Jurnal Rekayasa Proses
Vol 19 No 2 (2025): Volume 19, Number 2, 2025

Nickel recovery from nickel-containing spent catalyst using atmospheric leaching and oxalate precipitation

Widi Astuti (Unknown)
Yuniati, Mutia Dewi (Unknown)
Yuda, Aulia Pertiwi Tri (Unknown)
Sumardi, Slamet (Unknown)
Dewi, Jilda Sofiana (Unknown)
Wanta, Kevin Cleary (Unknown)
Petrus, Himawan Tri Bayu Murti (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Oct 2025

Abstract

A study has been done to investigate and optimize the recovery of nickel from nickel-containing spent catalyst through sulfuric acid (1 - 2 mol/L) atmospheric leaching in different operation conditions. From the leaching experiments, it was possible to extract 77.95% nickel under the conditions of 2 mol/L H2SO4, reaction time of 5 h, 5% pulp density, and temperature of 80°C. In the next step Ni was selectively precipitated from a sulfuric acid-leached solution using 1 mol/L oxalic acid. The nickel content in the product was 97.29% Ni. Based on the study, sulfuric acid was found to be a suitable leaching agent to extract Ni from the nickel-containing spent catalyst. The study also indicated the effective extraction and recovery of nickel which was well supported by characterization studies using XRD technique.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jrekpros

Publisher

Subject

Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering

Description

Jurnal Rekayasa Proses is an open-access journal published by Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada as scientific journal to accommodate current topics related to chemical and biochemical process exploration and optimization which covers multi scale ...