Leaching Kinetics of Hemimorphite in Ammonium Chloride Solution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Leaching Methods
3. Results
3.1. Effect of Leaching Temperature
3.2. Effect of Stirring Speed
3.3. Effect of Ammonium Chloride Concentration
3.4. Effect of Particle Size
3.5. Kinetic Discussion
3.6. Characterization of the Leaching Residues
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Phase | ZnSO4 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O | ZnS | ZnFe2O4 | Zn (total) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Content (%) 1 | 0.08 | 41.90 | 0.20 | 0.06 | 42.24 |
Occupancy (%) 2 | 0.19 | 99.20 | 0.47 | 0.14 | 100 |
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Zhao, D.; Yang, S.; Chen, Y.; Tang, C.; He, J.; Li, H. Leaching Kinetics of Hemimorphite in Ammonium Chloride Solution. Metals 2017, 7, 237. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7070237
Zhao D, Yang S, Chen Y, Tang C, He J, Li H. Leaching Kinetics of Hemimorphite in Ammonium Chloride Solution. Metals. 2017; 7(7):237. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7070237
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Duoqiang, Shenghai Yang, Yongming Chen, Chaobo Tang, Jing He, and Hao Li. 2017. "Leaching Kinetics of Hemimorphite in Ammonium Chloride Solution" Metals 7, no. 7: 237. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7070237