The minimisation of copper losses during iron and aluminium precipitation from zinc leach liquors

The basis for this research project was that copper is lost in the Leaching Plant of the Nyrstar Budel zinc smelter. In the section of the Leaching Plant copper is lost, iron and aluminium are precipitated. Sampling of this process showed that the removal of copper from the solution is a function of pH and is mainly linked to the removal of...