Application of hydrometallurgical process for metals recovery from exhaust batteries

The application of hydrometallurgical processes have been experimented starting from spent alkaline batteries. Main aim of the research was to develop a preliminary experimental work to recover selectively MnO2 and Zn from leaching solution containing Mn and Zn, both at concentration of 10 g dm-3, by electrolysis, with the scope to apply electrochemical technologies for Zn and Mn recovery from exhaust batteries. The results have demonstrated the technical feasibility of the application of the mentioned technologies; in fact, high recoveries of manganese and zinc dissolved in solution were achieved (97 % MnO2 and 98.50 % Zn).