Development and optimization of selective leaching processes for the extraction of calcium from steel slag in view of sequestering carbon dioxide

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dc.contributor.advisorNaidoo, E. B.
dc.contributor.advisorDoucet., Frederic J.
dc.contributor.authorKotoane, Alice Mpho
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-30T11:01:05Z
dc.date.available2015-06-30T11:01:05Z
dc.date.issued2013-05
dc.descriptionM. Tech. (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences), Vaal University of Technologyen_US
dc.description.abstractSeveral technologies are currently being developed to mitigate the greenhouse gas CO2. One of these promising processes is industrial mineral carbonation whereby alkaline industrial wastes are taken as raw material. The process is a multi-step process which involves the extraction of calcium from industrial alkaline wastes and the subsequent reaction of extracted calcium rich supernatant with CO2 at elevated pH to form stable carbonates. Steelmaking slags were selected from four different plants in SA and used for this investigation owing this to their high calcium content. The potentially-suitable four slags were selected on the basis of their Ca content and high chemical reactivity. The objective of this investigation was to develop a common leach process for all four steel slags to achieve a complete Ca extraction from slags. A Ca rich solution was carbonated to achieve a stable carbonate that can be used. Experiments were carried out using ammonium reagents and a hydroxide reagent to investigate their suitability for the rapid, selective extraction of calcium. Calcium was leached under different experimental conditions including varying leachant concentrations, temperatures and solid to liquid ratios. The slags exhibited contrasting reactive properties to different leachants, which can essentially be explained in terms of differences in mineralogical composition, hence mineral solubility characteristics. Leaching with 2M NH4NO3 aqueous solution at room temperature extraction efficiency increased with increasing concentration. The extent of extraction was different for the four slags. WMO5 showed a complete dissolution of Ca within 20 min of experiment. This difference is due to their different Ca-containing minerals. Same is observed with aqueous NH4CL but WMO5 did not reach a complete dissolution as with NH4NO3. Aqueous NaOH made it impossible for Ca extraction due to its high pH and upon slag addition it was more elevated. Increasing solid to liquid ratio had an influence in percentage slag loss. The pH of leach solution was elevated to 9 making it difficult to extract Ca. Under controlled conditions (pH kept under 1) optimal slag dissolution was achieved with traces of larnite and large amount of brownmillerite. The generated Ca-rich leachate was carbonated in a 600 ml reactor vessel with liquid CO2. A stable carbonate aggregate was produced.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCouncil for Geoscience Vaal University of Technologyen_US
dc.format.extentxii, 66 leaves : illustrationsen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10352/232
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectGreenhouse gasen_US
dc.subjectIndustrial mineral carbonationen_US
dc.subjectAlkaline industrial wastesen_US
dc.subjectSlagen_US
dc.subjectLeachingen_US
dc.subjectCalcium extractionen_US
dc.subject.ddc669.8en_US
dc.subject.lcshLeaching.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCarbon dioxideen_US
dc.subject.lcshGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric.en_US
dc.titleDevelopment and optimization of selective leaching processes for the extraction of calcium from steel slag in view of sequestering carbon dioxideen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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