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Method for cyclically preparing monomer boron and coproducing potassium cryolite using potassium fluoborate as intermediate material

US8562931B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 2012
Grant dateOct 22, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC01F7/54
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for cyclically preparing monomer boron and coproducing potassium cryolite using potassium fluoborate as an intermediate material, which includes following steps: A) adding hydrofluoric acid to boric acid or boron oxide to enable a reaction to form fluoboric acid; B) adding a potassium sulphate aqueous solution to the fluoboric acid to enable a reaction to form the potassium fluoborate; C) putting the potassium fluoborate into a reactor, adding aluminium to react with the potassium fluoborate to form the monomer boron and potassium cryolite; D) extracting the potassium cryolite, sending the potassium cryolite to a rotary reaction kettle together with concentrated sulphuric acid to enable a reaction to form hydrogen fluoride gas and aluminium potassium sulphate, potassium sulphate, collecting the hydrogen fluoride gas and dissolving it into water to obtain the hydrofluoric acid; E) recycling the obtained hydrofluoric acid to Step A to leach the boric acid or boron oxide.

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