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Recovery of Zinc from Treatment of Spent Acid Solutions from the Pickling Stage of Galvanizing Plants

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  • Svetlana B. Zueva

    (Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Voronezh State University of Engineering, 394036 Voronezh, Russia)

  • Francesco Ferella

    (Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy)

  • Valentina Innocenzi

    (Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy)

  • Ida De Michelis

    (Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy)

  • Valentina Corradini

    (Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy)

  • Nicolò M. Ippolito

    (Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy)

  • Francesco Vegliò

    (Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy)

Abstract

Typical methods for the treatment of waste pickling solutions include precipitation by alkaline reagents, most commonly calcium hydroxide. As a result, large volumes of galvanic sludge form, containing iron, calcium, sulphates, and a relatively small quantity of zinc (<20%), making Zn recovery not profitable. In summary, state-of-the-art Zn galvanization processes entail the loss of valuable metals and the irrational and expensive handling of spent pickling solutions (SPSs). The resulting conclusion is that there is room for a significant improvement in the way SPSs are treated, with the double goal of enhancing Zn galvanization methods’ economic viability and achieving a lesser impact on the environment’s processes. The experimental results show that it is possible to use SPS as a coagulant to treat the process wastewaters, kept separated, and added with sodium hydroxide. The results in obtaining precipitates with Zn contents higher than 40%, increasing the added advantage of making Zn recovery profitable. The results show the possibility of using SPS as a coagulant in the process of physical-chemical wastewater treatment and sodium hydroxide to obtain a precipitate with a zinc content of more than 40%.

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  • Svetlana B. Zueva & Francesco Ferella & Valentina Innocenzi & Ida De Michelis & Valentina Corradini & Nicolò M. Ippolito & Francesco Vegliò, 2021. "Recovery of Zinc from Treatment of Spent Acid Solutions from the Pickling Stage of Galvanizing Plants," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:1:p:407-:d:474763
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