• Resources Recycling
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.34-38
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• 2007

For recycling of tantalum from obsolete condenser, physical separations and chlorination of tantalum scraps with $Cl_2$ and $CCl_4$ were investigated. The recovery ratio of tantalum from obsolete condenser was 98% by using a multidisciplinary process of crushing by stamp mill, wet gravity separation by the shaking table, and air classification. In the chlorination reaction of non-oxidized Ta anode with $Cl_2$, the highest weight loss ratio is at least 60%, while in the chlorination reaction of Ta anode with $CCl_4$, the reaction rate for the oxidized Ta anode is faster than that of the non-oxidized Ta anode.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.3-12
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• 2003

Physical separation containing grinding, sieving, dry magnetic separation and air classification were carried out in order to recover Ta anode from waste Ta condenser. Roll crusher wat used for the liberation of resin and metals in closed circuit system. The liberation between Ta anode and resin was easily achieved, whereat some of metals did not liberated from the Ta anode when the waste condenser was crushed below 8 mesh. When the crushed sample were divided into 8/10 mesh, 10/18 mesh and -18 mesh, metals was mainly remained in 8/10 mesh in contrast to Ta anode was in +18 mesh. It was shown that resin was more easily crushed rather than metals from the result of that resin content was 71.5％ in -18 mesh. The liberation efficiency was different with the input size of the crushed sample and average efficiency was 62.3% due to the locked Ta anode particles. The results of air classification test for the crushed samples showed that optimal air flow are 39㎥/h, 32㎥/h, 20㎥/h. respectively. When the sample were separated with optimal condition, 94.45％ Ta anode containing 97.47 wt.％ Ta anode, 0.93 wt.％ resin. 1.61 wt.％ metal was recovered with 49.39 wt.％ yield.