OPTIMIZATION OF THE ELECTROWINNING PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE POWDER FROM PASTE OF ZnMnO2 SPENT PRIMARY BATTERIES
Atef Mohamed Said, E., Owais, A., Araby Mansour Ali, S., Ahmed, E., Elsouedy, R. (2025). OPTIMIZATION OF THE ELECTROWINNING PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE POWDER FROM PASTE OF ZnMnO2 SPENT PRIMARY BATTERIES. EKB Journal Management System, 22(1), 55-80. doi: 10.21608/jest.2025.349147.1109
Enas Atef Mohamed Said; Ashour Owais; Sherine Araby Mansour Ali; Essam Ahmed; Ramadan Ibrahim Elsouedy. "OPTIMIZATION OF THE ELECTROWINNING PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE POWDER FROM PASTE OF ZnMnO2 SPENT PRIMARY BATTERIES". EKB Journal Management System, 22, 1, 2025, 55-80. doi: 10.21608/jest.2025.349147.1109
Atef Mohamed Said, E., Owais, A., Araby Mansour Ali, S., Ahmed, E., Elsouedy, R. (2025). 'OPTIMIZATION OF THE ELECTROWINNING PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE POWDER FROM PASTE OF ZnMnO2 SPENT PRIMARY BATTERIES', EKB Journal Management System, 22(1), pp. 55-80. doi: 10.21608/jest.2025.349147.1109
Atef Mohamed Said, E., Owais, A., Araby Mansour Ali, S., Ahmed, E., Elsouedy, R. OPTIMIZATION OF THE ELECTROWINNING PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE POWDER FROM PASTE OF ZnMnO2 SPENT PRIMARY BATTERIES. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 22(1): 55-80. doi: 10.21608/jest.2025.349147.1109

OPTIMIZATION OF THE ELECTROWINNING PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE POWDER FROM PASTE OF ZnMnO2 SPENT PRIMARY BATTERIES

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Tribology
Volume 22, Issue 1, January 2025, Page 55-80  XML PDF (1.9 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jest.2025.349147.1109
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Authors
Enas Atef Mohamed Said email 1; Ashour Owais2; Sherine Araby Mansour Ali1; Essam Ahmed3; Ramadan Ibrahim Elsouedy1
1Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
2Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, 43221 Suez, Egypt
3Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, 43221 Suez, Egypt.
Abstract
This study involved the statistical analysis and optimization of the electrowinning process for producing electrolytic manganese powder from the paste of used ZnMnO2 primary batteries, utilizing response surface methodology (RSM). The analysis considered the effect of electrolyte temperature (30 - 50 ), stirring rate (250 - 350 rpm), distance between the anode and the cathode (3 - 10 cm), and current density (200- 600 A/m2) on the cathodic current efficiency, specific energy demand, and powder productivity. The experimental design utilized a Box-Behnken approach, employing quadratic polynomial equations to predict the mathematical models. The findings suggest that the proposed models effectively predict responses within the parameters of the electrowinning process utilized. The most important factors influencing cathodic current efficiency, specific energy demand, and productivity are the current density, the second-order effects of both current density and stirring rate, the distance between the anode and cathode, and the interactions between temperature and current density. Additionally, it was determined that RSM serves as an effective tool for optimizing the electrowinning process.
Keywords
Spent Zn-MnO2; manganese; design of experiment; response surface methodology; optimization
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