NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

TCE 5103 – SOFTWARE PACKAGES
TEST 01– 8 NOVEMBER 2017
Duration of Test 2 Hours

Zinc concentrates of a location are composed of 89.5% ZnS, 3.5%FeS and 7% SiO 2. On
roasting ZnS oxidizes to ZnO, FeS to Fe 2O3 and S to SO2. 3% of ZnS however, remains
unchanged. Coal equal to 20% of raw ore is used: the ashes from the coal do not mix
with the roasted calcine, but the products of combustion pass through the furnace and
into the flue mixed with the gases from the roasting. The coal composition is 72% C, 6%
H2, 8% O2, 2% S and 12% Ash.

Determine the following:

Weight of the calcine.
Composition of the calcine.
Composition of the flue gases
Weight of ash

Use a basis of 1 000 kg of concentrates.

TOTAL MARKS – 100