Hydrometallurgical Preparation of Strontium Carbonate from Strontium-containing Anode Slime
Received:September 14, 2024   Revised:October 01, 2024   Accepted:October 08, 2024      Published Online:March 18, 2025
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DOI:doi:10.20237/j.issn.1007-7545.2025.04.022
KeyWord:zinc electrodeposition;strontium-containing anode slime;strontium carbonate;electrolyte additive
                    
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DUAN Yukun 福州大学紫金地质与矿业学院
QIU Xiaoling 福州大学紫金地质与矿业学院
SU Guohui 福州大学紫金地质与矿业学院
ZHANG Wenze 福州大学紫金地质与矿业学院
CHI Xiaopeng 福州大学紫金地质与矿业学院
WENG Wei 福州大学紫金地质与矿业学院
ZHONG Shuiping 福州大学紫金地质与矿业学院;.福建省新能源金属绿色提取与高值利用重点实验室;紫金矿业集团股份有限公司
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Abstract:
      The strontium carbonate (SrCO3) is one of the key additives for keeping the stable electrodeposition of metal zinc. Herein, reclamation of Sr from the anode slime and returning it to zinc electrolyte was realized by HCl leaching firstly, followed by Na2CO3-induced precipitation of SrCO3 from the leaching solution. The optimization of reaction temperature, reaction time, liquid-solid ratio and the amount of sodium carbonate were investigated. When the leaching temperature is 65 ℃, leaching time is three hours, ratio of liquid to solid is 30 mL/g, and the amount of sodium carbonate is 1.5 times the molar amount of strontium sulfate, the recovery of strontium in anode slime is 37.6%, and the obtained strontium carbonate product contains strontium 42.9% (equivalent to 71.5% SrCO3). The main metallic impurities are zinc and manganese, which will not induce deterioration for zinc electrodeposition because both Zn2+ and Mn2+ are the main ions of zinc electrolyte. Therefore, the obtained SrCO3 can be recycled into the electrolyte as additive for zinc electrodeposition. The research results are expected to provide reference for the recovery and utilization of strontium resources in anode slime of zinc smelting.
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