Abstract

Precursor TiOSO4 with a good quality is important to produce TiO 2. In order to improve the
process of acid leaching to made precursor TiOSO4, variation of concentration leaching agent,
time, and temperature process is done to know the optimum condition in the process
decomposed by NaOH. Kinetics of ilmenite leaching decomposed by NaOH using sulphuric
acid was studied. Kinetics aspect was studied to know the rate control parameter on this
process. In this research. variation concentration of leaching agent start from 3M, 6M, 10M,
12M, 14M, and 17,65M. Then variation of leaching temperature start from 70°C, 80°C , 90°C,
100°C, 110°C, 120°C. Variation time of leaching start from 0,5 hour, 1 hour, 1,5 hours, 2
hours, 2,5 hours, 3 hours, 3,5 hours, dan 4 hours. The result was shown the leaching process
which use 6M H2SO4 is the optimum process. The higher temperature process, the more Ti
products are produced. The rate control of ilmenite leaching decomposed by NaOH using
sulphuric acid is chemical reaction control with activation energy value 16,68 kkal/mol.

Keywords : TiOSO4, Leaching, Knetics, H2SO4