PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM CRYSTALLIZED METAL SULFATES

    公开(公告)号:US20230046474A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17979502

    申请日:2022-11-02

    Applicant: HATCH LTD.

    Abstract: A process for removing impurities from a crystallized metal sulfate, including contacting crystallized metal sulfate with a liquor rich in metal sulfate. The metal may be cobalt, nickel, or manganese, and the impurities may be magnesium or calcium. The liquor rich in metal sulfate may be an overflow liquor from crystallization of the metal sulfate, and said overflow liquor may be subject to one or more impurities removal steps prior to contacting the crystallized metal sulfate, such that the overflow liquor contains lower levels of impurities than the crystallized metal sulfate to be contacted. A counter-current wash circuit may be used to remove impurities from a crystallized metal sulfate, whereby a plurality of washing tanks are configured to receive crystallized metal sulfate in a sequence, and washing liquor in reverse of said sequence.

    METAL-DISSOLVING APPARATUS, PROCESSES AND USES THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20240035112A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-01

    申请号:US17979350

    申请日:2022-11-02

    Applicant: HATCH LTD.

    CPC classification number: C22B3/02 C22B3/08 C22B23/043

    Abstract: A metal-dissolving apparatus and process is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a reactor, a metal inlet for receiving a metal-containing substance, a solution inlet for receiving a metal-dissolving solution, a solution outlet for providing the metal-dissolving solution comprising dissolved metals. The apparatus comprises a length and a height, the height being less than the length. The process comprises providing a metal-dissolving solution into a first location of a reactor comprising metal-containing substances, flowing the metal-dissolving solution through the reactor, dissolving metal from the metal-containing substances into the metal-dissolving solution, and discharging the metal-dissolving solution from the reactor.

    PROCESSES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION OF CRYSTALLIZED METAL SULFATES

    公开(公告)号:US20230048939A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17979410

    申请日:2022-11-02

    Applicant: HATCH LTD.

    Abstract: A process and method for producing a crystallized metal sulfate. The crystallized metal sulfate may be battery-grade. The method may comprise receiving a metal ion-containing stream and crystalizing a metal sulfate from the stream. The process may comprise receiving a stream from a metal processing plant, and crystalizing a metal sulfate from the stream. The process may be a metal electrowinning process comprising crystalizing a metal ion-containing stream to form a crystallized metal sulfate in a mother liquor. The process or method may comprise returning the mother liquor upstream or to the metal electrowinning process.

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