scholarly journals Effect of Iron Content in Zinc Sulfide Concentrates on Zinc Extraction in Oxygen Pressure Leaching with Elemental Sulfur

1985 ◽  
Vol 101 (1174) ◽  
pp. 795-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shun-Yu PIAO ◽  
Kazuteru TOZAWA
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Sulfide ◽  
Oxygen Pressure ◽  
Iron Content ◽  
Elemental Sulfur ◽  
Pressure Leaching ◽  
Zinc Extraction ◽  
Sulfide Concentrates

Kinetic investigation of surfactants’ influence on pressure leaching of zinc sulfide concentrates

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.B. Kolmachikhina ◽  
◽  
T.N. Lugovitskaya ◽  
M.A. Tretyak ◽  
K.D. Naumov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Sulfide ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Pressure Leaching ◽  
Iron Sulfides ◽  
Zinc Extraction ◽  
Sodium Lignosulfonate ◽  
Zinc Plant ◽  
Molten Sulfur ◽  
Sulfide Concentrates ◽  
Sulfide Concentrate

Pressure leaching is one of the most high-demanded and promising hydrometallurgical technology, which allows one to obtain high efficiency. Taking into account the shutdown of zinc plant in Vladikavkaz («Electrozinc, Lls.») searching the modern methods of zinc production is of current interest. In this work, the issue was observed on influence of temperature and sodium lignosulfonate (SL) onto the zinc and iron sulfides behavior during pressure leaching of zinc sulfide concentrate from the Uchalinsk deposit. Temperature increasing from 130 to 150oC led to decreasing of zinc extraction and sulfur-sulfide pellets formation; that indicated increasing the zinc sulfide wettability by the molten sulfur due to reduction of viscosity and surface tension of molten sulfur. Increasing the LSN dosage promoted running up of the absolute value of the zinc extraction. The highest growth of the zinc extraction (17.39 %) was obtained at 0.2 g/dm3 LSN. Further increasing of the LSN concentration on 0.2 g/dm3 (up to 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 g/dm3) led to double decrease of their effectiveness in reference to previous LSN concentration.

scholarly journals Distinct Roles of Acidophiles in Complete Oxidation of High-Sulfur Ferric Leach Product of Zinc Sulfide Concentrate

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxim Muravyov ◽  
Anna Panyushkina
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Community ◽  
Zinc Sulfide ◽  
Elemental Sulfur ◽  
Waste Product ◽  
Sulfur Oxidation ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Sulfide Concentrates ◽  
Sulfide Concentrate ◽  
Elemental Sulfur Oxidation ◽  
Ferric Leaching

A two-step process, which involved ferric leaching with biologically generated solution and subsequent biooxidation with the microbial community, has been previously proposed for the processing of low-grade zinc sulfide concentrates. In this study, we carried out the process of complete biological oxidation of the product of ferric leaching of the zinc concentrate, which contained 9% of sphalerite, 5% of chalcopyrite, and 29.7% of elemental sulfur. After 21 days of biooxidation at 40 °C, sphalerite and chalcopyrite oxidation reached 99 and 69%, respectively, while the level of elemental sulfur oxidation was 97%. The biooxidation residue could be considered a waste product that is inert under aerobic conditions. The results of this study showed that zinc sulfide concentrate processing using a two-step treatment is efficient and promising. The microbial community, which developed during biooxidation, was dominated by Acidithiobacillus caldus, Leptospirillum ferriphilum, Ferroplasma acidiphilum, Sulfobacillus thermotolerans, S. thermosulfidooxidans, and Cuniculiplasma sp. At the same time, F. acidiphilum and A. caldus played crucial roles in the oxidation of sulfide minerals and elemental sulfur, respectively. The addition of L. ferriphilum to A. caldus during biooxidation of the ferric leach product proved to inhibit elemental sulfur oxidation.

scholarly journals Copper metallurgy at the crossroads

2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Habashi
Keyword(s):  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Elemental Sulfur ◽  
Copper Production ◽  
Pressure Leaching ◽  
Copper Industry ◽  
Hydrothermal Conditions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Copper Metallurgy ◽  
Horizontal Furnace ◽  
Sulfide Concentrates

Copper technology changed from the vertical to the horizontal furnace and from the roast reaction to converting towards the end of the last century. However, the horizontal furnace proved to be an inefficient and polluting reactor. As a result many attempts were made to replace it. In the past 50 years new successful melting processes were introduced on an industrial scale that were more energy efficient and less polluting. In addition, smelting and converting were conducted in a single reactor in which the concentrate was fed and the raw copper was produced. The standing problem in many countries, however, is marketing 3 tonnes of sulfuric acid per tonne of copper produced as well as emitting large amounts of excess SO2 in the atmosphere. Pressure hydrometallurgy offers the possibility of liberating the copper industry from SO2 problem. Heap leaching technology has become a gigantic operation. Combined with solvent extraction and electrowinning it contributes today to about 20% of copper production and is expected to grow. Pressure leaching offers the possibility of liberating the copper industry from SO2 problem. The technology is over hundred years old. It is applied for leaching a variety of ores and concentrates. Hydrothermal oxidation of sulfide concentrates has the enormous advantage of producing elemental sulfur, hence solving the SO2 and sulfuric acid problems found in smelters. Precipitation of metals such as nickel and cobalt under hydrothermal conditions has been used for over 50 years. It has the advantage of a compact plant but the disadvantage of producing ammonium sulfate as a co-product. In case of copper, however, precipitation takes place without the need of neutralizing the acid, which is a great advantage and could be an excellent substitute for electrowinning which is energy intensive and occupies extensive space. Recent advances in the engineering aspects of pressure equipment design open the door widely for increased application. .

Features of structure state and magnetic properties of mono- and polycrystalline LiNiPO4 and LiNi0.9Co0.1PO4

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Semkin ◽  
◽  
N.B. Urusova ◽  
A.N. Pirogov ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Sulfide ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Pressure Leaching ◽  
Iron Sulfides ◽  
Zinc Extraction ◽  
Sodium Lignosulfonate ◽  
Zinc Plant ◽  
Structure State ◽  
Molten Sulfur ◽  
Sulfide Concentrate

Pressure leaching is one of the most high-demanded and promising hydrometallurgical technology, which allows one to obtain high efficiency. Taking into account the shutdown of zinc plant in Vladikavkaz («Electrozinc, Lls.») searching the modern methods of zinc production is of current interest. In this work, the issue was observed on influence of temperature and sodium lignosulfonate (SL) onto the zinc and iron sulfides behavior during pressure leaching of zinc sulfide concentrate from the Uchalinsk deposit. Temperature increasing from 130 to 150o C led to decreasing of zinc extraction and sulfur-sulfide pellets formation; that indicated increasing the zinc sulfide wettability by the molten sulfur due to reduction of viscosity and surface tension of molten sulfur. Increasing the LSN dosage promoted running up of the absolute value of the zinc extraction. The highest growth of the zinc extraction (17.39 %) was obtained at 0.2 g/dm3 LSN. Further increasing of the LSN concentration on 0.2 g/dm3 (up to 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 g/dm3 ) led to double decrease of their effectiveness in reference to previous LSN concentration.

Surfactants Influence on Sphalerite Wetting during Zinc Concentrate Pressure Leaching

2017 ◽  
Vol 265 ◽  
pp. 1104-1109 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.B. Khazieva ◽  
V.V. Sviridov ◽  
S.S. Naboychenko ◽  
V.A. Menshchikov
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Sulfide ◽  
Pressure Leaching ◽  
Surfactant Mixture ◽  
Zinc Extraction ◽  
Chemical Structures ◽  
Pellet Formation ◽  
Anionic And Cationic Surfactants ◽  
Spreading Coefficients ◽  
Potential Efficiency ◽  
Zinc Concentrate

This paper describes an investigation of the surfactant influence on zinc sulfide wetting and the pressure leaching of zinc concentrates. For this, a variety of anionic and cationic surfactants with different chemical structures were tested. The methodology for mineral preferential wettability determination via establishing correlation between the spreading coefficients was proposed. It allows determining the surfactant potential efficiency. The influence of contrastively functional reagents on zinc concentrate pressure leaching was reviewed. It is found that simultaneous usage of stabilizers and dispersing agents allows enhancing zinc extraction, eliminating pellet formation at lower reagent consumptions. The beneficial effect of surfactant mixture was seen through the increased zinc sulfide wetting by solution and colloid protection of sulfur particles via solvate-adsorption and structural factor of stabilization. The optimal composition of surfactant mixture was proposed and allowed to extract 95 % of zinc along with pellet formation elimination.

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