Abstract
The sulfuric acid leaching of electric arc furnace(EAF) dust was studied in an attempt to find a suitable hydrometallurgical method for the recovery of zinc. The effect of acid concentration, reaction temperature, stirring rate and solid-to-liquid ratio on Zn and Fe extraction from the solution was investigated. It was found that the leaching rate of Zn and Fe increased with increasing reaction temperature and sulfuric-acid concentration. Examination of data using a shrinking core model suggest that the leaching rate is controlled by mixture kinetics. The activation energy for the leaching reaction of Zn and Fe were calculated as 44.45 kJ/mol and 65.45 kJ/mol, respectively.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 793-800 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Korean Institute of Metals and Materials |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Eaf dust
- Hydrometallurgy
- Kinetic
- Leaching
- Sulfuric acid
- Zinc