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Use of barium and/or strontium sulphide to remove heavy metals in acidic solutions

US5795486A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 1995
Grant dateAug 18, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S210/914
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to the use of barium sulphide or strontium sulphide for the removal of heavy metals in industrial acidic solutions. The invention is applicable to the purification of contaminated acids, in particular of spent battery acid, or of industrial solutions of titanyl sulphate.

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