Aluminum–ferric separation
has attracted significant interest
in the field of hydrometallurgy. Using phase equilibria theory, fractional
crystallization and separation of a mixed salt solution is a relatively
effective method. The phase equilibria of the ternary system or tertiary
system AlCl3–FeCl3–H2O(−HCl) at 298.15 K for different H+ concentrations
were studied using the isothermal dissolution equilibrium method,
and plotted the corresponding phase diagrams and density diagrams.
The experimental results show that with increasing H+ concentration,
the solubility of AlCl3 decreased from 31.20 to 0.13%,
and the crystallization region of AlCl3·6H2O gradually increased. H+ concentration had little influence
on FeCl3 solubility, and the solubility of FeCl3 was 47.52%. Through theoretical calculations, the desired amount
of water to evaporate and crystal precipitation can be obtained through
the calculation model for the system composed of different materials.
The route is designed by the phase equilibrium and the phase diagram
theory, and the separation of aluminum and ferric from aluminate acid
leaching solution of coal gangue in literature. The direct yield of
AlCl3·6H2O obtained by evaporation and
crystallization was 77.15%, and the purity reached 99.81% after rinsing
with concentrated hydrochloric acid.