Thermodynamic Behavior of As, Pb, and As during the Vacuum Carbothermal Reduction of Copper Anode Slime
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Abstract
The use of copper anode slime (CAS) for the removal of lead, bismuth, and arsenic is the key to recovering precious metals. In this paper, vacuum differential gravimetry experiments combined with thermodynamic equilibrium calculations reveal the effects of the temperature, system pressure, and carbon concentration on the interactions among Pb, Bi, and As during reduction. The carbon content is a direct factor limiting the reduction reactions of sulfate and arsenate phases, and affects the presence of arsenate reduction products. When the carbon content of the system is insufficient, As mainly exists as oxides in the reduction products, and the form of arsenic gradually converts to monomers with increasing carbon content. The reduction product Bi2S3 gradually converts to Bi and BiS as the temperature increases. The effect of temperature on arsenate is mainly related to the phase of the Pb- and Bi-containing reduction products. Moreover, vacuum differential gravimetry experiments were performed to verify the phase transformation of As, Pb, and Bi in CAS during vacuum carbon thermal reduction.
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OpenAlex topics: Metal Extraction and Bioleaching · Extraction and Separation Processes · Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
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Affiliations
Key Laboratory for Nonferrous Vacuum Metallurgy of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650093, China
National Engineering Research Center of Vacuum Metallurgy, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
School of Material Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China · The national Key R&D Program · Yunnan Science and Technology Plan Project · Scientist Studio of Yunnan Province
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