利用CHEMSPEC软件计算某铀矿浸出液中铀和其他特征元素的种态分布

    Predicted Chemical Speciation Distribution of Uranium and Other Elements in Leaching Solution From Specific Uranium Deposit by Using CHEMSPEC Software

    • 摘要: 在地浸采铀过程中,浸出液的化学组分和现场水文地球化学条件共同影响了铀的存在形式,即铀的化学种态。铀的化学种态对其在地浸过程中的物理化学行为具有重要的影响。本工作利用北京大学自主编写的种态分析软件CHEMSPEC计算了某铀矿浸出液中铀和其他特征元素的种态及种态分布,并研究了pH和铀初始浓度等因素对种态及其分布的影响。计算结果表明,铀的化学种态受pH和铀的初始浓度影响较大:铀可以在酸性条件下(pH≈5.0)生成菱铀矿(rutherfordine)沉淀,沉淀量随铀初始浓度的增加而增大;当pH增大到5.5时,菱铀矿沉淀会发生溶解。钙和镁在强酸性条件下以游离的Ca2+和Mg2+形式存在,在pH>6.6时会生成白云石(dolomite)和菱镁石(magnesite)沉淀。含有碳酸氢根类盐的优势种态在酸性条件下为水溶性CO2,在碱性条件下转变为 \mathrmCO_3^2-;在碱性条件下参与生成菱镁石沉淀和白云石沉淀的碳酸根只约占总量的5%。在所研究的pH范围内,硫元素在地浸溶液体系中均以游离的 \mathrmSO_4^2- 形式存在,pH对其种态分布的影响较小。本工作计算的某真实地浸溶液中铀与其它特征元素的种态分布,及可能生成的沉淀物种,对提高铀的浸出率有重要意义。

       

      Abstract: During the in-situ leaching process of uranium, both the chemical composition of the leaching solution and the in-situ hydrogeochemical conditions can affect the chemical speciation of uranium. The chemical speciation of uranium significantly impacts its physicochemical behaviors during the in-situ leaching process. In this study, a speciation analysis software called CHEMSPEC, developed by Peking University, was used to calculate the speciation and speciation distribution of uranium and other specific elements in the leaching solution of a certain uranium mine. The effects of key factors was investigated such as pH and initial uranium concentration on uranium speciation and its distribution. The results show that the chemical speciation of uranium is greatly influenced by pH and initial uranium concentration. Uranium can precipitate as rutherfordine at acidic conditions(pH≈5.0), and the amount of precipitation increases with the increment of initial uranium concentration. The rutherfordine precipitation can dissolve when pH increases to 5.5. Calcium and magnesium exist in the form of free Ca2+ and Mg2+ under strong acidic conditions, and they can form dolomite and magnesite precipitates when pH>6.6. The dominant speciation of bicarbonate salts exists as water-soluble CO2 under acidic conditions, and they transform into \mathrmCO_3^2- under alkaline conditions. The carbonate species that participate in the precipitation of magnesite and dolomite under alkaline conditions constitute only about 5% of the total amount. Sulfur is in the form of free \mathrmSO_4^2- in the in-situ leaching solution system under the studied pH conditions, and its speciation distribution is less relevant to pH. The speciation distribution of uranium and other characteristic elements in the in-situ leaching solution and the possible precipitates that may form are of great significance in improving the leaching efficiency of uranium.

       

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