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Extraction Of Critical Electronic Materials From Steelmaking Wastes
Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
  • Weston Hartzell
  • Michael S. Moats, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

The stable domestic supply of gallium, indium, and germanium has been identified as a critical need for the USA. Electric arc furnace dusts processed to recover zinc produce a process residue that could be a potential source of these critical materials. An industrial zinc leach residue was characterized to determine the predominant mineral phases and leached with common mineral acids. Atmospheric agitated leaching using sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid were examined to determine the extractions of gallium, indium, and germanium as a function of concentration, temperature, and time. Extractions of gallium were found to be similar to iron in all experiments. The maximum percentage of Ga, Ge, and In leached into solution were 82%, ~100%, and 89%, respectively.

Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Comments
U.S. Department of Energy, Grant None
Keywords and Phrases
  • Critical materials,
  • Gallium,
  • Germanium,
  • Indium,
  • Recycling,
  • Zinc residue
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 Springer, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2023
Publication Date
01 Jan 2023
Citation Information
Weston Hartzell and Michael S. Moats. "Extraction Of Critical Electronic Materials From Steelmaking Wastes" Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (2023) ISSN: 2524-3470; 2524-3462
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael-moats/91/