Simultaneous leaching of seafloor massive sulfides and polymetallic nodules
Kowalczuk, P.B.; Bouzahzah, H.; Kleiv, R.A.; Aasly, K. (2019). Simultaneous leaching of seafloor massive sulfides and polymetallic nodules. Minerals 9(8): 482. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min9080482
In: Minerals. MDPI: Basel. e-ISSN 2075-163X, more
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polymetallic nodules; seafloor massive sulfides; leaching; copper;manganese; deep-sea mining |
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- Kowalczuk, P.B.
- Bouzahzah, H., more
- Kleiv, R.A.
- Aasly, K.
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Simultaneous leaching of seafloor massive sulfides (SMS) from Loki’s Castle on the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge (AMOR) and polymetallic nodules (PN) from Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Central Pacific Ocean was studied. Leaching tests were conducted using sulfuric acid and sodium chloride, at a temperature of 80 °C for 48 h under reflux. The effect of PN-to-SMS ratio was examined. It was shown that simultaneous leaching of two different types of marine resources was possible resulting in high dissolution rates of metals. The proposed process has many advantages as it does not require pyrometallurgical pretreatment, and yields solid products (i.e., silica, barite, elemental sulfur, albite, microcline, muscovite), which might be utilized for various industrial applications. |
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