Academic Journal of Engineering and Technology Science, 2020, 3(7); doi: 10.25236/AJETS.2020.030715.
Xin Liu1, Guo Xiong2, Tong Chen1, *, Yunhua Zhou2, Junfu Qiu1, Li Zeng2, Yuanhao Wang1, Jia Xiong2 and Zihao Zheng3
1 Engineering Innovation Center of SUSTC, Beijing 100083, China
2 Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron and Steel Co.Ltd, Xiangtan 510000, Hunan, China
3 College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
*Corresponding Author
With the reusing of galvanized scraps in the converter steelmaking process, zinc content in converter sludge increases gradually. The contents of Fe and Zn in Zinc-containing converter sludge are 48.77% and 3.65% respectively. In this study, the hydrometallurgical process of converter sludge in sulfuric acid solutions under atmospheric pressure is investigated in laboratory scale. Leaching behaviors and a sequence of elements from converter sludge were studied. The differences in leaching sequence, metal separation could be achieved by selective leaching.
Converter Steelmaking, Zinc-Containing Converter Sludge, Leaching, Hydrometallurgy
Yujie Shen. Leaching of Zinc- containing converter sludge in sulfuric acid solutions. Academic Journal of Engineering and Technology Science (2020) Vol. 3 Issue 7: 145-156. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJETS.2020.030715.
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