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A novel process on the recovery of zinc and manganese from spent alkaline and zinc-carbon batteries
SWERIM AB, Sweden.
SWERIM AB, Sweden.
Boliden Mineral AB, Sweden.
uRecycle, Finland.
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2021 (English)In: Journal of Hazardous Materials, ISSN 0304-3894, E-ISSN 1873-3336, Vol. 411, article id 124928Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Spent alkaline and zinc-carbon batteries contain valuable elements (notably, Zn and Mn), which need to be recovered to keep a circular economy. In this study, the black mass materials from those spent batteries are pyrometallurgically treated via a series of process steps in a pilot-scale KALDO furnace to produce an Mn–Zn product, a ZnO product, and an MnO (manganese monoxide) product, toward applications of Mn–Zn micronutrient fertilizer, zinc metal, and manganese alloy, respectively. After an oxidative roasting step, an Mn–Zn product, containing 43% Mn, 22% Zn, and negligible amounts of toxic elements (notably, Cd, Hg, and Pb), could be produced, being suitable for the micronutrient fertilizer application. After a reductive roasting step, a ZnO product and an MnO product are produced. The attained ZnO product, containing up to 84.6% ZnO, is suitable for zinc metal production when the leaching steps are taken to remove most of the Cl and F in the product. The attained MnO product, containing up to 91.7% MnO, is of premium quality for manganese alloy production, preferably for SiMn alloy production due to its low phosphorus content. The proposed application scenarios could substantially improve the recovery efficiency of those spent batteries. 

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Elsevier B.V. , 2021. Vol. 411, article id 124928
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Alkaline and zinc-carbon batteries, KALDO furnace, Pyrometallurgy, Recycling, Calcination, Carbon, Electric batteries, Fertilizers, II-VI semiconductors, Manganese oxide, Nutrients, Oxide minerals, Recovery, Silicon alloys, Trace elements, Zinc oxide, Alloy production, Application scenario, Circular economy, Fertilizer applications, Oxidative roasting, Phosphorus contents, Recovery efficiency, Zinc-carbon battery, Manganese alloys
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-51922DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124928Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85099013915OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-51922DiVA, id: diva2:1520415
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Funding details: Stiftelsen för Miljöstrategisk Forskning; Funding text 1: This work was supported by the MISTRA (The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research) – Closing the Loop II for the EBaR project ( https://closingtheloop.se/aktuella-projekt/ebar/ ).

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