{"id":5154,"date":"2020-11-17T08:30:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T08:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wierec.com\/?page_id=5154"},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:19:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:19:30","slug":"zinc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wierec.com\/en\/zinc\/","title":{"rendered":"ZINC"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>ZINC<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/recycling-wiederkehr-gruppe-wertstoffe-zink-001.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>\n<p><strong>What is zinc?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Zinc is a chemical element and is found in relative abundance in the Earth\u2019s crust, although only bound in ores. Its name is derived from the German word \u2018Zinke\u2019 or \u2018Zind\u2019, meaning tooth or spike, as zinc crystallises in pointed shapes. It is a brittle metal with a blueish-white colour. If zinc comes into contact with oxygen, a weather-resistant protective layer of zinc oxide and zinc carbonate forms on the surface. For this reason, zinc is also used for corrosion protection, for example for galvanising iron, steel components and guttering. Zinc is a component in important enzymes and is therefore essential for all living things.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<p><strong>Where is zinc used?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Zinc is predominantly used to protect iron from rust. Due to its good electrical conductivity, metallic zinc is also a key material in non-rechargeable batteries and, to a lesser extent, in rechargeable batteries. In construction, zinc is used in sheet form on roofs and fa\u00e7ades, and for drainage purposes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<p><strong>Recycling zinc<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The methods for recycling zinc are as varied as the ways the material itself can be processed. 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