Hydrometallurgical Recovery …
529
Conclusions
A hydrometallurgical process to treat Harris dross has been developed by which lead,
tin, and arsenic are separated each other and 76% of tin included in Harris dross is
recovered as burtite (CaSn(OH) 6 ). The process developed has already been proven
by the pilot-scale tests. The commercial plant has been constructed at Hosokura for
starting-up in the next fiscal year. Burtite produced will be smelted and refined into
electrolytic tin in a tin smelter of Mitsubishi Materials Corp. This innovative business
has required the close and flexible network between group smelters of Mitsubishi
Materials Corp.
References
1. Wright PA (1982) Extractive metallurgy of tin. Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co., New York
2. Hunter F, Heeath T, Holton D (2013) Update of thermodynamic data for tin in the
HATCHES database. https://rwm.nda.gov.uk/publication/update-of-thermodynamic-data-fortin-in-the-hatches-database/. Accessed 9 Aug 2019
3. Kumasaka T, Shimono K, Tanaka K (1990) Precipitated calcium carbonate for paper industry.
J Jpn Tech Assoc Pulp Paper Ind 44(10):1067–1077
4. Agnihotri R, Mahuli SK, Chauk SS, Fan L (1999) Influence of surface modifiers on the structure
of precipitated calcium carbonate. Ind Eng Chem Res 38(6):2283–2291
529
Conclusions
A hydrometallurgical process to treat Harris dross has been developed by which lead,
tin, and arsenic are separated each other and 76% of tin included in Harris dross is
recovered as burtite (CaSn(OH) 6 ). The process developed has already been proven
by the pilot-scale tests. The commercial plant has been constructed at Hosokura for
starting-up in the next fiscal year. Burtite produced will be smelted and refined into
electrolytic tin in a tin smelter of Mitsubishi Materials Corp. This innovative business
has required the close and flexible network between group smelters of Mitsubishi
Materials Corp.
References
1. Wright PA (1982) Extractive metallurgy of tin. Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co., New York
2. Hunter F, Heeath T, Holton D (2013) Update of thermodynamic data for tin in the
HATCHES database. https://rwm.nda.gov.uk/publication/update-of-thermodynamic-data-fortin-in-the-hatches-database/. Accessed 9 Aug 2019
3. Kumasaka T, Shimono K, Tanaka K (1990) Precipitated calcium carbonate for paper industry.
J Jpn Tech Assoc Pulp Paper Ind 44(10):1067–1077
4. Agnihotri R, Mahuli SK, Chauk SS, Fan L (1999) Influence of surface modifiers on the structure
of precipitated calcium carbonate. Ind Eng Chem Res 38(6):2283–2291