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Levent Kartal, Mehmet Barış Daryal, Güldem Kartal Şireli, and Servet Timur, One-step electrochemical reduction of stibnite concentrate in molten borax, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 26(2019), No. 10, pp.1258-1265. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12613-019-1867-9
Levent Kartal, Mehmet Barış Daryal, Güldem Kartal Şireli, and Servet Timur, One-step electrochemical reduction of stibnite concentrate in molten borax, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 26(2019), No. 10, pp.1258-1265. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12613-019-1867-9
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One-step electrochemical reduction of stibnite concentrate in molten borax

摘要: In this study, antimony production from a stibnite concentrate (Sb2S3) was performed in one step using a molten salt electrolysis method and borax as an electrolyte. Electrochemical reduction of the stibnite concentrate was performed at 800℃ under galvanostatic conditions and explained in detail by the reactions and intermediate compounds formed in the borax. The effects of current density (100-800 mA·cm-2) and electrolysis time (10-40 min) on cathodic current efficiency and antimony yields were systematically investigated. During the highest current efficiency, which was obtained at 600 mA·cm-2, direct metal production was possible with 62% cathodic current efficiency and approximately 6 kWh/kg energy consumption. At the end of the 40-min electrolysis duration at 600 mA·cm-2 current density, antimony reduction reached 30.7 g and 99% of the antimony fed to the cell was obtained as metal.

 

One-step electrochemical reduction of stibnite concentrate in molten borax

Abstract: In this study, antimony production from a stibnite concentrate (Sb2S3) was performed in one step using a molten salt electrolysis method and borax as an electrolyte. Electrochemical reduction of the stibnite concentrate was performed at 800℃ under galvanostatic conditions and explained in detail by the reactions and intermediate compounds formed in the borax. The effects of current density (100-800 mA·cm-2) and electrolysis time (10-40 min) on cathodic current efficiency and antimony yields were systematically investigated. During the highest current efficiency, which was obtained at 600 mA·cm-2, direct metal production was possible with 62% cathodic current efficiency and approximately 6 kWh/kg energy consumption. At the end of the 40-min electrolysis duration at 600 mA·cm-2 current density, antimony reduction reached 30.7 g and 99% of the antimony fed to the cell was obtained as metal.

 

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