Characterization of the products attained from a thermal treatment of a mix of zinc-carbon and alkaline batteries

This study applies a thermal separation process (TSP) to recover Fe, Mn, and Zn from hazardous spent zinc-carbon and alkaline batteries. In the TSP, the batteries were heated together with a reducing additive and the metals in batteries, according to their boiling points and densities, were found to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental technology. - 1998. - 37(2016), 12 vom: 18., Seite 1490-500
1. Verfasser: Kuo, Yi-Ming (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Lin, Chitsan, Wang, Jian-Wen, Huang, Kuo-Lin, Tsai, Cheng-Hsien, Wang, Chih-Ta
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Environmental technology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Metal distribution crystalline phase ingot particulate phase slag Air Pollutants Gases Metals, Heavy mehr... Particulate Matter Carbon 7440-44-0 Zinc J41CSQ7QDS
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Zusammenfassung:This study applies a thermal separation process (TSP) to recover Fe, Mn, and Zn from hazardous spent zinc-carbon and alkaline batteries. In the TSP, the batteries were heated together with a reducing additive and the metals in batteries, according to their boiling points and densities, were found to move into three major output materials: slag, ingot (mainly Fe and Mn), and particulate (particularly Zn). The slag well encapsulated the heavy metals of interest and can be recycled for road pavement or building materials. The ingot had high levels of Fe (522,000 mg/kg) and Mn (253,000 mg/kg) and can serve as an additive for stainless steel-making processes. The particulate phase had a Zn level of 694,000 mg/kg which is high enough to be directly sold for refinement. Overall, the TSP effectively recovered valuable metals from the hazardous batteries
Beschreibung:Date Completed 13.12.2016
Date Revised 30.12.2016
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1479-487X
DOI:10.1080/09593330.2015.1119203