Alternative lead alloys to improve efficiencies in electrowinning processes

魁北克水电公司是加拿大的一家主要电力供应商，该公司制定了提高能效和变得“节能”的计划。魁北克海德鲁有兴趣为其客户支持铅基合金的研究，以提高魁北克、加拿大和世界各地的电积室的电流效率和降低能耗。在魁北克水电和不列颠哥伦比亚大学的这个合作研究项目中，将培训一名硕士研究生和两名暑期学生。目前的研究为了解合金化元素和热机械处理对锌电积过程中现有和新的铅合金性能的影响提供了一个机会。这样的认识对于提高锌电积的性能和优化能源效率是至关重要的。所产生的信息将大大节省当前和任何未来加工厂的运营成本，这一努力也可能适用于其他有色金属的电积工艺，如镍和铜。

Hydro Quebec is a major electricity supplier in Canada and has programs to promote efficiency and becoming 'energy wise'. Hydro Quebec is interested in supporting research of lead-based alloys for its customers to improve current efficiency and reduce power consumption in electrowinning cell houses in Quebec, Canada, and internationally. In this collaborative research project between Hydro Quebec and the University of British Columbia, a master's student and two summer students will be trained. The current study offers an opportunity to provide an understanding of the effect of alloying elements and thermo-mechanical treatments on the performance of both existing and new lead alloys in the zinc electrowinning process. Such understanding is essential to improve the performance and optimize the energy efficiency of zinc electrowinning. The information generated would lead to significant savings in operating costs of current and any future processing plants, and this effort could also be applicable and of benefit to electrowinning processes for other nonferrous metals such as Ni and Cu.