Feasibility of using iron tailings to prepare sintering brick and sintering solidification mechanism
ZHOU Weilun1,2,, LIAO Zhengjia3, CHEN Tao3, NING Xunan1,2,,, WANG Yi1,2, XIE Hongzhi1,2 1.School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China 2.Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangzhou 510006, China 3.Guangdong Province Dabaoshan Mining Co., Ltd., Shaoguan 512127, China
Abstract:Aiming at the problem of low comprehensive utilization rate of iron tailings, sintering brick was prepared by using iron tailings, fly ash and waste glass to improve the comprehensive utilization rate of iron tailings. The properties of the sintered bricks were evaluated from three aspects: compressive strength, water absorption and heavy metal leaching, and the optimal process conditions were determined. The solidification mechanism of the sintered bricks was investigated by means of heavy metal speciation distribution, pore diameter analysis, XRD and SEM. The results show that under the optimal sintering temperature of 1 100 ℃, iron tailings∶fly ash∶glass is 6∶2∶2, the compressive strength of the bricks and the water absorption rate is 124 MPa and 4.6%, respectively. The leaching concentration of Cu, Pb and Zn is all lower than the standard threshold. When the sintering temperature increases from 900 ℃ to 1 200 ℃, the proportion of Cu, Pb and Zn residues increases, the pore volume decreases from 0.019 cm3·g?1 to 0.001 cm3·g?1, and the average pore diameter decreases from 22.1 nm to 9.3 nm. Phase analysis showed that the characteristic peaks of kaolinite and quartz phases decreased, while those of mullite phases increased during sintering. In addition, it was observed that the internal structure of the sintered bricks tended to densify during sintering. The research can provide theoretical basis for the preparation of sintering brick from iron tailings. Key words:iron tailings/ waste glass/ sintered brick/ compressive strength/ heavy metal leaching.
图1铁尾矿的XRD分析图谱 Figure1.XRD analysis of iron tailings
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1.School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China 2.Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangzhou 510006, China 3.Guangdong Province Dabaoshan Mining Co., Ltd., Shaoguan 512127, China Received Date: 2020-12-24 Accepted Date: 2021-04-03 Available Online: 2021-05-23 Keywords:iron tailings/ waste glass/ sintered brick/ compressive strength/ heavy metal leaching Abstract:Aiming at the problem of low comprehensive utilization rate of iron tailings, sintering brick was prepared by using iron tailings, fly ash and waste glass to improve the comprehensive utilization rate of iron tailings. The properties of the sintered bricks were evaluated from three aspects: compressive strength, water absorption and heavy metal leaching, and the optimal process conditions were determined. The solidification mechanism of the sintered bricks was investigated by means of heavy metal speciation distribution, pore diameter analysis, XRD and SEM. The results show that under the optimal sintering temperature of 1 100 ℃, iron tailings∶fly ash∶glass is 6∶2∶2, the compressive strength of the bricks and the water absorption rate is 124 MPa and 4.6%, respectively. The leaching concentration of Cu, Pb and Zn is all lower than the standard threshold. When the sintering temperature increases from 900 ℃ to 1 200 ℃, the proportion of Cu, Pb and Zn residues increases, the pore volume decreases from 0.019 cm3·g?1 to 0.001 cm3·g?1, and the average pore diameter decreases from 22.1 nm to 9.3 nm. Phase analysis showed that the characteristic peaks of kaolinite and quartz phases decreased, while those of mullite phases increased during sintering. In addition, it was observed that the internal structure of the sintered bricks tended to densify during sintering. The research can provide theoretical basis for the preparation of sintering brick from iron tailings.