AU2015330958B2 - Recovery process - Google Patents

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AU2015330958B2
AU2015330958B2 AU2015330958A AU2015330958A AU2015330958B2 AU 2015330958 B2 AU2015330958 B2 AU 2015330958B2 AU 2015330958 A AU2015330958 A AU 2015330958A AU 2015330958 A AU2015330958 A AU 2015330958A AU 2015330958 B2 AU2015330958 B2 AU 2015330958B2
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Nicholas John VINES
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    • C01F7/06—Preparation of alkali metal aluminates; Aluminium oxide or hydroxide therefrom by treating aluminous minerals or waste-like raw materials with alkali hydroxide, e.g. leaching of bauxite according to the Bayer process
    • C01F7/0686—Preparation of alkali metal aluminates; Aluminium oxide or hydroxide therefrom by treating aluminous minerals or waste-like raw materials with alkali hydroxide, e.g. leaching of bauxite according to the Bayer process from sulfate-containing minerals, e.g. alunite
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    • C22B3/00—Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes
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