• Resources Recycling
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.28-33
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• 1999

Trus paper presenls a hydrometallurgical process Tor recovcnng ~uckcals mckcl sulfate fiom the spent nickel-cadrnlum bauery in whch c:,dmi~lm war re~novcdb y vapowing m e h d in vacuum. F ~ s ts,e lcct~vcc rushing and classification mell~odw ere performed to separate iron physically and the nickel-rich sample (over 80% nickel) was obtained. Ths sarnple was dissolved in sulf~ uiuica cid to obtain a luckcl sulfatc soluho~d~o se to its seluradon painl. TIE Cree acid in the unpurificd nickcl solut~onw as neutl-dized and iron war ve~novedk om the solulmn Thc mckel sulhte solution was c~yst~llizeadt around 45'C to obtain ruckel sulfate henahyril-ate.