Abstract:A study was conducted for metal extraction from copper smelting dust using the oxidation leaching and control of potential technology. The effects of H₂O₂ dosage, H₂O₂ feeding speed, initial HCl concentration, leaching temperature, liquid-to-solid ratio and leaching time on metals leaching efficiencies were investigated. The following optimized leaching conditions were obtained: H₂O₂ dosage of 0.8 mL/g (redox potential of 429 mV), H₂O₂ feeding speed of 1.0 mL/min, initial H₂SO₄ concentration of 1.0 mol/L, initial HCl concentration of 1.0 mol/L, leaching temperature of 80 °C, initial liquid-to-solid ratio of 5:1 mL/g and leaching time of 1.5 h. Under the optimized conditions, copper and arsenic can be effectively leached from copper smelting dust, leaving residue as a suitable lead resource. The average leaching efficiencies of copper, arsenic and iron are 95.27%, 96.82% and 46.65%, respectively.

Key words: copper; smelting dust; oxidation leaching; potential