Recovery of gallium from zinc concentrate by pressure oxygen leaching

Zinc concentrate with high gallium content is one of the main resources of gallium.The gallium presents in the form of isomorphism in tetrahedron coordination with sulfur in sphalerite.The research was to investigate the amenability of zinc concentrate with high gallium to pressure oxygen leaching.The particle size,sulfuric acid concentration,oxygen partial pressure,additive amount,and time of reaction were studied.The extraction yields of gallium and zinc are 86%and 98%,respectively.The optimal condition is 100 g of zinc concentrate with particle size smaller than 38 lm,sulfuric acid concentration150 g L-1,leaching temperature 150℃,leaching time120 min,oxygen partial pressure 0.7 MPa,additive amount of 0.2 wt%.

Atmospheric oxygen-rich direct leaching behavior of zinc sulphide concentrate

The leaching behavior of main metallic sulphides in zinc concentrate under atmospheric oxygen-rich direct leaching conditions was studied through mineralogical analysis. The results show that the sulphides dissolve obviously except pyrite. Based on the relationship between elemental sulfur and the residual sulphides in the leaching residue, the dissolution of sphalerite, chalcopyrite, covellite and galena is assumed to follow the indirect oxidation reactions, where the acidic dissolution takes place firstly and then the released H2S transfers from the mineral surface into bulk solution and is further oxidized into elemental sulfur. The interface chemical reaction is further supposed as the controlling step in the leaching of these sulphides. The direct electrochemical oxidation reactions are assumed to contribute to the dissolution of pyrrhotite, which is controlled by the diffusion through elemental sulfur layer.

Pressure acid leaching of zinc sulfide concentrate

Effects of particle size of the zinc sulfide concentrate,leaching temperature,solid-to-liquid ratio and additive amount on pressure acid leaching process of the zinc sulfide concentrate were studied.The results indicate that the additive can improve the reaction kinetics and the conversion rate.And sulfur can be successfully separated from the zinc sulfide concentrate as elemental sulfur.The reasonable experiment parameters are obtained as follows:the leaching temperature 150℃,oxygen partial pressure 1 MPa,additive amount 1%,solid-to-liquid ratio 1:4,leaching time 2 h,initial sulfuric acid concentration 15%,and particle size less than 44μm.Under the optimum conditions,the leaching rate of the zinc can reach 95%and the reduction rate of the sulfur can reach 90%.

Extracting indium and preparing ferric oxide for soft magnetic ferrite materials from zinc calcine reduction lixivium

A hydrometallurgical process for indium extraction and ferric oxide powder preparation for soft magnetic ferrite material was developed. Using reduction lixivium from high-acid reductive leaching of zinc oxide calcine as raw solution, copper and indium were firstly recovered by iron powder cementation and neutralization. The recovery ratios of Cu and In are 99% and 95%, respectively. Some harmful impurities that have negative influences on magnetic properties of soft magnetic ferrite material are deeply removed with sulfidization purification and neutral flocculation method. Under the optimum conditions, the content of impurities like Cu, Pb, As, Al in pure Zn-Fe sulfate solution are less than 0.004 g/L, but those of Cd, Si, Ca and Mg are relatively high. Finally, thermal precipitation of iron is carried out at 210 ℃ for 1.5 h. The precipitation ratio of Fe is 93.33%. Compared with the quality standard of ferric oxide for soft magnetic ferrite materials, the contents of Al and Mg in obtained ferric oxide powder meet the requirement of YHT1 level of ferric oxide, and those of Si, Ca meet the requirement of YHT3 level of ferric oxide. XRD and SEM characterizations confirm that the obtained sample is well-dispersed spindle spherule with regular a-Fe2O3 crystal structure. The length-to-diameter ratio ofa-Fe2O3 powder is （3-4）：1 with an average particle size of 0.5 μm.

ELECTROCHEMICAL NOISE ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE Zn^(2+)IONS CONCENTRATION ON ZINC ELECTROPLATING

The influence of the concentration of Zn2+ ions on zinc electroplating process was investigated by means of electrochemical noise (EN) and cyclic voltammetry methods in conjunction with the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) technique. It was found that the EN generated during the electroplating of dentritic or large polymeric zinc deposit has large potential oscillation amplitude and positive potential drift while the compact zinc deposit possesses small noise amplitude and little potential drift. With the change of rate determining step from diffusion-control through mixed-control to activation-control, the maximum relative energy obtained from wavelet analysis defined from the region with larger scales to those with smaller scales, and the EDP (relative energy distribution plot) can be us, as 'fingerprints' of EN to characterize the electroplating process and the deposit structure. The results also showed that electrochemical noise technique can give more information about the electrodeposit structure than other normal electrochemical measurements, such as linear potential sweep method and cyclic voltammetry technique.

Effect of Socio-Demographic Factors on Zinc Status of Infants and Preschool Children in East Gojjam, Amhara Region of Ethiopia

Zinc deficiency is a public health concern and is the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries. The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of zinc deficiency among infants and preschool children. Based on a community, the cross-sectional study was conducted in East Gojjam between October 2011 and April 2012. Two hundred and forty infants and preschool children were randomly selected in the study. Data on potential determinants of zinc deficiency were collected using a structured questionnaire. Serum zinc concentration was measured using atomic absorption spectrometer. Statistical analysis was done using ANOVA, independent sample student＇s t-test and linear regression model. The mean serum zinc concentration of infants and preschool children was 62.98 （±13.03） μg/dL in 95% confidence interval （CI） between 61.32 and 64.63 （i.e., 95% CI： 61.32, 64.63）. About 57,1% of the subjects were zinc deficient. The main determinants of low serum zinc status of infants and preschool children were age and number of family members living on the same land. Zinc status of older children was 3.67 μg/dL （95% CI： -5.58, -1.77） lower than children who were aged 6-10 months. Serum zinc status of infants and preschool children is decreased by 0.83 p.g/dL （95% CI： -1.36, -0.30） with each additional family member. Food insecurity, dietary diversity, sex, child health, anthropometric indices, maternal education and wealth index were not associated with serum zinc status. Zinc deficiency among infants and preschool children is highly prevalent. Such potential deficiencies require urgent attention, including complementary food preparation education, traditional phytate reduction method and family planning implementation recommended in the study area.

铁成分对硫化锌精矿的半导体性质及化学反应性的影响

硫化锌精矿(以下简称精矿)除含有主要元素锌与硫外,还含有其它元素,尤其是含有相当多的铁。在湿法处理精矿时,其铁成分的行为取决于铁的矿物存在形式。精矿中的铁可以铁闪锌矿[(Zn,Fe)S)、黄铁矿、黄铜矿的形式存在。铁闪锌矿的铁含量可在很大的范围内变化,其物理化学性质也随铁含量而变化,因此对精矿的湿法直接处理产生很大的影响。本文研究出一种可靠的、确定精矿矿物组成的化学分析方法,着重于测定铁在精矿各矿物中的分布,及铁闪锌矿铁含量的变化规律。在此基础上,实验研究了精矿中的铁(尤其是铁闪锌矿中的铁)对精矿的半导体性质的影响规律,应用半导体电化学原理讨论了精矿铁含量对精矿的直接浸出(常压、硫酸介质)的影响机理。