Process and apparatus for recovery of non-ferrous metals from zinc residues

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PATENT NO 8557174
APP PUB NO 20110042868A1
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12880693

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The invention relates to a process for the separation and recovery of non-ferrous metals from zinc-bearing residues, in particular from residues produced by the zinc manufacturing industry. The process comprises the steps of:—subjecting the residue to a flash or agitated bath fuming step, thereby producing an Fe bearing slag and Zn- and Pb-bearing fumes; and—extracting the Zn- and Pb-bearing fumes and valorizing Zn and Pb; characterized in that CaO, SiO2 and MgO are added as a flux before or during the fuming step so as to obtain a final slag composition with: formula (I) all concentrations being expressed in wt %. The invention also relates to a single-chamber reactor for Zn-fuming equipped with one or more submerged plasma torches as heat and gas sources.

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UMICOREBRUSSELS BELGIUM BRUSSELS BRUSSELS

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Aerts, Jonathan Turnhout, BE 4 11
Janssens, Benedict Herentals, BE 3 11
Santen, Sven Hofors, SE 32 307
Van, Camp Maurits Mortsel, BE 6 26

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