Method of treatment of zinc-containing by-products and waste materials
US5196047A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/20
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for treatment of zinc-containing by-products and waste materials from primary and secondary production of nonferrous metals and especially zinc- and leadcontaining slags from the production of lead. The by-products and the waste materials are supplied to a gastight closed electric smelting furnace in which the materials are melted and subjected to a selective metallothermic reduction in order to reduce and volatilize zinc and other volatile metals. Elemental sulphur and/or sulphur compounds are added to the smelting furnace in an amount sufficient to form a sulphide phase containing one or more of the elements Cu, Ni, Pb, As, Bi, Sb and Ag. An inert slag phase and the sulphide phase are tapped from the furnace, and zinc and other volatile metals are recovered from the off-gas from the furnace by condensation.
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