Patent · US Expired

Carbon catalyzed leaching of metal-containing ores

US6139602A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 1998
Grant dateOct 31, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P10/20
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed and claimed is an efficient process for extraction of metals from ores using carbon catalyzed leaching. Specifically exemplified is the extraction of cobalt and nickel from laterite ore.

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