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Characterization of industrial jarosites from the Mexican zinc extraction process
aUPIIH, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, DESCTI, San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Hidalgo, México bESIQIE, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, UPALM, Ciudad de México, México cCECyT 16, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, DESCTI, San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Hidalgo, México
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Abstract
A novel pyrometallurgical route was developed to obtain a Pb-Ag alloy by recycling two metallurgical wastes: lead paste obtained from spent lead-acid batteries and a jarosite residue obtained from the Mexican hydrometallurgical production of zinc. Both metallurgical wastes were characterized by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectra (SEM-EDS). Mixtures of both wastes were pyrometallurgically treated with sodium carbonate in a silicon carbide crucible at 1200 °C. A mixture ratio of 30% Na 2CO 3 - 40 % Lead paste - 30 % Jarosite produced the highest amount of Pb-Ag alloy, while the slags produced contained compounds such as Na 2(SO 4) and Na 2Fe(SO 4) 2, which have a high sulfur-fixing, contributing to the minimization of atmospheric pollution.
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