Ultrasound effects on zinc recovery from EAF dust by sulfuric acid leaching

In this work, an ultrasound-assisted leaching process was studied for the recovery of zinc from electric arc furnace （EAF） dust, in which zinc was mainly present in the form of franklinite （60%）. HydrometaUurgy is emerging as a preferred process for the recovery of a va- riety of metals, and the use of ultrasound could offer advantages over the conventional leaching process, especially for the dissolution of franklinite. Franklinite is a refractory phase that is difficult to leach and represents the main obstacle in conventional hydrometallurgy proc- essing. Atmospheric leaching with different sulfuric acid concentrations （0.2-2.0 M） at two temperatures （323 and 353 K） was performed. The tests were conducted using both conventional and ultrasound-assisted leaching. After the leaching tests, the solid residues were charac- terized by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and X-ray diffraction （XRD） techniques, whereas the leach liquor was analyzed by induc- tively coupled plasma spectroscopy OCP）. The use of ultrasound facilitated the dissolution of franklinite at low acid concentrations and re- suited in a greater zinc recovery under all of the investigated operating conditions.

AZ91和AZ80镁合金表面含石墨纳米颗粒的PEO涂层的摩擦和腐蚀行为（英文）

用等离子电解氧化(PEO)法在AZ91和AZ80镁合金表面制备涂层,研究在电解液中添加石墨纳米颗粒对涂层的耐腐蚀性和耐磨性能的影响。所用电解液为含有磷酸盐和硅酸盐的碱性溶液,并采用两种不同的PEO处理时间(1 min和3 min)。用动电位极化法和电化学阻抗谱(EIS)分析涂层的耐腐蚀性,用平面-盘式滑动摩擦实验测试其耐磨性能。用扫描电镜及能谱仪(SEM-EDS)观察涂层的组织形貌、微观结构、元素组成和涂层厚度。结果表明,石墨纳米颗粒增加了涂层的厚度,封闭了表面的孔隙,使涂层更致密,因此提高了其耐腐蚀性和耐磨性能。由于AZ91具有更高的铝含量,其耐腐蚀性能和耐磨性能的提高比AZ80更显著。