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Mathematical Simulation of the Copper Drossing in Lead Bath with Sulphur Injection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2012

Victor Hugo Gutiérrez Pérez ,
Alejandro Cruz Ramírez ,
Marissa Vargas Ramírez ,
Marlenne Gonzalez Nava  and
Angélica Sánchez Martínez
Victor Hugo Gutiérrez Pérez
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ingeniería Metalúrgica, ESIQIE- IPN. A. Postal 118-431, México D.F. 07051, Tel xx(52) 55-5729-6000 ext. 54202, fax: xx(52) 55-5273-2996.
Alejandro Cruz Ramírez
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ingeniería Metalúrgica, ESIQIE- IPN. A. Postal 118-431, México D.F. 07051, Tel xx(52) 55-5729-6000 ext. 54202, fax: xx(52) 55-5273-2996.
Marissa Vargas Ramírez
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación en Metalurgia y Materiales, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo. Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo Km 4.5, Pachuca-Hgo. México 42084.
Marlenne Gonzalez Nava
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ingeniería Metalúrgica, ESIQIE- IPN. A. Postal 118-431, México D.F. 07051, Tel xx(52) 55-5729-6000 ext. 54202, fax: xx(52) 55-5273-2996.
Angélica Sánchez Martínez
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ingeniería Metalúrgica, ESIQIE- IPN. A. Postal 118-431, México D.F. 07051, Tel xx(52) 55-5729-6000 ext. 54202, fax: xx(52) 55-5273-2996.
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Abstract

Lead is an engineering material used mainly in the manufacturing of lead-acid batteries for the automotive industry. Lead recovery from exhausted batteries is carried out by the pyrometallurgical route by injecting sulfur the powder reagent through a lance into the lead bath. In this work a mathematical simulation was carried out on the copper drossing process with the software COMSOL 3.4. A kinetic study of the injection process of the lance-kettle system was carried out. The copper concentration profiles were obtained according with the injection rate of the particles. The best conditions for the copper drossing process were an injection rate of 3.31 m/s at 380°C. The modeling results were validated with experimental results obtaining good agreement.

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Keywordsleadsimulationcopper drossinginjection
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1380 , 2012 , imrc2011-1380-s21-full009
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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