Study of Zinc Leaching of EAF Flue Dust Using Sodium Hydroxide

Junaid Saleem; Ahsan Abdul Ghani; Zeeshan A. Hameed; Hira Lal; Muhammad Shoaib

doi:10.21743/pjaec/2016.06.005

Study of Zinc Leaching of EAF Flue Dust Using Sodium Hydroxide

Junaid Saleem Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan and Department of Mechanical Engineering, DHA Suffa University, Karachi, Pakistan
Ahsan Abdul Ghani Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
Zeeshan A. Hameed Department of Quality Assurance, Peoples Steel Mills Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan
Hira Lal Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Muhammad Shoaib Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

During the production of steel from Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), large amount of by-product called EAF flue dust is generated. The major proportion of flue dust is comprised of Zn (41.5 % wt.). Different phases identified by XRD analysis are zincite, franklinite and magnetite with zincite being dominant. In this study, we have performed flue dust treatment using sodium hydroxide as leaching medium. Different concentrations of alkali were used to optimize maximum recovery of Zn. XRF and wet chemical methods were used to characterize the dust samples both before and after leaching. The optimum alkali concentration for selective leaching of Zn was found to be 4 M with a Zn recovery of 90 %.

Published

Jun 1, 2016

How to Cite

SALEEM, Junaid et al. Study of Zinc Leaching of EAF Flue Dust Using Sodium Hydroxide. Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, [S.l.], v. 17, n. 1, p. 5, june 2016. ISSN 2221-5255. Available at: <https://pjaec.pk/index.php/pjaec/article/view/84>. Date accessed: 05 oct. 2024.

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Vol 17 No 1 (2016): Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry

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