Metal Production by Electrolysis of Molten Salt-Metal Sulfide Slurries

摘要

A laboratory-scale study is reported of a slurry electrolysis process for producing zinc and sulfur from sphalerite concentrate, and lead and sulfur from galena concentrate. The process involves the electrolysis of a molten metal chloride slurry containing metal sulfide particulates to produce molten metal at the cathode and sulfur at the anode.