This method allows for the curing of zinc sulfide concentrate with sulfuric acid at moderate temperatures, achieving high zinc recovery rates of up to 98.23% under optimized conditions[3].

Zinc and iron also react with hydrochloric acid. Magnesium, zinc and iron also react with sulfuric acid. The products are a salt (in this case a sulfate) and hydrogen. For example: ...

On average, the zinc content in zinc concentrate is 50.6%, with the remainder consisting of sulfuric acid 30%, other rare and precious metals 16.4%, lead 3%, and silver 0.006%. The same applies to ...