Citation: | ZHANG Zhiyuan, TENG Daoguang, CAO Yijun, LI Peng. Research Progress on the Occurrence and Separation of Germanium from Coal[J]. Conservation and Utilization of Mineral Resources, 2022, 42(6): 10-20. doi: 10.13779/j.cnki.issn1001-0076.2022.06.002 |
Germanium is a typical dispersive and strategic metal. Coal related germanium mineral resources in China have typical resource advantages, however there are still many challenges in the supernormal enrichment and extraction of germanium. The distribution characteristics, content and occurrence of germanium in coal were described, and the typical leaching methods of germanium in coal measures were summarized, such as direct leaching of germanium from raw coal by water metallurgy and microbial leaching, and leaching of germanium from fly ash by water leaching, inorganic acid leaching and organic acid leaching. Furthermore, the enrichment and separation methods of germanium from coal leaching liquid were summarized, including solvent extraction, ion exchange resin, supported liquid membranes and ion flotation. In addition, germanium could be separated from coal by dry distillation and volatilization, alkali melting neutralization, alloy process, AlCl3 smelting, zinc powder reduction for germanium extraction, the existing problems of germanium separation were analyzed, and the development direction was prospected.
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Formation models of coal-hosted Ge ore deposits
Hydrogen dissociation energies of five model compounds(Carbon in grey, oxygen in red, and hydrogen in white)
The flow chart of distilling Ge from coal in hydro-metallurgy method
Flow sheet of leaching germanium from lignite with microorganism aid
Experimental device for chlorination leaching of coal dust
Evaluation chart of typical germanium extractants (EGe(Ⅳ): Extraction of Ge(Ⅳ); EFe(Ⅲ): Extraction of Fe(Ⅲ); Fextractant: Fraction of relative extractant in organic phase)
Process flowsheet of germanium extraction from coal fly ash by using solvent extraction
Selective recovery of Ge from iron-rich solutions using a supported ionic liquid phase
Flowchart of carbonization
The flow chart of distilling Ge from coal in alloy method