extraction of zinc from zinc blend
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Zinc from zinc blende is obtained by first roasting of zinc. After roasting, a reduction process is carried out in the presence of carbon which leads to the formation of free metal that is zinc.
The different steps involved in the extraction of zinc from zinc blende (ZnS) are given below:
(i) Concentration of ore First, the gangue from zinc blende is removed by the froth floatation method.
(ii) Conversion to oxide (Roasting), Sulphone ore is converted into oxide by the process of roasting.
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