The aim of this work was to synthesize polyaluminum ferric chloride coagulant with significant coagulation performance employing K-feldspar/NaOH leaching residue as precursor. Potassium extraction from K-feldspar through sodium hydroxide calcination method is carried out at optimum, activation temperature, time, mass ratio of NaOH to K-feldspar ore in a muffle furnace followed by deionized water conventional leaching. The extraction residues are engaged in co-polymerization of aluminum and iron for the synthesis of polyaluminum ferric chloride (PAFC). The favorable conditions, concentration of hydrochloric acid, hydrochloric acid to residue ratio (v/m), temperature, time and pH are comprehensively investigated. Main process conditions for K extraction are: ore particle mass ratio of NaOH/ore 1.5:1, calcination temperature at 500 °C, and calcination duration of 2 hours, which all jointly yielded an extraction of 95% potassium, whereas polyaluminum ferric chloride (PAFC) synthesis favorable conditions are: HCl concentration of 5M, HCl/residue 5.5:1(v/m), time 2 hours, temperature 100 ℃ and pH 7. 99.8% turbidity elimination efficacy from an initial turbidity of 125 NTU kaolin suspension is obtained. The XRD study is implemented for raw ore, slag and leach residue and proved existing all possible structural changes occurred in extraction routes, additionally FTIR and ICP-MS employed in investigation of polyaluminum ferric chloride (PAFC) to reveal the functional group configuration within the elements of a coagulant and component analysis respectively.
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