| | United States Patent: 5,453,111 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | During the leaching process of the present invention, 95-100% of the zinc present as zinc oxide is extracted, compared to about 55% in Peters; 50-70% of the lead present is removed, compared to less than 5% in Peters; and 50-70% of the cadmium is removed, compared to less than half in Peters. |
 | | Minimizing the amount of zinc dust required increases the economy of the process first by reducing the quantity of zinc needed, second by reducing the mass of material to be processed, and third by allowing the removal of a proportionally greater quantity of lead and cadmium. |
 | | The present process uses dispersants in the ammonium chloride solution to keep the zinc powder from clumping and thus increasing the efficiency of the cementation process. |
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