AU2009257204B2 - Rheological method for the hydrometallurgical recovery of base metals from ores - Google Patents

Rheological method for the hydrometallurgical recovery of base metals from ores Download PDF

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AU2009257204B2
AU2009257204B2 AU2009257204A AU2009257204A AU2009257204B2 AU 2009257204 B2 AU2009257204 B2 AU 2009257204B2 AU 2009257204 A AU2009257204 A AU 2009257204A AU 2009257204 A AU2009257204 A AU 2009257204A AU 2009257204 B2 AU2009257204 B2 AU 2009257204B2
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    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
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    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B23/00—Obtaining nickel or cobalt
    • C22B23/005—Preliminary treatment of ores, e.g. by roasting or by the Krupp-Renn process
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    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B23/00—Obtaining nickel or cobalt
    • C22B23/04—Obtaining nickel or cobalt by wet processes
    • C22B23/0407—Leaching processes
    • C22B23/0415—Leaching processes with acids or salt solutions except ammonium salts solutions
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    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B23/00—Obtaining nickel or cobalt
    • C22B23/04—Obtaining nickel or cobalt by wet processes
    • C22B23/0407—Leaching processes
    • C22B23/0415—Leaching processes with acids or salt solutions except ammonium salts solutions
    • C22B23/043—Sulfurated acids or salts thereof
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    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B3/00—Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes
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    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B3/00—Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes
    • C22B3/20—Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching
    • C22B3/22—Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching by physical processes, e.g. by filtration, by magnetic means, or by thermal decomposition
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    • C01P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
    • C01P2006/00—Physical properties of inorganic compounds
    • C01P2006/22—Rheological behaviour as dispersion, e.g. viscosity, sedimentation stability
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AU2008903042A AU2008903042A0 (en) 2008-06-13 Method for the Recovery of Base Metals from Ores
AU2008903042 2008-06-13
AU2009900134A AU2009900134A0 (en) 2009-01-14 Rheological Method for the Hydrometallurgical Recovery of Base Metals from Ores
AU2009900134 2009-01-14
AU2009257204A AU2009257204B2 (en) 2008-06-13 2009-06-15 Rheological method for the hydrometallurgical recovery of base metals from ores
PCT/AU2009/000755 WO2009149522A1 (en) 2008-06-13 2009-06-15 Rheological method for the hydrometallurgical recovery of base metals from ores

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