Microwave-assisted Leaching of Tungsten and Vanadium from Spent SCR Catalyst Using Sodium Hydroxide.

Aiming at the high efficiency leaching of W and V in a SCR denitration catalyst, the microwave assisted leaching of W and V in waste SCR catalyst was studied. The results show that under the conditions of microwave power of 600 W, reaction time of 1 h, reaction temperature of 60 °C, sodium hydroxide concentration of 40% and liquid volume/solid mass ratio of 7.5/1, the leaching rates of W and V in SCR denitration catalyst can reach 89.96% and 96.32 %, respectively. After leaching the alkaline leaching residue with 4 mol/L HC1 solution for 1 h, TiO₂ with a purity of 98.76% is obtained. Compared with the traditional water bath heating method, microwave heating leaching method can not only improve the leaching rate of tungsten and vanadium on SCR denitrification catalyst, but also greatly shorten the test reaction time, which provides a reliable technical basis for the green effective leaching of W and V in SCR denitrification catalyst. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]