Carbon-Free Selective Extraction of Zinc and Lead from EAF-Dust

In electric-arc furnace dust, zinc content can reach 43%, lead and content can reach 4%. The ecotoxicant content such as dioxins and furans (D&F) adsorbed on dust particles achieve 500 ng/kg of dust. Generally, zinc and lead are reduced from their oxides by dint of carbon (an average of 500 kg/t...

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Published in:Steel in translation 2020, Vol.50 (8), p.531-536
Main Authors: Simonyan, L. M., Demidova, N. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon
Carbon content
Chemistry and Materials Science
Chlorine
Composition
Dioxins
Dust
Electric arc furnaces
Furans
Materials Science
Zinc
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Summary:In electric-arc furnace dust, zinc content can reach 43%, lead and content can reach 4%. The ecotoxicant content such as dioxins and furans (D&F) adsorbed on dust particles achieve 500 ng/kg of dust. Generally, zinc and lead are reduced from their oxides by dint of carbon (an average of 500 kg/t dust). The results of thermodynamic calculations and experimental studies have shown that these metals can be extracted from dust without the participation of carbon or at its low content (less than 3%) [1]. Temperature of about 1400 K is required to extract lead, and about 2000 K is required for zinc extraction. The temperatures of their extraction depend on the dust composition, in particular, on the carbon content, chlorine and the O/C ratio [2]. They can also depend on phase and dispersed dust composition. A physicochemical analysis of the dust formation processes in electric arc furnaces (EAF) has been carried out, the composition and properties of dust have been investigated, and experimental studies of the zinc and lead selective extraction process in laboratory conditions have been leaded. A dust processing technology has been developed and the possible innovative potential of the expected results has been assessed. The approaches are based on the study of a continuous two-stage process of carbon-free and zinc and lead selective extraction from EAF dust of different composition. One of the main results of the work, along with the creation of a technology that ensures the selective zinc and lead extraction up to 99%, is the development of a process for neutralizing EAF dust from D&F to an environmentally safe level.
ISSN:0967-0912
1935-0988
DOI:10.3103/S0967091220080112