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Hydrometallurgical Treatment of Copper Smelting Dust by Oxidation Leaching and Fractional Precipitation Technology

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In this study, we report the recovery of metals from copper smelting dust by oxidation leaching and fractional precipitation technology. Under the optimum conditions, the leaching efficiencies achieved for Cu, As, Fe, Cd, and Zn are 93.4%, 94.2%, 39.7%, 98.1%, and 90.7%, respectively. Fractional precipitation technology is then employed for the recovery of Cu, As, Zn, and Cd from the leaching solution. The precipitates generated in the sequential steps contain 54.2% Cu, 25.8% As, 65.3% Cd, and 59.5% Zn. The precipitation of Cu, Cd, and Zn as their sulfides can be modulated by controlling the redox potential, and the optimal values are +312 mV, +126 mV, and +30 mV, respectively.

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The authors acknowledge the support of the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 51404296) and the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (Grant 2016M602427).

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  1. School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, People’s Republic of China

    Tianzu Yang, Xinxin Fu, Weifeng Liu, Lin Chen & Duchao Zhang

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Yang, T., Fu, X., Liu, W. et al. Hydrometallurgical Treatment of Copper Smelting Dust by Oxidation Leaching and Fractional Precipitation Technology. JOM 69, 1982–1986 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-017-2492-6

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