Recovery of lead from by-products of the bismuth refining by metallothermic reduction treatments

In the refinement process of bismuth by chlorinating of Bi-Pb alloy (Kroll-Betterton process) as a by-product lead chloride is formed. This study was focused on the lead valorization from PbCl 2 by aluminothermic and zincothermic reduction. Besides lead, as a main product, during aforementioned proc...

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Main Authors: Vladislav Matković, Branislav Marković, Miroslav Sokić, Vaso Manojlović
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Published: Engineering Society for Corrosion, Belgrade, Serbia 2015-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.zastita-materijala.org/index.php/home/article/view/868
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Branislav Marković
Miroslav Sokić
Vaso Manojlović
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description In the refinement process of bismuth by chlorinating of Bi-Pb alloy (Kroll-Betterton process) as a by-product lead chloride is formed. This study was focused on the lead valorization from PbCl 2 by aluminothermic and zincothermic reduction. Besides lead, as a main product, during aforementioned process technical grade alumina (aluminothermic reduction) and ZnCl2 (zincothermic reduction) were also obtained. The secondary aluminium and zinc of different granulometry were used as a reducent. The effect of temperature, time, granulometry of reducents and stirring speed (zincothermic reduction) on the lead recovery was investigated. Based on the experimental results, the optimal process parameters were defined. Recovery of crude lead (containing 98%Pb) was in the range 95-98% for aluminothermic reduction and 85-90% for zincothermic reduction. The crude lead can be further processed in lead smelters. Technical grade alumina was used in ceramic industry, wile zinc-chloride is suitable for hydrometallurgical treatment giving 50 % solution of zinc-chloride as the final product.
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spelling doaj-art-340403cf58a7419c999520355e8b31c32024-12-09T16:44:37ZengEngineering Society for Corrosion, Belgrade, SerbiaZaštita Materijala0351-94652466-25852015-03-01561596310.5937/ZasMat1501059M867Recovery of lead from by-products of the bismuth refining by metallothermic reduction treatmentsVladislav Matković0Branislav Marković1Miroslav Sokić2Vaso Manojlović3Institute of Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Row Materials - ITNMS, Belgrade, SerbiaInstitute of Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Row Materials - ITNMS, Belgrade, SerbiaInstitute of Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Row Materials - ITNMS, Belgrade, SerbiaInstitute of Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Row Materials - ITNMS, Belgrade, SerbiaIn the refinement process of bismuth by chlorinating of Bi-Pb alloy (Kroll-Betterton process) as a by-product lead chloride is formed. This study was focused on the lead valorization from PbCl 2 by aluminothermic and zincothermic reduction. Besides lead, as a main product, during aforementioned process technical grade alumina (aluminothermic reduction) and ZnCl2 (zincothermic reduction) were also obtained. The secondary aluminium and zinc of different granulometry were used as a reducent. The effect of temperature, time, granulometry of reducents and stirring speed (zincothermic reduction) on the lead recovery was investigated. Based on the experimental results, the optimal process parameters were defined. Recovery of crude lead (containing 98%Pb) was in the range 95-98% for aluminothermic reduction and 85-90% for zincothermic reduction. The crude lead can be further processed in lead smelters. Technical grade alumina was used in ceramic industry, wile zinc-chloride is suitable for hydrometallurgical treatment giving 50 % solution of zinc-chloride as the final product.https://www.zastita-materijala.org/index.php/home/article/view/868lead chloridealuminothermic reductionzincothermic reductionaluminazinc-chloridelead
spellingShingle Vladislav Matković
Branislav Marković
Miroslav Sokić
Vaso Manojlović
Recovery of lead from by-products of the bismuth refining by metallothermic reduction treatments
Zaštita Materijala
lead chloride
aluminothermic reduction
zincothermic reduction
alumina
zinc-chloride
lead
title Recovery of lead from by-products of the bismuth refining by metallothermic reduction treatments
title_full Recovery of lead from by-products of the bismuth refining by metallothermic reduction treatments
title_fullStr Recovery of lead from by-products of the bismuth refining by metallothermic reduction treatments
title_full_unstemmed Recovery of lead from by-products of the bismuth refining by metallothermic reduction treatments
title_short Recovery of lead from by-products of the bismuth refining by metallothermic reduction treatments
title_sort recovery of lead from by products of the bismuth refining by metallothermic reduction treatments
topic lead chloride
aluminothermic reduction
zincothermic reduction
alumina
zinc-chloride
lead
url https://www.zastita-materijala.org/index.php/home/article/view/868
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