The effects of the type and the amount of various catalysts on the rate of the carbothermic reduction of zinc sulfide in the presence of calcium oxide were studied using thermogravimetric analysis system (TGA). Experimental results revealed that order of the effects of the catalysts is LiCO3≈Na2CO3≈Na2SO4>Li2SO4>K2CO3>K2SO4. It was also observed that with more Li2CO3 the reaction is faster, when the amount of Li2CO3 was less then 2.0 wt. %.
The effects of the type and the amount of various catalysts on the rate of the carbothermic reduction of zinc sulfide in the presence of calcium oxide were studied using thermogravimetric analysis system (TGA). Experimental results revealed that order of the effects of the catalysts is LiCO3≈Na2CO3≈Na2SO4>Li2SO4>K2CO3>K2SO4. It was also observed that with more Li2CO3 the reaction is faster, when the amount of Li2CO3 was less then 2.0 wt. %.