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Report of Investigations 8770: Integrated Operation of Ferric Chloride Leaching, Molten-Salt Electrolysis Process for Production of Lead

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  • Personal Author:
  • Corporate Authors:
    United States. Bureau of Mines
  • Description:
    The Bureau of Mines, under a cooperative research program with four lead companies, has investigated a nonsmelting process for the production of lead metal. The process, which would eliminate sulfur dioxide generation and minimize particulate lead emissions, involves ferric chloride leaching of galena concentrate to produce lead chloride, followed by molten-salt electrolysis of the lead chloride to yield lead metal and chlorine. This chlorine is used to regenerate ferric chloride in the leaching solution. The process was tested in an experimental unit with a capacity of 500 lb of lead metal per day. The tests were performed in three 10-day and six 5- day campaigns, during a period spanning 28 mo. The study was carried out using a southeastern Missouri lead concentrate. Typical lead recovery was about 98 pct. Process problems related to impurity buildup and control were studied. When copper and silver impurities were removed from the leaching solution, a lead metal purity of 99.999 pct was obtained. Lead-in-air levels and lead-in- blood levels of operating personnel were monitored. The process has potential for producing lead with minimum pollution, but is not ready for commercial utilization. Operation of a prototype commercial electrolytic cell and a full-scale pilot-plant investigation by industry are needed to evaluate the commercial viability of the process. [Description provided by NIOSH]
  • Subjects:
  • Series:
    Mining Publications
  • Subseries:
    Report of Investigations
  • ISSN:
    1066-5552 (print)
  • Publisher:
    United States. Bureau of Mines
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Genre:
    Case Report
  • Place as Subject:
  • Rights:
    Public Domain
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Division:
    RERC - Reno Research Center
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    28 pdf pages
  • Contributor:
    Haver, Frank P. ; Herve, B. P. ; Marchant, Jack D. ; Eichbaum, B. R. ; Olson, S. M. ; Moyer, S. G.
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:10002878
  • Citation:
    NTIS: PB83/225474; :1-21
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    1983
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Source Full Name:
    NTIS: PB83/225474
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:ce3d2bb4bb4ad81e3dc58f65c1f0a3a93b5d0aa35978375ffc8fd5111d0c3bacec67b5ac8a52e858397909596268a8a42c49453e8a75b6d2415b7297062046ee
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    Filetype[PDF - 1.95 MB ]
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