Model for the Calculation of the Concentration of Dissolved Hematite during Hydrogen Peroxide Leaching of Iron Oxide Ore

C. I. Nwoye, C. C. Nwakwuo, C. Nlebedim, U.C. Nwoye, R. A. Umana, G. C. Obasi

Data Processing, Modelling and Simulation Unit, Weatherford Nig. Ltd. Port-Harcourt Nigeria..
Department of Material Science, Aveiro University, Portugal..
Department of Material Science, Oxford University. United Kingdom..
Department of Material Science, University of Cadiff, Wales, United Kingdom..
Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Federal University of Technology,Owerri, Nigeria..
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Federal University of Technology, Owerri,Nigeria..

DOI: 10.4236/jmmce.2009.85030                

Abstract

Model for the calculation of the concentration of dissolved haematite during hydrogen peroxide leaching of iron oxide ore has been derived. The model was found to depend on both the % concentration of dissolved iron and weight input of iron oxide ore from experiment. The validity of the model is rooted on the expression %Fe₂O₃ ≈ %Fe√(μ)^1/3 where both sides of the relationship are correspondingly almost equal. The deviation of the model-predicted concentration of dissolved haematite from the corresponding experimental values is less than 30% which is quite within the acceptable range of deviation limit of experimental results. The model indicates that the dissolved % ratio of extreme oxidation stage of iron to that of its extreme reduction stage is approximately equal to one-sixth (1/6th) power of the weight input of iron oxide ore during the leaching process.

Keywords

Model, Calculation, Haematite dissolution, Hydrogen Peroxide, Iron Oxide Ore, Leaching

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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