Chapter 15

An Investigation on Antimony Production by Using Niederschlag Process

Sedef Pinar Basag

Sedef Pinar Basag

Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey

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Ahmet Turan

Ahmet Turan

Yalova University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Yalova, Turkey

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Onuralp Yucel

Onuralp Yucel

Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey

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First published: 03 February 2016

Summary

Niederschlag process is commonly used to produce metallic antimony. The process is a metallothermic process which is conducted in one step for metallic antimony production. Using this method Sb2S3 is mixed with coal and metallic iron and subjected to reduction. During heating, antimony sulfide is decomposed and sulphur combines with iron to form the matte phase. Metallic antimony is collected at the bottom of the crucible. In this study, evaluation of Sb2S3 concentrate, extracted and obtained from West Anatolian Region of Turkey was investigated by using Niederschlag process. The reductant stoichiometry, reduction temperature and duration were carried out in the experiments. Chemical analysis methods by using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) and X-ray diffraction spectrometry (XRD) techniques were used for the characterization of the concentrate, metallic nuggets and matte phases.

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