Research Status of High-Purity Metals Prepared by Zone Refining

Liang Yu; Xiaoan Kang; Luona Chen; Kun Luo; Yanli Jiang; Xiuling Cao

doi:10.3390/ma14082064

Research Status of High-Purity Metals Prepared by Zone Refining

Materials (Basel). 2021 Apr 20;14(8):2064. doi: 10.3390/ma14082064.

Authors

Liang Yu^{1

2

3}, Xiaoan Kang^{1

2

3}, Luona Chen^{1

2

3}, Kun Luo⁴, Yanli Jiang^{1

2

3}, Xiuling Cao⁵

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals & Materials, Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China.
² Guangxi Scientific Experiment Center of Mining, Metallurgy and Environment, Guilin 541004, China.
³ Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China.
⁴ School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China.
⁵ School of Exploration Technology and Engineering, Hebei Geosciences University, Shijiazhuang 050031, China.

Abstract

The zone refining method is a physical method for effectively purifying metals. Increasing yield and reducing impurity content have always been the focus of its research. This article systematically summarizes the relevant research on the production of high-purity metals by zone refining, including mechanisms, parameter optimization, zone refining types, analysis methods, limitations, and future development directions, and it provides relevant theoretical foundations for the production of high-purity metals as well.

Keywords: high-purity metals; purification; zone refining.

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