Electrogenerative Process as an Alternate Technique for Nickel Recovery from Its Sulphate Solution at Low Concentration

Syed Fariq Fathullah Syed Yaacob; Siti Hawa Hang Kadim; Megat Ahmad Kamal Megat Hanafiah; Faiz Bukhari Mohd Suah

doi:10.11113/mjfas.v19n4.2778

Authors

Syed Fariq Fathullah Syed Yaacob Green Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Siti Hawa Hang Kadim Green Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Megat Ahmad Kamal Megat Hanafiah Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang Branch, Lintasan Semarak, 26400, Jengka, Pahang, Malaysia
Faiz Bukhari Mohd Suah Green Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/mjfas.v19n4.2778

Keywords:

Electrogenerative system; nickel recovery; carbon felt electrode; scanning electron microscopy

Abstract

In this study, a static batch reactor equipped with three-dimensional (3-D) carbon felt (CF) as cathode material was fully optimized to recover a low nickel concentration from its sulphate solution. Nickel recovery was performed using several nickel concentrations ranging from 50, 100, 250, 400 and 500 mg/L. Moreover, within 30 min of electrogenerative operation, it was discovered that the recovery of nickel achieved > 90 % in acidic conditions. At last, the deposition of nickel into CF was further investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to visualize the surface morphology of nickel on CF.

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