A process is developed for the autoclave leaching of nickel and manganese with sulfuric acid from the products of catalytic
synthesis of industrial diamonds containing 20% Ni and 30% Mn. The optimum conditions for the autoclave processes are determined
to be as follows: the temperature range is 150–160°C, the solution acidity is 5 N H
2SO
4 (230–240 g/l), the leaching duration is 2 h, and the number of processing steps is two. The extraction of the metals into
a solution under these conditions is >99% for a total Ni + Co content of <0.4–0.5% in the autoclave leaching cake. The studies
performed are related to the search for alternative ways of the catalytic preparation of industrial diamonds that can replace
the nonferrous metal leaching technology using aqua regia solutions, which is mainly applied for these purposes under industrial
conditions.
PACS number 81.05.Uw
Original Russian Text © A.A. Palant, V.A. Bryukvin, A.M. Levin, 2008, published in Metally, 2008, No. 2, pp. 20–25.