Solar Production of Zinc from the Zinc Silicate Ore Willemite
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Solar Production of Zinc from the Zinc Silicate Ore Willemite

  • Weidenkaff, Anke Solid State Chemistry, University of Augsburg, Universita¨tsstr. 1, 86159 Augsburg, Germany
  • Reller, Armin Solid State Chemistry, University of Augsburg, Universita¨tsstr. 1, 86159 Augsburg, Germany
  • Steinfeld, Aldo Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232, Switzerland
  • 2000-11-1
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  • Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. - ASME International. - 2000, vol. 123, no. 2, p. 98-101
English The thermal extraction of zinc from its ore willemite, Zn2SiO4, is investigated using concentrated solar energy. Experiments conducted at above 1750 K in a high-flux solar furnace yielded the products Zn(g), O2, and SiO2l.
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