Affiliation:
1. Siberian Federal University
Abstract
The characteristics of fine fluorocarbon-containing waste from aluminum production are given and the influence of changes in aluminum production technology that have occurred in recent years on the formation structure, composition and properties is analyzed. The currently proposed methods for processing these wastes are reviewed. An assessment of the method for processing fine fluorocarbon-containing waste from aluminum production was carried out on the example of coal foam flotation tailings using the method of causticization with lime milk to produce a product containing synthetic fluorite, used as a mineralizer for the preparation of straight cement. The influence of operating parameters (temperature, process time, dilution) on the completeness of causticization of raw materials has been determined. The greatest influence on the extraction of fluorine into fluorite and sodium into solution is exerted by the liquid to solid ratio (L:S), at that, the yield of fluorite reaching 220 kg per ton of supplied raw material. It has been found that the high alkalinity of the solution allows sodium hydroxide to be extracted from it and used after causticization as a gas cleaning solution.