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HOW IS ZINC PRODUCED? |
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Nearly 10
million tonnes per year of zinc are produced around the world. The standard
product is 99.995% pure.
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Lead and zinc deposits
occur naturally together, and lead has a significant influence in the
production of zinc. |
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Most of the
world’s zinc is produced by the electrolytic process.
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Retort production of
zinc was the original method used but, apart from in |
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The Imperial
Smelting Process (ISP), which is a thermal process, was developed to produce
zinc and lead simultaneously.
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