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Use of Phytic Acid for the Removal of Iron in Hot Acidic Leachate from Zinc Hydrometallurgy

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In zinc hydrometallurgy, hot-acidic leaching of calcines leads to Fe/Zn solutions in sulfuric acid medium. Three distinct processes have been previously developed to remove iron: jarosite, goethite and hematite. Each process displays their own drawbacks: important loss of zinc (jarosite, goethite), significant environmental impact of residue (jarosite) or economic cost (hematite). The work reported herein investigated the possibility of using phytic acid, a compound extractable from cereals, to remove iron. Precipitation was studied first at the laboratory-scale using DOE methodology and then with a laboratory pilot. At pH = 2.1, we showed that it is possible to remove up to 99.5% of iron with a loss of zinc equal to 0.6% and a residual concentration of FeIII of 130 mg L−1. Even if the amount of residue is more important than in the jarosite process, leaching tests showed that iron phytate could be stored in less drastic conditions than jarosite.

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Acknowledgements

Some facilities used in the work have been funded through the SusChemProc project, with the joint French Ministry of Research and Region Lorraine CPER program (2015–2020).

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  1. Institut Jean Lamour, Chimie et Electrochimie des Matériaux, Université de Lorraine, Metz, France

    Julien Comel, Eric Meux, Nathalie Leclerc & Sebastien Diliberto

  2. Laboratoire Lorrain de Chimie Moléculaire, Université de Lorraine, Metz, France

    Philippe Pierrat

  3. Élaboration et Mise en Forme des Matériaux Divisés, Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France

    Herve Muhr

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Comel, J., Meux, E., Leclerc, N. et al. Use of Phytic Acid for the Removal of Iron in Hot Acidic Leachate from Zinc Hydrometallurgy. JOM 73, 1652–1660 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-021-04640-y

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