Chemistry Letters, Vol.48, No.4, 333-336, 2019
A Novel Simple Process for Nanostructured Flower-like Metallic Zn from Zn-containing Electric Arc Furnace Dust
A novel short process was firstly proposed for the synthesis of nanostructured flower-like metallic Zn from Zn-containing electric arc furnace dust leaching solution. The effects of metal ions coexisting in leachate on the electrodeposition of Zn was investigated. Results indicated that flower-like Zn with a large specific surface area was achieved in the presence of other cations, and the current efficiency reached about 79%. This study may develop a simple way for the direct electrodeposition of metallic Zn from Zn-containing solution with multiple impurity ions.