EP1546418A4 - Recovering nickel - Google Patents

Recovering nickel

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Publication number
EP1546418A4
EP1546418A4 EP03787516A EP03787516A EP1546418A4 EP 1546418 A4 EP1546418 A4 EP 1546418A4 EP 03787516 A EP03787516 A EP 03787516A EP 03787516 A EP03787516 A EP 03787516A EP 1546418 A4 EP1546418 A4 EP 1546418A4
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Prior art keywords
recovering nickel
recovering
nickel
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Application number
EP03787516A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1546418A1 (en
Inventor
Anthony Chamberlain
Geoffrey Tindall
B Wedderburn
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WMC Resources Ltd
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WMC Resources Ltd
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Publication of EP1546418A1 publication Critical patent/EP1546418A1/en
Publication of EP1546418A4 publication Critical patent/EP1546418A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • 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
    • C22B23/0453—Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching
    • C22B23/0461—Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching by chemical methods
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • 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
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • 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
    • C22B3/20—Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching
    • C22B3/44—Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching by chemical processes
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B15/00—Obtaining copper
    • C22B15/0063—Hydrometallurgy
    • C22B15/0084—Treating solutions
    • C22B15/0089—Treating solutions by chemical methods
    • C22B15/0093—Treating solutions by chemical methods by gases, e.g. hydrogen or hydrogen sulfide
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P10/00—Technologies related to metal processing
    • Y02P10/20—Recycling

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
EP03787516A 2002-08-15 2003-08-15 Recovering nickel Withdrawn EP1546418A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU2002950815 2002-08-15
AU2002950815A AU2002950815A0 (en) 2002-08-15 2002-08-15 Recovery nickel
PCT/AU2003/001037 WO2004016816A1 (en) 2002-08-15 2003-08-15 Recovering nickel

Publications (2)

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EP1546418A1 EP1546418A1 (en) 2005-06-29
EP1546418A4 true EP1546418A4 (en) 2005-11-23

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EP03787516A Withdrawn EP1546418A4 (en) 2002-08-15 2003-08-15 Recovering nickel

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US20060169104A1 (en)
EP (1) EP1546418A4 (en)
AU (1) AU2002950815A0 (en)
BR (1) BR0313497A (en)
RS (1) RS20050145A (en)
WO (1) WO2004016816A1 (en)

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EP1994190A4 (en) * 2006-02-24 2010-11-17 Murrin Murrin Operations Pty Hematite precipitation at elevated temperature and pressure
AU2009262353A1 (en) * 2008-06-27 2009-12-30 Bhp Billiton Ssm Development Pty Ltd Process for forming high density sulfides
JP6222141B2 (en) * 2015-03-05 2017-11-01 住友金属鉱山株式会社 Method for producing nickel sulfide, method for hydrometallizing nickel oxide ore

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DE720881C (en) * 1939-02-05 1942-05-18 Ig Farbenindustrie Ag Process for the separation of heavy metals such as zinc, cadmium and nickel from iron and sulphate-rich, metallurgical lyes
CA1035152A (en) * 1974-09-19 1978-07-25 Inco Limited Recovery of nickel from nickel sulfate solutions
GB2049646A (en) * 1979-05-10 1980-12-31 Inco Ltd Separation process
SU704231A1 (en) * 1977-05-11 1981-07-30 Государственный Научно-Исследо-Вательский Институт Цветных Метал-Лов "Гинцветмет" Method of processing ferrous nickel-cobalt laterite ores
JPS56136940A (en) * 1980-03-28 1981-10-26 Mitsubishi Metal Corp Recovering method for copper, nickel and cobalt in solution leached from manganese nodule with sulfuric acid
JPS6043446A (en) * 1983-08-13 1985-03-08 Mitsubishi Metal Corp Method for recovering nickel from acidic aqueous solution containing nickel ion
CN1309194A (en) * 2000-11-28 2001-08-22 华东理工大学 Process for regenerating waste etching liquid containing Ni and FeCl3 and recovering Ni
WO2001086010A1 (en) * 2000-05-10 2001-11-15 Kronos Titan Gmbh & Co. Ohg Method for eliminating nickel ions and lead ions from ferrous salt solutions

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US4110400A (en) * 1977-08-01 1978-08-29 Amax Inc. Selective precipitation of nickel and cobalt sulfides from acidic sulfate solution
CA1171287A (en) * 1980-11-05 1984-07-24 William R. Hatch Acid leaching of lateritic nickel ores
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US6391089B1 (en) * 2000-11-29 2002-05-21 Walter Curlook Acid leaching of nickel laterite ores for the extraction of their nickel and cobalt values

Patent Citations (8)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE720881C (en) * 1939-02-05 1942-05-18 Ig Farbenindustrie Ag Process for the separation of heavy metals such as zinc, cadmium and nickel from iron and sulphate-rich, metallurgical lyes
CA1035152A (en) * 1974-09-19 1978-07-25 Inco Limited Recovery of nickel from nickel sulfate solutions
SU704231A1 (en) * 1977-05-11 1981-07-30 Государственный Научно-Исследо-Вательский Институт Цветных Метал-Лов "Гинцветмет" Method of processing ferrous nickel-cobalt laterite ores
GB2049646A (en) * 1979-05-10 1980-12-31 Inco Ltd Separation process
JPS56136940A (en) * 1980-03-28 1981-10-26 Mitsubishi Metal Corp Recovering method for copper, nickel and cobalt in solution leached from manganese nodule with sulfuric acid
JPS6043446A (en) * 1983-08-13 1985-03-08 Mitsubishi Metal Corp Method for recovering nickel from acidic aqueous solution containing nickel ion
WO2001086010A1 (en) * 2000-05-10 2001-11-15 Kronos Titan Gmbh & Co. Ohg Method for eliminating nickel ions and lead ions from ferrous salt solutions
CN1309194A (en) * 2000-11-28 2001-08-22 华东理工大学 Process for regenerating waste etching liquid containing Ni and FeCl3 and recovering Ni

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Title
DATABASE WPI Section Ch Week 198202, Derwent World Patents Index; Class M25, AN 1982-03292E, XP002347093 *
DATABASE WPI Section Ch Week 200210, Derwent World Patents Index; Class M14, AN 2002-067410, XP002347094 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 006, no. 011 (C - 088) 22 January 1982 (1982-01-22) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 009, no. 171 (C - 291) 16 July 1985 (1985-07-16) *
See also references of WO2004016816A1 *

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RS20050145A (en) 2007-06-04
EP1546418A1 (en) 2005-06-29
US20060169104A1 (en) 2006-08-03
BR0313497A (en) 2005-07-05
AU2002950815A0 (en) 2002-09-12
WO2004016816A1 (en) 2004-02-26

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