目前钨冶炼企业广泛应用的除钼方法是基于钨钼与硫亲合力的差异,针对该方法中存在的钼硫化剂含硫量低且价格高的问题,提出以五硫化二磷P_2S_5作为新型硫化剂,通过其水解产生硫氢根为钼的硫化提供硫源的设想,并从热力学角度考察P_2S_5在水溶液中的水解过程及钨、铝的硫化行为。结果表明:P_2S_5水解产生钼硫化所需要的硫氢根;同时,在pH值7~9的弱碱性溶液中,n(S)/n(Mo)为8时,硫氢根可使溶液中的M0O_4~(2-)完全硫化为硫代钼酸根,而WO_4~(2-)几乎不被硫化。硫化过程中P_2S_5水解还将产生PO_4~(3-),在钨冶炼过程中可用现有技术除去。因此,在钨钼分离工艺中,P_2S_5有望成为一种新型高效的钼硫化剂。
Currently, molybdenum is removed from tungstate solution by taking the advantage of different affinity towards S between W and Mo. Aiming at the problem of low sulfur content and high price of Mo sulfiding agent existing in tungsten extractive industry, we try to utilize the phosphorus pentasulfide as a new sulfiding agent and wish the generated HS-in the hydrolysis of P2S5 to provide the needed sulfur for Mo-sulfidation. Thus, the hydrolysis equilibrium of P2S5 in aqueous solution and thermodynamic behaviour of W amd Mo sulfidation were studied detail. The results show that the generated HS-in the hydrolysis of P2S5 can provide HS-for Mo-sulfidation. And, when n(S)/n(Mo) is 8 and the solution pH value is 7-9, MoO42-can be completely sulfurized to MoS42-, while tungsten still exists as WO42-. In addition, although the impurity PO43- is generated in the hydrolysis of P2S5, it can be removed easily and economically through the current technology in tungsten extractive industry. Therefore