To provide a method for recovering metallic
zinc from
solid metallurgical waste containing
zinc and
manganese.SOLUTION: A. contacting the
solid metallurgical waste with an aqueous leaching solution comprising
chloride ions and
ammonium ions to produce one or more leachates comprising
zinc ions and
manganese ions and one or more insoluble
solid residues; b. cementing the
leachate by adding metallic zinc as a precipitating agent to remove one or more metals other than zinc and
manganese present in ionic form in the
leachate; B. producing a purified
leachate; and c. subjecting the purified leachate to
electrolysis in an
electrolytic cell comprising one or more cathodes and one or more anodes to deposit metallic zinc on the cathodes and produce one or more
effluent leachates. The method comprises, prior to the
electrolysis, the step of precipitating manganese ions by oxidation with
permanganate ions and subsequently separating the
sediment containing MnO2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1