Industrial Symbiosis: High Purity Recovery of Metals from Waelz Sintering Waste by Aqueous SO sub(2) Solution

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 149; no. 2; p. 303
• Main Authors: Copur, Mehmet, Pekdemir, Turgay, Colak, Sabri, Kunkul, Asim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 22.10.2007

Sintering operation in the production of Zn, Cd, and Pb by Waelz process produces a powdery waste containing mainly (about 70%) ZnO, CdO, and PbO. The waste may be referred to as Waelz sintering waste (WSW). The aim of this study is to develop a process for the separation and recovery of the metals...