METHOD FOR RECYCLING COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM SELENIUM MATERIALS

Abstract

A method for recycling copper indium gallium selenium materials comprises the steps of sulphating roasting, acid dissolution, extraction and electrolysis of metal copper, production of a gallium hydroxide deposition, replacement of indium, and the like. In the method, deselenization is carried by using sulphating roasting, and residues after roasting are oxidizing slags capable of being directly subjected to acid dissolution, thereby reducing acid gas pollution; in addition, copper is extracted by using a copper extractant, the separation effect is good and costs are low, the extracted copper can be directly electrolyzed, so as to obtain high-purity metal copper; and in another aspect, in the method, alkali separation of gallium is carried out, separation between indium and gallium can be implemented by merely adjusting the pH of a solution, thereby resolving the problem of co-extraction in the extraction of indium and gallium and the separation between indium and gallium, the separation effect is good, the purities of obtained indium and gallium products are high.

Claims

1. A method for recovering copper indium gallium selenide material, including the following steps: step A, in which the copper indium gallium selenide material is placed in a ball mill for ball milling; step B, in which the powders obtained in step A are mixed uniformly with concentrated sulfuric acid and roasted to 750 C., followed by blowing air into the mixture; and selenium is removed by absorbing with a secondary suction filter flask; step C, in which the amount of selenium in the residue after roasting is detected, if it exceeds a predetermined value, a secondary re-roasting is performed; the final residue after roasting is directly dissolved by diluted sulfuric acid; step D, in which the dissolved mixture is filtered, followed by adding a sodium hydroxide solution to adjust the pH to 1.8 and extracting copper; step E, in which the obtained stripping solution is a copper sulfate solution, which is electrolyzed to give copper metal; step F, in which an appropriate amount of a sodium hydroxide solution is added to the residue after copper extraction to adjust the pH value to above 13, followed by stirring at a constant temperature, allowing it to stand and drawing the supernatant, which is a sodium gallate solution, which is washed and settled and then filtered to give indium hydroxide precipitate; step G, in which a sulfuric acid solution is added to the sodium gallate solution to adjust the pH value to neutrality, followed by adding polyacrylamide and stirring at a constant temperature to allow flocculation and precipitation; after washing and settling, gallium hydroxide precipitate is obtained by direct filtration, which is placed in a drying oven and dried at a constant temperature, followed by heating in a muffle furnace to give gallium oxide; and step H, in which the indium hydroxide precipitate obtained in step F is reversely dissolved by hydrochloric acid, followed by adjusting the pH to 1.5, heating up and stirring at a constant temperature; and the mixture is replaced with a 4N zinc plate, followed by washing and filtering to give sponge indium.

2. The method for recovering copper indium gallium selenide material according to claim 1, further comprising in step A that the copper indium gallium selenide material is placed in a ball mill and ball milled to powders of below 120 mesh and dried at 100 C. for 4 hours.

3. The method for recovering copper indium gallium selenide material according to claim 1, further comprising in step B that the concentration of the concentrated sulfuric acid is 95 to 98%, and the components are mixed and stirred at a liquid-solid ratio of 1:1 and roasted for 6 hours.

4. The method for recovering copper indium gallium selenide material according to claim 1, further comprising in step C that the concentration of the diluted sulfuric acid is 10%, the mixture is conventionally stirred at room temperature, and the dissolution lasts for 30 minutes.

5. The method for recovering copper indium gallium selenide material according to claim 1, further comprising in step D that the concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution is 8 mol/L, AD-100N is selected as the extractant, which is diluted to 30% with sulphated kerosene and then used to extract the original solution at a ratio of 1:1, and a total of 10 extractions are performed.

6. The method for recovering copper indium gallium selenide material according to claim 1, further comprising that the electrolysis conditions in step E are as follows: current, 1.5 A; voltage, 2.0 V; electrode spacing, 25 mm; electrode plate area, 50 mm50 mm; single cathode and dual anode configuration; duration of electrolysis, 6 hours.

7. The method for recovering copper indium gallium selenide material according to claim 1, further comprising in step F that the pH value is adjusted to above 13 with an 8 mol/L sodium hydroxide solution, followed by heating to a temperature of 80 C., and the mixture is stirred at a stirring rate of 200 r/min and at a constant temperature for 20 min, followed by standing for 2 hours and then drawing the supernatant.

8. The method for recovering copper indium gallium selenide material according to claim 1, further comprising in step G that a 1 mol/L sulfuric acid solution is added to the sodium gallate solution to adjust the pH to neutrality, followed by adding 20 ml diluted 10% polyacrylamide, maintaining the temperature at 80 C., stirring at 200 r/min and at a constant temperature for 10 min to allow flocculation and precipitation and then drawing the supernatant.

9. The method for recovering copper indium gallium selenide material according to claim 1, further comprising in step G that gallium hydroxide is placed in a drying oven and dried at a constant temperature of 80 C. for more than 8 hours, followed by heating in a muffle furnace to 700 C. and keeping at a constant temperature for 2 hours to give gallium oxide.

10. The method for recovering copper indium gallium selenide material according to claim 1, further comprising in step H that the indium hydroxide precipitate is reversely dissolved by 600 ml of 10% hydrochloric acid, followed by adjusting the pH to 1.5, heating to 55 C. and stirring at a constant temperature and at a stirring rate of 200 r/min.

11. A method for recovering copper indium gallium selenide material, including the following steps: step A, in which the copper indium gallium selenide material is crushed; step B, in which the crushed material obtained in step A is mixed uniformly with concentrated sulfuric acid and roasted to 750 C., followed by blowing air into the mixture; and selenium is removed by absorbing; step C, in which the final residue after roasting is dissolved by diluted sulfuric acid; step D, in which the dissolved mixture is filtered, followed by adjusting the pH to 1.8 and extracting copper; step E, in which the stripping solution obtained in step D is a copper sulfate solution, which is electrolyzed to give copper metal; step F, in which the residue after copper extraction is adjusted to a pH value of above 13, and the mixture is separated to a supernatant which is a sodium gallate solution, and a precipitate which is indium hydroxide; step G, in which the sodium gallate solution obtained in step F is adjusted to neutrality, followed by adding polyacrylamide to allow flocculation and precipitation; and gallium hydroxide precipitate is obtained by filtration, which is dried and heated to give gallium oxide; and step H, in which the indium hydroxide precipitate obtained in step F is dissolved by hydrochloric acid, followed by adjusting the pH to 1.5 and heating up; and the mixture is replaced with zinc to give sponge indium.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the method for recovering copper indium gallium selenide material according to the present invention.

SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS

[0029] The embodiments of the present invention are further illustrated below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0030] In step A, 400 g of copper indium gallium selenide material was placed in a ball mill, ball milled to powders of below 120 mesh and dried at 100 C. for 4 hours.

[0031] In step B, the powders obtained in step A were mixed uniformly with 98% concentrated sulfuric acid at a liquid-solid ratio of 1:1. The mixture was roasted to 750 C., followed by blowing air into the mixture. The gas was absorbed with a secondary suction filter flask. The roasting lasted for 6 hours.

[0032] In step C, the amount of selenium in the residue after roasting was detected. If it exceeds a predetermined value, a secondary re-roasting was performed. The final remaining residue after roasting was directly dissolved by 10% diluted sulfuric acid and stirred conventionally at room temperature. The dissolution lasted for 30 minutes.

[0033] In step D, the dissolved mixture was filtered, followed by adding an 8 mol/L sodium hydroxide solution to adjust the pH value to 1.8 and extracting copper. AD-100N was selected as the extractant, which was diluted to 30% with sulfonated kerosene and then used to extract the original solution at a ratio of 1:1. A total of 10 extractions were performed.

[0034] In step E, the obtained stripping solution is a copper sulfate solution, which can be directly electrolyzed, and the electrolysis conditions are as follows: current, 1.5 A; voltage, 2.0 V; electrode spacing, 25 mm; electrode plate area 50 mm50 mm; single cathode and dual anode configuration; duration of electrolysis, 6 hours.

[0035] In step F, an appropriate amount of an 8 mol/L sodium hydroxide solution was added to the residue after copper extraction to adjust the pH value to above 13, followed by heating to a temperature of 80 C. The mixture was stirred at a stirring rate of 200 r/min and at a constant temperature for 20 minutes. The supernatant was drawn after the mixture was allowed to stand for 2 hours. The supernatant was a sodium gallate solution. The supernatant was drawn after repeating the washing and settling procedure three times, in which the amount of water used for each washing did not exceed 1 L. Finally, indium hydroxide precipitate was obtained by direct filtration.

[0036] In step G, a 1 mol/L sulfuric acid solution was added to the sodium gallate solution to adjust the pH to neutrality, followed by adding 20 ml diluted 10% polyacrylamide. The temperature was maintained at 80 C., while stirring at a rate of 200 r/min and at a constant temperature for 10 min to allow flocculation and precipitation. After precipitation, the supernatant was drawn. Similar to the procedure in step F, the supernatant was drawn after repeating the washing and settling procedure three times, in which the amount of water used for each washing does not exceed 1 L. Finally, gallium hydroxide precipitate was obtained by direct filtration. Gallium hydroxide was placed in a drying oven and dried at a constant temperature of 80 C. for more than 8 hours, followed by heating in a muffle furnace to 700 C. and keeping the temperature for 2 hours to give gallium oxide.

[0037] In step H, the indium hydroxide precipitate is reversely dissolved by 600 ml of 10% hydrochloric acid, followed by adjusting the pH to 1.5, heating to 55 C. and stirring at a constant temperature and at a stirring rate of 200 r/min. The mixture is replaced with a 4N zinc plate for 6 hours, followed by washing and filtering to give sponge indium.

[0038] The above embodiments are only used to specifically illustrate the present invention. They do not impose any limit to the scope of protection of the present invention, which is determined by the claims. Many variants can be deduced or conceived according to well-known technologies in the art and the technical solution disclosed herein. All these variants should also be considered within the protection scope of the present invention.