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A novel process for the treatment of spent potlining

Conference ·
OSTI ID:430566
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  1. Univ. of Melbourne, Parkville (Australia); and others
A description of a new process for the treatment of spent potlining (SPL) is presented in this paper together with a comparison between laboratory results and those obtained from a 100kg demonstration plant. The process uses a series of aqueous leaching steps, conducted at low temperature, to extract cyanide from SPL and recover the fluoride values as smelter grade AlF{sup 3} or acid grade CaF{sup 2}. The final carbonaceous residue contains the refractory compounds corundum and sodium beta-aluminate and TCLP tests demonstrate that it meets environmental requirements for land filling. 2 refs., 2 figs., 5 tabs.
OSTI ID:
430566
Report Number(s):
CONF-960730--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English