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The electrolysis process, also known as the hydrometallurgical process, Roast Leach Electrowin RLE process, or electrolytic process, is more widely used than the pyrometallurgical processes.
The electrolysis process consists of 4 steps: leaching, purification, electrolysis, and melting and casting.
The basic leaching chemical formula that drives this process is:
This is achieved in practice through a process called double leaching. The calcine is first leached in a neutral or slightly acidic solution of sulfuric acid in order to leach the zinc out of the zinc oxide
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