An innovative technology for recovery of zinc, lead and silver from zinc leaching residue
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State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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Faculty of Land Resource Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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Wei Liu   

Central South University, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, 410000 Chang Sha, China
Publication date: 2016-06-01
 
Physicochem. Probl. Miner. Process. 2016;52(2):943–954
 
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Zinc leaching residue is a good source of zinc and has a great potential to be utilized. However, it is very difficult to recover lead, zinc and silver from the residue by traditional technologies. In this study, a new technology based on conversions of PbSO4 and ZnSO4 in the residue to their respective sulfides by reduction roasting with coal powder followed by a flotation treatment was developed. The effects of roasting temperature, coal dosage, reaction time and pyrite dosage were investigated at a laboratory scale. The results showed that the conversion extent of PbSO4 and ZnSO4 under the optimal experimental conditions was 71.89 and 69.76%, respectively. A flotation concentrate containing 39.13% Zn, 6.93% Pb and 973.54 g/Mg Ag was obtained from the treated material, and the recovery of Zn, Pb and Ag was 48.38, 68.23 and 77.41%, respectively. The tailing containing ZnFe2O4 or Fe3O4 could be either stockpiled or further disposed.
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