A novel production method of antimony trioxide from stibnite concentrate and the dielectric properties of antimony sulfide with different desulfurizer. (1st September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Chenhui; Zhao, Pengfei; Zhu, Xiongjin; Srinivasakannan, C.; Chen, Minghong; Zhang, Mengping
• Is Part Of: Minerals engineering. Volume 171(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-09-01
• Subjects: Microwave roasting -- Dielectric properties -- Stibnite concentrate -- Oxidative desulfurization; Mines and mineral resources -- Periodicals; Ressources minérales -- Périodiques; Mines and mineral resources; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 622
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2021.107097
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0892-6875

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Highlights: Dielectric properties of stibnite concentrate and antimony sulfide with three different desulfurizers were investigated for the first time. CuO was the optimum desulfurizer. The phase evolution and reaction mechanism were systematically investigated. Optimum roasting conditions were concluded from the experiment analysis. Abstract: Dielectric properties of stibnite concentrate, pure antimony sulfide, three different desulfurizers and their mixtures were assessed using resonant cavity perturbation technique. Dielectric properties of ZnO and CaO are largely independent of temperature, while CuO and Sb2 S3 have strong dependency with temperature. For the mixtures, the Sb2 S3 + CuO exhibit strong responsiveness to microwave from 25 °C to 400 °C. The CuO could be efficiently heated and reacted with Sb2 S3 in microwave field, in agreement with thermodynamic result. Based on the dielectric properties and thermochemical characteristics during the desulfurization process, the phase evolution and reaction mechanism were systematically investigated. Results show that the majority of antimony elements in the concentrate were volatilized in the form of Sb2 O3 and the rest were left in the form of Sb. Effects of roasting temperature, desulfurizer dosage, and holding duration on microwave roasting were assessed and roasted sample were subjected to XRD, EDX and SEM analysis. Optimum roasting conditions were identified to be 700 °C, 1.4 times the stoichiometric requirement of CuO additive and holding duration of 1.5 h. Microwave roasting of stibnite concentrate with CuO additive promises to be a better alternative technology for traditional pyrometallurgical antimony roasting.