휘수연석으로부터 몰리브덴을 생산하는 과정 중 부산물로서 산출되는 레늄은 고강도, 고효을 부품을 만들기 위한 원료로 사용되며, 최근 첨단 산업에서 레늄의 수요가 급격히 상승하고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 휘수연석 정광을 배소할 때 발생된 분진을 대상으로, NaOH 농도, 침출온도, 반응시간에 대한 영향을 고려하여 레늄 및 몰리브덴의 침출거동을 조사하였다. NaOH $4;mol{cdot}L^{-1}$, 고액비 $100;g{cdot}L^{-1}$, 온도 $80^{circ}C$, 교반속도 250 rpm, 반응시간 2시간의 침출조건에서 레늄 및 몰리브덴의 침출율은 각각 86.1%, 88.6%였다.
The demand for rhenium has considerably increased recently owing to the large-scale consumption in industries and the price of rhenium has increased owing to the lack of supply and its availability. The dust from the roasting of molybdenite was employed to investigate the leaching behavior of rhenium and molybdenum. Leaching experiments were done by varying optimum parameters, such as reaction time, NaOH concentration and leaching temperature. The optimum leaching condition was found to be $4;mol{cdot}L^{-1}$ NaOH, 2 hours leaching time, $100;g{cdot}L^{-1}$ solid/liquid ratio, $80^{circ}C$ temperature, and 250 rpm. At this condition, leaching percentage of rhenium and molybdenum was 86.1% and 88.6%, respectively.
