Vanadium(V) reduction by using a by-product of the yellow phosphorus industry

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2023.04.010

Abstract

Abstract: Release of vanadium(V) from industry has threatened the environment and human health. In this paper, a removal method of vanadium(V) is proposed using a by-product of the yellow phosphorus industry (phosphorus-iron) as a reducing agent. The thermodynamics analysis shows that the Gibbs free energy is always negative from 0 to 100 ℃, indicating a spontaneous process. Effect of the phosphorus-iron slag/sulfuric acid dosage and temperature on the removal efficiency is comprehensively studied, and the kinetics parameters are calculated based on a quasi-first order reaction kinetics model. Results indicate that vanadium(V) can be entirely reduced by using phosphorus-iron slag, the frequency factor and apparent activation energy are 3.23×10⁹ min^-1 and 64.50 kJ·mol^-1 for vanadium(V) reduction. Based on above results, a lab-scale reactor is constructed and achieves a removal efficiency of ~100% and a treatment capacity of 200 ml vanadium(V) solution (2 g·L^–1) within 3 h. This work demonstrates the feasibility of vanadium(V) reduction using phosphorus-iron slag as a reducing agent in applications.

Key words: Vanadium, Phosphorus-iron slag, Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Reduction

摘要： Release of vanadium(V) from industry has threatened the environment and human health. In this paper, a removal method of vanadium(V) is proposed using a by-product of the yellow phosphorus industry (phosphorus-iron) as a reducing agent. The thermodynamics analysis shows that the Gibbs free energy is always negative from 0 to 100 ℃, indicating a spontaneous process. Effect of the phosphorus-iron slag/sulfuric acid dosage and temperature on the removal efficiency is comprehensively studied, and the kinetics parameters are calculated based on a quasi-first order reaction kinetics model. Results indicate that vanadium(V) can be entirely reduced by using phosphorus-iron slag, the frequency factor and apparent activation energy are 3.23×10⁹ min^-1 and 64.50 kJ·mol^-1 for vanadium(V) reduction. Based on above results, a lab-scale reactor is constructed and achieves a removal efficiency of ~100% and a treatment capacity of 200 ml vanadium(V) solution (2 g·L^–1) within 3 h. This work demonstrates the feasibility of vanadium(V) reduction using phosphorus-iron slag as a reducing agent in applications.

关键词: Vanadium, Phosphorus-iron slag, Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Reduction

Baibin Yang, Shihong Chen, Haowen Ren, Yang Qiu, Chong Chen, Yong Guo, Chunhui Luo, Qiang Zhao, Wei Yang. Vanadium(V) reduction by using a by-product of the yellow phosphorus industry[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 62(10): 150-158.

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