Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-Transactions of The ASME, Vol.123, No.2, 98-101, 2001
Solar production of zinc from the zinc silicate ore willemite
The thermal extraction of zinc from its ore willemite, Zn2SiO4, is investigated using concentrated solar energy. Experiments conducted nt above 1750 K in a high-flux solar furnace yielded the products Zn(g), O-2, and SiO2(l).