Process for recovering chromium and other metal values from chromium bearing material
US4798708A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/913
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process is disclosed for recovering metals from chromium bearing material comprising one or more or the metals of cobalt, nickel, molybdenum, tungsten, iron, tin, aluminum. The process comprises atomizing the material to produce a flowable powder which is then fused in an oxidizing atmosphere with sufficient alkali metal hydroxide at a temperature sufficient to form a nonmagnetic fused material in which the chromium, tungsten and molybdenum are present as water soluble salts. The resulting fused material is then slurried with a sufficient amount of water to dissolve the water soluble compounds. The pH is adjusted to from about 9.2 to about 9.6 with an acid to allow insolubles to form which contain any cobalt, and nickel and the major portion of any iron, tin and aluminum followed by separating the insolubles from the resulting first liquor. The pH of the first liquor is adjusted to 0 to 2 with an acid and methyl alcohol is then added to it in an amount sufficient to reduce the chromium to the trivalent state. Activated carbon is then added in an amount sufficient to form a carbon-containing suspension wherein essentially all of any tungsten and molybdenum contained therein are ad…
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