Abstract:
A method of recovering a metal, such as copper or nickel or zinc or cobalt, from a metal sulfide-containing material in a mined material that is "non-economic" to recover metals from using conventional recovery options before the invention was made is disclosed. The method includes mixing (i) the metal sulfide-containing material and (ii) pyrite and forming agglomerates, leaching agglomerates with a leach liquor and microbes and removing a metal from the metal sulfide-containing material and forming a pregnant leach liquor containing metal, and recovering the metal from the pregnant leach liquor. A heap leaching operation for a metal sulfide-containing material is also disclosed. A flotation circuit for an ore processing plant for a metal sulfide-containing material is also disclosed.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a microwave device able to trigger the labelling of gallium-68 radiopharmaceuticals in kit in order to provide the completion of the complexation reaction in a few seconds. The invention also relates, more in general, to a microwave device able to enhance the labelling conditions of gallium-68 labelled radiopharmaceuticals most commonly used in positron emission tomography (PET) application.
Abstract:
A process for the recovery of titanium dioxide from various feedstocks comprising titanium, vanadium and iron compounds is disclosed. The process comprises: leaching the feed material with a first HCl solution (e.g. 20% by weight or more), to obtain a first leachate comprising iron compounds and a magnetic concentrate comprising titanium dioxide; leaching the magnetic concentrate comprising titanium dioxide with a second HCl solution (e.g. 20% by weigh or more), in the presence of a reductant, to obtain a second leachate comprising soluble titanium and a solid residue; removing the solid residue; and hydrolysing the second leachate in presence of an oxidant to obtain pure titanium dioxide and HCl solution. The process also allows recovering the vanadium that is almost always associated with titanium, while ensuring reducing conditions without the necessity to add large quantities of reductant to account for the reduction of ferric iron to ferrous.
Abstract:
A method for removing sulfate iron-containing compounds from a low- to moderate-temperature metal sulfide leach circuit (1) is disclosed. A reactor (6) within a chloride leach circuit (5) and which is preferably maintained at a temperature between 20 and 150 degrees Celsius may be provided with a catalyst (4) comprising a material selected from the group consisting of: colloidal hematite, colloidal goethite, particulate containing FeOOH, particulate containing α-FeOOH, particulate containing γ-FeOOH, particulate containing Fe 2 O 3 , particulate containing α-Fe2O3, particulate containing γ-Fe 2 O 3 , particulate containing Fe 3 O 4 , particulate containing Fe(OH)SO4, and a combination thereof. The catalyst (4) may also be used with heap leach and/or dump leach circuits (22), without limitation. Methods for using and generating the catalyst (4) are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the catalyst (4) may be used as an anti-frothing agent (e.g., for zinc leaching, without limitation).
Abstract:
Un método para la extracción de metales, a partir de una fuente mineral, mediante lixiviación ácida, el cual inicia a partir de legir una fuente mineral rica en el metal de interés, como cobre, plata, oro, entre otros; triturar la fuente mineral a un tamaño de partícula no mayor a 6 mm; mezclar el mineral triturado con cloruro de sodio (NaCl); lixiviar una solución de lixiviación, que comprende ácido sulfúrico (H2SO4) y agua; recircular la solución de lixiviación sobre la mezcla; precipitar el metal de la solución lixiviadora en una pila de precipitación, que contiene placas de fierro; remover el metal precipitado de las placas de fierro, por medio de un chorro de agua a presión; lavar el metal precipitado ya desprendido para retirar las partículas de fierro adheridas al metal; lavar con agua simple para retirar los residuos del ácido clorhídrico; reposar el producto precipitado, por alrededor de 5 min, sumergido en una solución formadora de una capa protectora contra la oxidación; retirar el metal precipitado de la solución; y secar de manera convencional.
Abstract:
It is described a process for extracting aluminum from aluminum-bearing materials comprising the steps of leaching the aluminum-bearing material with HCl to obtain aluminum chloride; separating and purifying the aluminum chloride; providing aluminum chloride to an electrolysis cell comprising an anode connected to a source of hydrogen gas delivering the hydrogen gas during use to the anode, and a cathode; passing an electric current from the anode through the cathode, depositing aluminum at the cathode; and draining the aluminum from the cathode.
Abstract:
There are provided processes for decomposing AlCl 3 •6H 2 O into γ-Al 2 O 3 that comprise heating the AlCl 3 •6H 2 O at a temperature of about 600°C to about 800°C in the presence of steam and optionally at least one gas (for example chosen from air, argon, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen and hydrochloric acid), under conditions suitable to obtain the γ-Al 2 O 3 . For example, the γ-Al 2 O 3 obtained can be suitable for use in an aluminum smelting process or optionally for processes for treating the γ-Al 2 O 3 to obtain high purity alumina, fused alumina, transition alumina, tabular alumina, calcined alumina, ultra-pure alumina or specialty alumina.
Abstract translation:提供了将AlCl 3·6H 2 O分解成γ-Al 2 O 3的方法,其包括在蒸汽和任选的至少一种气体(例如选自空气)的情况下,在约600℃至约800℃的温度下加热AlCl 3·6H 2 O ,氩气,氮气,二氧化碳,氢气和盐酸)中,在适于获得γ-Al 2 O 3的条件下进行。 例如,所得到的γ-Al 2 O 3可适用于铝冶炼工艺,也可适用于处理γ-Al2O3以获得高纯度氧化铝,熔融氧化铝,过渡型氧化铝,片状氧化铝,煅烧氧化铝,超纯氧化铝 或特种氧化铝。
Abstract:
The present invention relates, first, to a two-stage leaching process using concentrated hydrochloric acid wherein ground ore is leached with two separate quantities of hydrochloric acid at different temperatures. Second, the invention relates to a one-step leaching process using concentrated HCl and a fixed acid to ore ratio to prevent hydrolysis of titanium. Afterwards the dissolved titanium is precipitated from the filter liquor by hydrolysis and the still soluble iron chlorides are then optionally subjected to oxyhydrolysis to recover iron oxide and HCl. The process was developed for low-grade ores (under 12% Ti02), and can naturally be applied advantageously to higher grade titanium-bearing ores, that upgrades a variety of inferior quality titanium-iron ores into premium titanium concentrate and iron oxide products.