for low grade laterite nickle ore by reduction roasting—normal pressure ammonia leaching and high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL), as well as the development of three generations of HPAL technology are summarized. The nickle-cobalt precipitation and enrichment technology and the application are introduced. The processes advantages and disadvantages of the H₂S precipitation, MgO precipitation, direct NaOH precipitation are analyzed. The effectiveness of new precipitation process with alkali conversion and crystal seed activation has been explored. The development prospect of laterite nickel hydrometallurgical process is also prospected.

The preparation of electronic grade phosphoric acid by deep removing arsenic from wet-process phosphoric acid is an important technical link to develop phosphorus chemical industry with high quality and promote the technological transformation of phosphorus chemical industry. Electronic grade phosphoric acid requires a mass fraction of arsenic less than 1×10^-7 kg/kg, but because the physicochemical parameters of arsenic and phosphorus are similar, how to achieve the deep separation of arsenic from phosphoric acid has become the key to the preparation of electronic grade phosphoric acid. In this paper, the main international and domestic quality standards for electronic grade phosphoric acid products are systematically reviewed, and the harm of arsenic to electronic grade phosphoric acid etched microelectronic components is summarized. The research progress, advantages and disadvantages of chemical precipitation, crystallization, electrodeposition, electrodialysis and adsorption are summarized, and the development trend of electron grade phosphoric acid prepared by wet phosphoric acid is prospected.

The leaching of silver from failed silver-containing spent catalyst using HNO₃+H₂O₂ system was investigated.The kinetics of the silver leaching process was analyzed using the shrinkage kinematics model of liquid-solid phase reaction.The effects of leaching temperature and nitric acid concentration on the leaching rate of silver were examined.The results show that under the optimal leaching conditions of nitric acid concentration of 1.1 mol/L,leaching temperature of 50 ℃,stirring speed of 300 r/min,n(H₂O₂)∶n(Ag)=1.5∶1,leaching time of 50 min,and liquid volume to solid mass ratio of 4 mL/1 g,the leaching rate of silver can reach 94.18%.The leaching is controlled by the diffusion of the solid film,and the apparent activation energy of the leaching reaction is 15.45 kJ/mol,and the reaction order of hydrogen ion is 1.13.The method can provide reference for the research of efficient resourcing utilization of silver-containing spent catalyst.

Rare earth resources are easy to produce low concentration rare earth solution or very low concentration rare earth wastewater in the process of development and extraction, which causes problems such as enrichment difficulties, environmental pollution and resource waste. The sources and characteristics of common low concentration rare earth solutions are introduced, and the principles and research progress of enrichment and recovery technologies of low concentration rare earth solutions in recent years are reviewed, including precipitation, solvent extraction, membrane separation and adsorption separation. The advantages and disadvantages of various enrichment and recovery methods are analyzed, future direction for technological development are also outlined.

In view of the problems of high energy consumption,high equipment requirements and low flexibility in recovering rhenium from processing waste by traditional pyrometallurgical processes,the electrochemical enhanced leaching—precipitation crystallization method was studied to recover high-purity KReO₄ crystals from rhenium secondary resources.The results show that when 22%~24% HNO₃ solution is used as the electrolyte,there is no obvious passivation during the electrolysis process,and the energy consumption is stable at about 3.0 kWh/kg.During the electrolysis,Re atoms at the hexagonal lattice sites on the anode surface lose electrons,combine with hydroxyl groups and transform through low-valent oxidation states of Re to bridge oxygen connected Re(Ⅱ),and finally enter the electrolyte in the form of \mathrm{R} \mathrm{e} {\mathrm{O}}_4^{-} after reacting with the acid.When potassium salt is used as the precipitant to recover Re elements in the electrolyte,under the conditions of crystallization temperature of 25 ℃,precipitant flow rate of 6 mL/min,stirring rate of 500 r/min and crystallization time of 30 min,the precipitated KReO₄ crystals are in the shape of polyhedral spindle,with good uniformity in particle size,high recovery rate and purity of 99.95%,which can meet the requirements for hydrogen reduction to prepare metallic rhenium.The method can effectively recover rhenium processing waste and has certain promotion value.

As an important secondary resource rich in Nd, Pr, Dy and other rare earth elements, the recycling of NdFeB permanent magnet waste is not only related to the supply security of rare earth strategic resources, but also has great significance for reducing environmental pollution and promoting sustainable development. The source, basic physical and chemical characteristics of NdFeB permanent magnet waste and the recycling technology of rare earth elements are summarized. The basic principles and research progress of fire, wet and other recycling processes are reviewed. The advantages and disadvantages of the technology are analyzed. The future development direction of NdFeB waste recycling rare earth technology is prospeced, in order to promote the technological progress and sustainable development in this field.

The recovery of valuable components manganese and lithium from retired lithium manganese oxide batteries by carbon-thermal reduction—acid leaching combined recovery process was studied.The mixed powder of lithium manganese oxide and graphite was roasted by carbon thermal reduction,and the roasted products were characterized by XRD,XRF,SEM,TG-DTA and other technologies.The results show that the best effect is achieved by roasting at 650 ℃ for 180 min,and the lithium manganese oxide in the roasted product is completely converted into manganese monoxide and lithium carbonate.The lithium carbonate in the sample powder can be extracted by water leaching,and the leaching rate of lithium carbonate is 86.15%.Manganese ions are extracted by acid leaching of sulfuric acid.Under the acid leaching conditions of acid leaching concentration of 3.5 mol/L,acid leaching temperature of 60 ℃,acid leaching time of 3 h,and liquid volume to solid mass ratio of 8/1,the highest leaching rate of manganese ions is 88%.The method can achieve the purpose of synchronous and efficient recovery of manganese and lithium from cathode materials,and has certain application value.

Magnesium desulphurization wastewater in copper smelting industry contains high concentration of heavy metal ions such as Cu²⁺ and Mg²⁺. The traditional "neutralization—flocculation" process has problems, such as high treatment costs, waste of heavy metal resources and great risk of environmental pollution. In view of the above problems, the two-step precipitation method of "sulfurization and impurity removal—sodium hydroxide precipitation" was studied to recover copper and magnesium from desulfurization wastewater. Firstly, Cu²⁺ was preferentially precipitated by precise placement of sodium hydrosulfide (1.1 times the theoretical amount) to form CuS. Secondly, sodium hydroxide is used to adjust pH and promote Mg²⁺ to produce magnesium hydroxide efficiently. The effects of pH, NaHS dosage, reaction temperature, reaction time and stirring speed on the recovery of copper and magnesium hydroxide were investigated. The results show that the recoveries of copper and magnesium hydroxide can reach over 95% under the optimal conditions. The process technology is feasible, not only reduces the discharge of heavy metals, but also the CuS formed can be used as raw materials for copper smelting production, and magnesium hydroxide can be reused in desulfurization system. A circular economy model of "pollutant treatment—resource regeneration—process closed loop" is constructed, which can provide technical reference for the recycling of wastewater in metallurgical industry.

The efficient utilization of secondary silver-containing resources is of great significance for making up for the shortage of silver ore resources in China, alleviating the contradiction between supply and demand, and ensuring the supply security of national strategic metals. For waste Ag-Cu filler metal, the leaching and separation of copper and silver in the HCl-H₂O₂ system was studied, and high-purity AgCl was prepared. The influence of various factors on the separation effect of copper and silver was investigated. The results show that under the optimized conditions of H₂O₂ excessive coefficient of 1.3, HCl excessive coefficient of 1.4, liquid-solid mass ratio of 11∶1, leaching temperature of 40 ℃, and leaching time of 3 h, the leaching rate of copper can reach 99.38%. The leaching residue is irregular spherical particle with particle size of 2~4 μm. The main phase is AgCl, and the main components are Ag and Cl, with total mass fraction of more than 99%.

Aiming at the dilute acid of copper smelting as raw material, the selective precipitation of copper and removal of arsenic with oxalic acid was studied. The effects of oxalic acid addition dosage, solution pH, stirring speed, reaction temperature and time on the separation of copper and arsenic were investigated. The results show that under the conditions of H₂C₂O₄/Cu molar ratio of 1.1, solution pH=0.4, stirring speed of 500 r/min, reaction temperature of 25 ℃ and reaction time of 30 min, the precipitation rate of copper is more than 98.5%, and the precipitation rate of arsenic is less than 0.20%, copper and arsenic can be separated efficiently.