Sumitomo Metal Mining Company, Ltd.

Kochi University

Kochi University, National University Corporation

Junhao Zhang

Hideki Ohara

Shin-ichi Heguri

Kazumichi Yanagisawa

Yohei Kudo

Osamu Ikeda

Tomoaki Yoneyama

Shin-Ichi Heguri

Yoshitomo Ozaki

Kazuyuki Takaishi

Provided is an efficient method for producing nickel powder from a solution containing a nickel ammine complex, the method including adding seed crystals to a solution containing a nickel ammine complex and subjecting the resulting mixture to hydrogen reduction under high temperatures and high pressures to produce nickel powder, which makes it possible to maintain the quality of the nickel powder produced and reduce the amount of the seed crystals used. The method for producing nickel powder is characterized by adding seed crystals and a dispersant having an anionic functional group to the solution containing a nickel ammine complex to form a mixture slurry, and subjecting the mixture slurry to pressurized hydrogen reduction treatment by blowing hydrogen into the mixture slurry in a high temperature and high pressure atmosphere to cause a reduction reaction, thereby reducing the nickel ammine complex in the mixture slurry to obtain nickel powder.

Method for producing nickel powder

Provided is nickel powder obtained by adding seed crystals to a nickel ammine complex solution and performing hydrogen reduction reaction under high temperatures and high pressures, wherein the nickel powder does not produce dust during handling, and a container can be efficiently filled with the nickel powder. The method for producing nickel powder includes: adding seed crystals and a surfactant having a nonionic or anionic functional group to a solution containing a nickel ammine complex to forma mixed slurry; and subjecting the mixed slurry to hydrogen reduction under high temperature and high pressure conditions in a pressure vessel to obtain nickel powder from the mixed slurry.

Provided is a method for producing fine nickel powder used as suitable seed crystals for producing nickel powder from a solution containing a nickel ammine sulfate complex. The method for producing nickel powder sequentially comprises: a mixing step of adding, to a solution containing a nickel ammine sulfate complex, an insoluble solid which is insoluble in the solution to form a mixed slurry; a reduction and precipitation step of charging a reaction vessel with the mixed slurry and then blowing hydrogen gas into the mixed slurry in the reaction vessel to reduce nickel complex ions contained in the mixed slurry to form nickel precipitate on a surface of the insoluble solid; and a separation step of separating the nickel precipitate on the surface of the insoluble solid from the surface of the insoluble solid to form nickel powder.

Provided is a method for producing nickel powder from a nickel ammine sulfate complex solution, comprising treatment steps of: (1) a seed crystal production step of producing nickel powder having an average particle size of 0.1 to 5 &#x3bc;m; (2) a seed crystal addition step of adding the nickel powder obtained in the step (1) as seed crystals to form a mixed slurry; (3) a reduction step of forming a reduced slurry containing nickel powder formed by precipitation of a nickel component in the mixed slurry on the seed crystals; and (4) a growth step of performing solid-liquid separation to separate and recover the nickel powder as a solid phase component and then blowing hydrogen gas into a solution prepared by adding the nickel ammine sulfate complex solution to the recovered nickel powder to grow the nickel powder to form high purity nickel powder.

Provided is a method for producing fine nickel powder used as suitable seed crystals for producing nickel powder from a solution containing a nickel ammine sulfate complex. The method for producing nickel powder sequentially includes: a mixing step of adding, to a solution containing a nickel ammine sulfate complex, a dispersant containing a sulfonate and an insoluble solid which is insoluble in the solution to form a mixed slurry; a reduction and precipitation step of charging a reaction vessel with the mixed slurry and then blowing hydrogen gas into the mixed slurry in the reaction vessel to reduce nickel complex ions contained in the mixed slurry to form nickel precipitate on a surface of the insoluble solid; and a separation step of separating the nickel precipitate on the surface of the insoluble solid from the surface of the insoluble solid to form nickel powder.

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