The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for reacting elemental nickel particles with sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide solutions to produce nickel sulfate products, for example, nickel sulfate products suitable for battery materials.

The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for reacting elemental nickel particles with sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide solutions to produce nickel sulfate products, for example, nickel sulfate products suitable for battery materials.

The disclosure discloses a method for preparing battery-grade nickel-cobalt-manganese sulfate crystals from low nickel matte, which includes the following steps: S1, sequentially performing high-pressure leaching, iron-aluminum removal and nickel-cobalt-manganese precipitation treatment on laterite nickel ore to obtain an underflow containing nickel-cobalt-manganese hydroxide, wherein the pH value of the underflow is 7-8; S2, performing oxygen-pressure leaching on the low nickel matte using sulfuric acid and oxygen to obtain a leached slurry containing residual acid, adding the underflow into the leached slurry to obtain a mixed slurry, and adjusting the pH value of the mixed slurry to be 3-5 using the underflow; and S3, performing filter pressing on the mixed slurry to obtain filtrate and tailings, and performing nickel-cobalt-manganese co-extraction, concentration and crystallization on the filtrate to obtain the nickel-cobalt-manganese sulfate crystals. The method has the advantages of high utilization rate of nickel, cobalt and manganese, few impurities, reduced reagent consumption and technological processes, and high transportation efficiency.

The disclosure discloses a method for preparing battery-grade nickel-cobalt-manganese sulfate crystals from low nickel matte, which includes the following steps: S1, sequentially performing high-pressure leaching, iron-aluminum removal and nickel-cobalt-manganese precipitation treatment on laterite nickel ore to obtain an underflow containing nickel-cobalt-manganese hydroxide, wherein the pH value of the underflow is 7-8; S2, performing oxygen-pressure leaching on the low nickel matte using sulfuric acid and oxygen to obtain a leached slurry containing residual acid, adding the underflow into the leached slurry to obtain a mixed slurry, and adjusting the pH value of the mixed slurry to be 3-5 using the underflow; and S3, performing filter pressing on the mixed slurry to obtain filtrate and tailings, and performing nickel-cobalt-manganese co-extraction, concentration and crystallization on the filtrate to obtain the nickel-cobalt-manganese sulfate crystals. The method has the advantages of high utilization rate of nickel, cobalt and manganese, few impurities, reduced reagent consumption and technological processes, and high transportation efficiency.

A method for producing a nickel sulfate solution includes a leaching step of leaching a nickel cathode in sulfuric acid under a high temperature and a high pressure to produce a leachate, a neutralization step of neutralizing the leachate produced in the leaching step to produce a neutralized solution, and a filtration step of filtering the neutralized solution produced in the neutralization step to produce a filtrate.

A method for producing a nickel sulfate solution includes a leaching step of leaching a nickel cathode in sulfuric acid under a high temperature and a high pressure to produce a leachate, a neutralization step of neutralizing the leachate produced in the leaching step to produce a neutralized solution, and a filtration step of filtering the neutralized solution produced in the neutralization step to produce a filtrate.

Provided are an impurity-element removing method for selectively removing magnesium from a nickel-containing solution, and a method for producing high-purity nickel sulfate using the impurity-element removing method. The production method includes a production process in the production method of producing high-purity nickel sulfate from a nickel-containing solution, and the nickel-containing solution in the production process is subjected to an impurity-element removal treatment that includes: a hydroxylation step of adding an alkali hydroxide to the nickel-containing solution in the production process to form a hydroxylated slurry; a carbonation step of adding an alkali carbonate to the hydroxylated slurry to form a carbonated slurry, and recovering nickel component from the solution; a solid-liquid separation step for the slurry thus obtained; and a neutralization step of subjecting a solution after reaction obtained by solid-liquid separation to a neutralization, and recovering an impurity element included in the nickel-containing solution in the production process.

Provided are an impurity-element removing method for selectively removing magnesium from a nickel-containing solution, and a method for producing high-purity nickel sulfate using the impurity-element removing method. The production method includes a production process in the production method of producing high-purity nickel sulfate from a nickel-containing solution, and the nickel-containing solution in the production process is subjected to an impurity-element removal treatment that includes: a hydroxylation step of adding an alkali hydroxide to the nickel-containing solution in the production process to form a hydroxylated slurry; a carbonation step of adding an alkali carbonate to the hydroxylated slurry to form a carbonated slurry, and recovering nickel component from the solution; a solid-liquid separation step for the slurry thus obtained; and a neutralization step of subjecting a solution after reaction obtained by solid-liquid separation to a neutralization, and recovering an impurity element included in the nickel-containing solution in the production process.

A process and method for producing a crystallized metal sulfate. The crystallized metal sulfate may be battery-grade. The method may comprise receiving a metal ion-containing stream and crystalizing a metal sulfate from the stream. The process may comprise receiving a stream from a metal processing plant, and crystalizing a metal sulfate from the stream. The process may be a metal electrowinning process comprising crystalizing a metal ion-containing stream to form a crystallized metal sulfate in a mother liquor. The process or method may comprise returning the mother liquor upstream or to the metal electrowinning process.

A process and method for producing a crystallized metal sulfate. The crystallized metal sulfate may be battery-grade. The method may comprise receiving a metal ion-containing stream and crystalizing a metal sulfate from the stream. The process may comprise receiving a stream from a metal processing plant, and crystalizing a metal sulfate from the stream. The process may be a metal electrowinning process comprising crystalizing a metal ion-containing stream to form a crystallized metal sulfate in a mother liquor. The process or method may comprise returning the mother liquor upstream or to the metal electrowinning process.