Microwave-aided roasting for extraction of vanadium from stone coal

Low recovery rate,high energy consumption and serious pollution are existed in traditional processes of vanadium extraction.To seek a new process with high recovery rate,low energy consumption and less pollution discharge is of great significance.Microwave-aided roasting for vanadium extraction is an environmentally-friendly technology.Non-pollution roasting processes with additives following sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate,under microwave irradiation were investigated with stone coal.The valence variation of vanadium in oxidation roasting of the vanadium bearing stone coal was studied.The results showed that the oxidation process of vanadium was a stepwise process following V(Ⅲ)→V(Ⅳ)→V(Ⅴ).The roasted stone coal was characterized by XRD,SEM.Factors associated with extraction rate were investigated following roasting temperature,roasting time,microwave power,and amount of roasting additive.Comparing with conventional roasting process,the recovery rate was higher without air pollution.