There is increasing interest in the ceramic industry in the development of pigments with intense tonalities that can be produced from low-cost alternative raw materials and also can fulfill technological and environmental requirements. This work reports on the preparation and characterization of CdS yellow ceramic pigment derived from Ni-Cd batteries through an acid leaching process. Cadmium was chemically extracted with HCl and tributylphosphate (TBP) and reacted with H 2 S to form CdS. The obtained yellow powder is composed of agglomerated particles with nanometer sizes and hexagonal and rod-shaped crystals. Rietveld refinement indicated that these particles consist of cubic and hexagonal CdS. CIELab colorimetric parameters revealed a bright yellow color (L*=77.8, a*=13.7 and b*=76.2), similar to that of commercial Cd Yellow pigment. The extraction of Cd from Ni-Cd batteries could be a low-cost and environmentally friendly solution for the production of CdS-based ceramic pigments.
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