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The slag-to-metal distribution ratios of palladium (Pd), \( L_{\text{Pd}}^{s/m} \), in the range of oxygen partial pressure (pO2) from 10−10 to 10−7 atm at 1473 K to 1623 K (1200 °C to 1350 °C); distribution ratios of tantalum (Ta), \( L_{\text{Ta}}^{s/m} \), in the range of pO2 from 10−16 to 10−12 atm at 1673 K and 1873 K (1400 °C and 1600 °C), have been determined in this study. The \( L_{\text{Pd}}^{s/m} \) in FeO x -CaO-SiO2-MgO and copper at 1573 K (1300 °C) and pO2 = 10−8 atm is dependant strongly on basicity of slag, i.e. (CaO + MgO)/SiO2 or optical basicity. The current results suggest that Pd presents in the FeO x -CaO-SiO2-MgO slag predominantly as Pd2+. The activity coefficient of PdO in the slag at 1573 K (1300 °C) and pO2 = 10−8 atm was calculated to be in the range of 3.89 × 10−3 to 2.63 × 10−2. The \( L_{\text{Pd}}^{s/m} \) was also found to increase with increasing of pO2 and with decreasing of temperature. It was observed that Ta mostly partition to slag phase and very small amount of Ta was found in liquid copper at the high temperature and reduced condition studied. It can be suggested that to promote recovery of palladium from Pd-containing e-waste, a slag with lower silica content and basic flux based, high temperature with reducing atmosphere, is highly desired particularly in secondary copper smelting.
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The authors wish to acknowledge the Swinburne University Postgraduate Research Award (SUPRA) support and the Wealth from Waste Research Cluster, a collaborative program between the Australian CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation); University of Technology, Sydney; The University of Queensland, Swinburne University of Technology, Monash University and Yale University, USA.
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Shuva, M.A.H., Rhamdhani, M.A., Brooks, G.A. et al. Thermodynamics of Palladium (Pd) and Tantalum (Ta) Relevant to Secondary Copper Smelting. Metall Mater Trans B 48, 317–327 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-016-0839-y
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