Silica Sand Acid Leaching Line

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Silica Sand Acid Leaching Line

High‑grade engineered quartz slabs and premium silica powder demand strict standards for whiteness, surface cleanliness and purity. Surface contaminants like yellow oxide scale, black stains and discoloration, plus trace metallic impurities in raw quartz, directly trigger color deviation, pinholes and surface flaws in quartz slabs, and reduce the whiteness of silica powder. Conventional physical beneficiation cannot fully eliminate these defects. Acid leaching is a well‑proven core technology for deep purification and whitening of quartz materials.

Guote provides complete turnkey EPC acid‑leaching production lines for slab‑grade silica sand and high‑purity silica powder. Accepting silica sand and quartz lump ore as feedstock, the integrated system integrates acid leaching, acid stripping, washing and wastewater recycling in a compact layout. Built with high‑quality corrosion‑resistant materials and eco‑friendly process design, the line delivers consistent non‑yellowing whiteness and deeply removes metallic impurities to achieve ultra‑high quartz purity. Featuring high automation, low acid consumption and stable performance, it fully supports large‑scale standardized production of high‑purity whitened quartz products.

PROCESS DESCRIPTION

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    Material Preparation & Feeding
    Raw quartz feedstock (sand or lumps) is temporarily stored in a feed hopper, then continuously and uniformly fed into a dedicated corrosion-resistant acid leaching reactor via belt conveyor. The feed rate is precisely regulated to ensure consistent reaction conditions and uniform treatment across all material.
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    Acid Leaching Reaction
    Inside the reactor, the material fully reacts with eco-formulated acid solutions under controlled temperature conditions. Throughout the reaction process, the acid solution circulates continuously, and a dedicated heating and temperature control system maintains optimal reaction parameters. This process effectively strips surface impurities including yellow scale, oxide film and black tarnish from quartz grains, while simultaneously dissolving deep-seated metallic impurities such as iron, aluminum, titanium, calcium and magnesium — achieving both whitening and purification at the source. The reactor is fabricated from high-performance corrosion-resistant and heat-insulating materials for long service life and stable operation.
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    Acid Stripping, Washing & Dewatering
    After leaching, the quartz material sequentially passes through an acid stripping hopper, multi-stage countercurrent washing units and dewatering screens, completing residual acid removal, thorough rinsing and surface dewatering. The multi-stage countercurrent washing design ensures extremely low residual acid levels, preventing post-process yellowing of the product. Clean, high-whiteness quartz sand or powder is then transported to the finished product warehouse for storage.
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    Wastewater Treatment & Recycling
    The separated spent acid solution is pumped to a neutralization mixing tank, where industrial alkali is added for neutralization and precipitation. After neutralization and sedimentation, the clarified supernatant overflows into a clean water tank and is reused as circulating process water. This achieves near-zero wastewater discharge and enables closed-loop resource recycling, greatly reducing reagent consumption and environmental impact.

PROCESSING FLOW

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Core Advantages & Performance Outcomes

-High-efficiency whitening & decolorization: Effectively removes yellow scale, oxide film and black tarnish from raw material surfaces, delivering uniformly colored finished products with no yellowing, fully meeting the strict whiteness requirements of quartz slab and premium silica powder applications.

-Integrated corrosion-resistant design: Main equipment constructed from high-performance corrosion-resistant and heat-insulating materials; integrated design of leaching, acid stripping and washing functions delivers a compact footprint, stable operation and low operating and maintenance costs.

-Eco-friendly closed-loop process: Achieves acid-alkali neutralization and process water recycling, with low acid consumption and near-zero wastewater discharge, complying with international environmental standards.

-Fully automated high-output production: Fully automatic process control with fast reaction kinetics and mature, stable technology enables 24/7 continuous operation, ideal for large-scale standardized production of high-purity quartz.

-Full turnkey EPC delivery: End-to-end accountability covering process design, equipment manufacturing, installation, commissioning and operator training, ensuring project performance meets design specifications.

Target Applications

Slab-grade silica sand, high-purity micronized silica powder, engineered quartz stone, electronic-grade silica filler, high-whiteness quartz materials, premium quartz refractory products.

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