Extraction of Alumina from Coal Fly Ash with Sulfuric Acid Leaching Method

Coarse γ-Al2O3 powder was prepared through acid leaching, solid-liquid separation, crystallizing and aluminum sulfate decomposing processes using coal fly ash and concentrated sulfuric acid as raw materials. The metallurgy level Al2O3 can be obtained by disposing coarse γ-Al2O3 powder with Bayer process. The optimum conditions of acid leaching process were determined by experiments. The extraction rate of Al2O3 can be stabilized at about 87% under these conditions. The thermodynamics and kinetics of sulfuric acid leaching process were studied with irreversible thermodynamics.