Hydrogen peroxide leaching of hydrolyzed titania residue prepared from mechanically activated Panzhihua ilmenite leached by hydrochloric acid

The hydrolyzed titania residue with mainly precipitated hydrated TiO2 is prepared from mechanically activated Panzhihua ilmenite leached by hydrochloric acid. We use H2O2 as a coordination agent to leach Ti from the hydrolyzed titania residue. The effects of H2O2 to-hydrolyzed titania residue mass ratio, leaching pH value, leaching temperature, leaching time, and H2O2 concentration on leaching of hydrolyzed titania residue by H2O2 are investigated. The recovery of Ti is above 98% under the optimal conditions. XRD shows that the peroxo-titania powder prepared by boiling the aqueous titanium peroxide solution is crystalline anatase phase. A well-crystallized anatase TiO2 and rutile TiO2 can be obtained through calcining at the temperature of 800 and 1000 °C, respectively. EDS shows that the impurities including silicon are enriched in the leaching slag. Little Si is detected as the only impurity in the synthetic TiO2 due to the weak alkaline condition of leaching.