Green recovery of vanadium from spent vanadium catalyst from sulfuric acid production.
- 2026-04-20
- Scientific reports 16(1)
- PubMed: 42009816
- DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-47112-6
Study Design
- Methods
- Four different leaching acids (tartaric, oxalic, acetic, citric) were tested. Optimal conditions for citric acid: 2% S/L ratio, 1 M citric acid, 70 °C, pH, 120 min.
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Research on extracting secondary raw materials from hazardous waste is gaining global importance. Spent catalysts containing heavy metals pose a great threat to environment. A key example is spent catalysts from sulfuric acid production, which contain 4.66% V2O5. This work aims at recovering vanadium from spent catalyst discharged from sulfuric acid industry. Experiments used four different leaching acids: tartaric acid, oxalic acid, acetic acid, and citric acid. The effects of temperature, reagent concentration, leaching duration, and solid/liquid (S/L) ratio were tested. Under optimal conditions, an impressive 95% of vanadium was recovered through citric acid leaching, with the following parameters (2% S/L ratio, 1 M citric acid, 70 °C, pH, and a leaching duration of 120 min). Results indicated the potential for recovering vanadium pentoxide from spent vanadium catalysts used in the sulfuric acid industry in Egypt.
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