This study reports on the assessment of the impact of antimony mine wastes from Xikuangshan (XKS) Antimony Mine in Lengshuijiang City, Hunan Province. We focus on the leaching of a number of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) from residues from the processing of antimony ore.

Antimony was widely used in that time and during the First World War as it was found to be the best alloying material for lead to produce munitions that capable of armor plate penetration. A variety of compounds containing antimony as the major constituents were also used for other ammunition types such as detonators, tracer …

There are many varieties of antimony ore, including antimonite, antimonite, antimony, antimony ochre, etc. Depending on the properties of the ore, the optional …

This has sparked efforts to find secondary sources of antimony either through the recycling of end-of-life products or by recovering antimony from industrial …

s are limited, as well as all ore sources of "small" metals. Today, secondary antimony production is mainly limited to the processing of antimony-containing lead alloys from lead-acid accumulator processing plants. Industrial interest is also represented by waste from the production of lead, gold, copper and antimony: enrichment tailings, man-made …

On the basis of knowledge of the beneficiation properties of antimony minerals reported in the previous part of this article, this second half reviews the state of technology for separation of those minerals and summarizes experience from …

After the 1950s, the dominant market of antimony became the plastics industry, which currently consumes over 60% of the produced antimony, both as a catalyst and a flame retardant. The pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical, electrometallurgical, and mineral processing processes currently employed at an industrial level are detailed in [ …

A large amount of solid waste has been produced by the antimony smelting process in the "World Capital of Antimony", Xikuangshan area in China. This study comprehensively investigated the physical and chemical characteristics of the various solid wastes, as well as the leaching behavior of the solid wastes, which included water …

Antimony toxicity occurs either due to occupational exposure or during therapy. Occupational exposure may cause respiratory irritation, pneumoconiosis, antimony spots on the skin and gastrointestinal symptoms. In addition antimony xide is …

Antimony, a lustrous gray metalloid with various industrial applications, has been known to mankind for centuries. With its unique properties and diverse uses, …

Antimony is also used for pigments in plastics, paints, rubber, and for a wide variety of minor uses, including medicines, fireworks and others. Antimony oxide is a brilliant yellow color, accounting for …

This minireview describes the health effects of antimony exposure in the workplace and the environment.To collate information on the consequences of occupational and environmental exposure to antimony on physiological function and well-being.The criteria ...

The breakthrough method for antimony came while the MIT team was in the process of trying to develop a new battery system. For years, the lab had been working …

The largest Russian antimony ore deposits are reviewed analytically. The present-day physicochemical methods (nuclear quadrupole resonance, X-ray electron spectroscopy, multinuclear (13C, 15N, 31P) NMR) are used to develop innovative technologies. The innovative process for treatment of Au-Sbores of the Sarylakhsky …

Antimony flotation is a complicated industrial process with an unknown system structure. Manual manipulation is still widely used by observing the froth appearance, which relies on operators' experience. Therefore, this paper proposes a reagent predictive control strategy for the antimony flotation process based on …

Antimony Metallurgy. Antimony metallurgy is the technology that extracts antimony metal from antimony ores or produces antimony compounds. Antimony was discovered in the ancient time, and its name was derived from antimonite. In 1604, a process was invented to extract antimony and antimony sulfide as described by B. …

People who work in industries that process antimony ore and metal, or make antimony oxide, may be exposed to antimony by breathing dust or by skin contact. (1)

Antimony is found in different intermediates and residues of the copper production process, and a wide variety of processes has been developed on laboratory scale to recover antimony from these ...

In this study, a complete technological process for extracting antimony from refractory gold ore was proposed, which included leaching, pressure oxidation, concentration, and crystallization steps.

Antimony is an element found in the earth's crust. Rarely found in its native metallic form, it is primarily extracted from the sulfide mineral stibnite. It has a variety of uses and is found in everything from items to military-grade equipment. Because it conducts heat poorly, it's used as a flame retardant in industrial uniforms ...

A large amount of solid waste has been produced by the antimony smelting process in the "World Capital of Antimony", Xikuangshan area in China. This study comprehensively investigated the physical and chemical characteristics of the various solid wastes, as well as the leaching behavior of the solid …

Antimony plays an important role in the global economy. Pioneering eco-friendly process technology will help recover antimony from various materials and …

Antimony plays an important role in the global economy. Pioneering eco-friendly process technology will help recover antimony from various materials and processes, enhancing the competitiveness of numerous industries.

s are limited, as well as all ore sources of "small" metals. Today, secondary antimony production is mainly limited to the processing of antimony-containing lead alloys from lead-acid accumulator processing plants. Industrial interest is also represented by …

The reductive smelting process for antimony metal has garnered significant attention from researchers in recent years. Li et al. [ 16] used iron oxide as a sulfur fixing agent for the one-step extraction of antimony metal from antimony concentrate by low-temperature reductive sulfur fixing and smelting in sodium-based molten salts, and …

Current processing technology for antimony-bearing ores 551 Turhal antimony plant, Turkey Turhal processes a type of ore with quartz veins and stibnite as …

This study examines major antimony supply chain disruptions from 1913 to 2018 and analyses how resilience mechanisms and price feedback loops contributed to supply chain resilience. We found that the antimony diversity of supply of both mining and refining is low, but is enhanced by recycling, around 25% of global antimony supply is …

Currently, there is no mined source of antimony in the United States. The Stibnite Gold Project, along with USAC's domestic processing abilities, presents an opportunity to re-establish the ...

Antimony (Sb), a silvery metalloid,1 is isolated and processed from the mineral stibnite (Sb2S3) for commercial use in a variety of downstream products and industries; its key …

Antimony toxicity occurs either due to occupational exposure or during therapy. Occupational exposure may cause respiratory irritation, pneumoconiosis, antimony spots on the skin and gastrointestinal symptoms. In addition antimony xide is possibly carcinogenic to humans. Improvements in working conditions have remarkably …