Deep cleaning of a metallurgical zinc leaching residue and recovery of valuable metals  

作　　者：Peng Xing Bao-zhong Ma Peng Zeng Cheng-yan Wang Ling Wang Yong-lu Zhang Yong-qiang Chen Shuo Wang Qiu-yin Wang 

机构地区：[1]School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China [2]Yunnan Yuntong Zinc Co. Ltd., Kunming 650051, China [3]Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China

出　　处：《International Journal of Minerals,Metallurgy and Materials》2017年第11期1217-1227,共11页矿物冶金与材料学报（英文版）

基　　金：financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. U1302274 and 51674026);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 230201606500078);the Yunnan Technical Innovation and Personnel Training Program

摘　　要：Huge quantities of zinc leaching residues(ZLRs) generated from zinc production are dumped continuously around the world and pose a potential environmental threat because of their considerable amounts of entrained heavy metals(mainly lead). Most ZLRs have not been properly treated and the valuable metals in them have not yet been effectively recovered. Herein, the deep cleaning of a ZLR and recovery of valuable metals via a hydrometallurgical route were investigated. The cleaning process consists of two essential stages: acid leaching followed by calcium chloride leaching. The optimum conditions for extracting zinc, copper, and indium by acid leaching were a sulfuric acid concentration of 200 g·L^(-1), a liquid/solid ratio of 4:1(m L/g), a leaching time of 2 h, and a temperature of 90°C. For lead and silver extractions, the optimum conditions were a calcium chloride concentration of 400 g·L^(-1), a pH value of 1.0, a leaching time of 1 h, and a temperature of 30°C. After calcium chloride leaching, silver and lead were extracted out and the lead was finally recovered as electrolytic lead by electrowinning. The anglesite phase, which poses the greatest potential environmental hazard, was removed from the ZLR after deep cleaning, thus reducing the cost of environmental management of ZLRs. The treatment of chlorine and spent electrolyte generated in the process was discussed.Huge quantities of zinc leaching residues(ZLRs) generated from zinc production are dumped continuously around the world and pose a potential environmental threat because of their considerable amounts of entrained heavy metals(mainly lead). Most ZLRs have not been properly treated and the valuable metals in them have not yet been effectively recovered. Herein, the deep cleaning of a ZLR and recovery of valuable metals via a hydrometallurgical route were investigated. The cleaning process consists of two essential stages: acid leaching followed by calcium chloride leaching. The optimum conditions for extracting zinc, copper, and indium by acid leaching were a sulfuric acid concentration of 200 g·L^(-1), a liquid/solid ratio of 4:1(m L/g), a leaching time of 2 h, and a temperature of 90°C. For lead and silver extractions, the optimum conditions were a calcium chloride concentration of 400 g·L^(-1), a pH value of 1.0, a leaching time of 1 h, and a temperature of 30°C. After calcium chloride leaching, silver and lead were extracted out and the lead was finally recovered as electrolytic lead by electrowinning. The anglesite phase, which poses the greatest potential environmental hazard, was removed from the ZLR after deep cleaning, thus reducing the cost of environmental management of ZLRs. The treatment of chlorine and spent electrolyte generated in the process was discussed.

关 键 词：DEEP CLEANING ZINC LEACHING RESIDUE ZINC lead LEACHING ELECTROWINNING 

分 类 号：TF812[冶金工程—有色金属冶金] X758[环境科学与工程—环境工程]