PE20080231A1 - METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF METALLIC VALUES OF A MATERIAL CONTAINING ARSENIC AND / OR ANTIMONY AND SULPHATES - Google Patents

METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF METALLIC VALUES OF A MATERIAL CONTAINING ARSENIC AND / OR ANTIMONY AND SULPHATES

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PE20080231A1
PE20080231A1 PE2007000350A PE2007000350A PE20080231A1 PE 20080231 A1 PE20080231 A1 PE 20080231A1 PE 2007000350 A PE2007000350 A PE 2007000350A PE 2007000350 A PE2007000350 A PE 2007000350A PE 20080231 A1 PE20080231 A1 PE 20080231A1
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iron
vessel
values
products
antimony
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Ian Christopher Ritchie
Victor John Ketcham
Karel John Osten
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Dundee Precious Barbados Inc
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B11/00Obtaining noble metals
    • C22B11/08Obtaining noble metals by cyaniding
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B1/00Preliminary treatment of ores or scrap
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B11/00Obtaining noble metals
    • C22B11/04Obtaining noble metals by wet processes
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B15/00Obtaining copper
    • C22B15/0063Hydrometallurgy
    • C22B15/0065Leaching or slurrying
    • C22B15/0067Leaching or slurrying with acids or salts thereof
    • C22B15/0071Leaching or slurrying with acids or salts thereof containing sulfur
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B15/00Obtaining copper
    • C22B15/0063Hydrometallurgy
    • C22B15/0084Treating solutions
    • C22B15/0089Treating solutions by chemical methods
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B3/00Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes
    • C22B3/04Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes by leaching
    • C22B3/06Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes by leaching in inorganic acid solutions, e.g. with acids generated in situ; in inorganic salt solutions other than ammonium salt solutions
    • C22B3/08Sulfuric acid, other sulfurated acids or salts thereof
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B30/00Obtaining antimony, arsenic or bismuth
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02PCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P10/00Technologies related to metal processing
    • Y02P10/20Recycling

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  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
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  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)

Abstract

DONDE EL METODO COMPRENDE: a) PROPORCIONAR UNA CORRIENTE DE ALIMENTACION QUE TIENE EL MATERIAL (MENA QUE INCLUYE Cu, Ni, Co, Zn, Pd, Pt Y Au Y Ag); b) SOMETER DICHA CORRIENTE A CONDICIONES OXIDATIVAS Y A TEMPERATURA (ENTRE 70°C Y 100°C) Y PRESION ELEVADAS DURANTE UN PERIODO ENTRE 15 MINUTOS Y 4 HORAS, EN PRESENCIA DE COMPUESTOS QUE CONTIENEN HIERRO Y/U OTROS AGENTES QUIMICOS SELECCIONADOS PARA DISMINUIR LA CONCENTRACION EFECTIVA DE ACIDO LIBRE DURANTE LA OXIDACION A PRESION Y PROMOVER LA FORMACION DE PRODUCTOS DE SULFATO DE HIERRO (III) CON pH ESTABLE, FORMANDO DE ESTE MODO UNA SUSPENSION QUE COMPRENDE: i) UNA SOLUCION DE LIXIVIACION QUE CONTIENE VALORES METALICOS Y UN RESIDUO SOLIDO CONTENIENDO PRODUCTOS DE SULFATO DE HIERRO (III); Y, ii) PRODUCTOS AMBIENTALMENTE ESTABLES DE HIERRO-ARSENICO Y HIERRO-ANTIMONIO; c) SEPARAR DICHA SOLUCION DEL RESIDUO SOLIDO; d) RECUPERAR LOS VALORES METALICOS DE LA SOLUCION SEPARADA; Y, e) RECUPERAR VALORES DE METALES PRECIOSOS DEL RESIDUO SOLIDO, MEDIANTE LIXIVIACION CON CIANURO. LAS CONDICIONES DE OXIDACION PROPORCIONAN A LA SUSPENSION: EN UNA PRIMERA PARTE DE UN RECIPIENTE, UN POTENCIAL DE REDUCCION DE OXIGENO (ORP) DE MENOS DE 425 mV, Y UNA PROPORCION MOLAR SOLUBLE FERRICA A FERROSO DE MENOS DE 1:1; Y, EN UNA SEGUNDA PARTE UN ORP DE MAS DE 425 mV Y LA PROPORCION MOLAR ES DE MAS DE 1:1; SIENDO AMBAS PARTES HASTA 50% DEL VOLUMEN TOTAL DEL RECIPIENTE. EL RECIPIENTE ES UN RECIPIENTE A PRESION (AUTOCLAVE ACCIONADA EN FORMA CONTINUA)WHERE THE METHOD INCLUDES: a) TO PROVIDE A POWER CURRENT THAT HAS THE MATERIAL (MENA THAT INCLUDES Cu, Ni, Co, Zn, Pd, Pt and Au and Ag); b) SUBMIT SUCH CURRENT TO OXIDATIVE CONDITIONS AND AT HIGH TEMPERATURE (BETWEEN 70 ° C AND 100 ° C) AND PRESSURE DURING A PERIOD BETWEEN 15 MINUTES AND 4 HOURS, IN THE PRESENCE OF COMPOUNDS CONTAINING SELECT IRON AND / OR OTHER AGENTS WITH CHEMICALS EFFECTIVE ACID FREE DURING OXIDATION UNDER PRESSURE AND PROMOTE THE FORMATION OF IRON (III) SULPHATE PRODUCTS WITH STABLE pH, IN THIS WAY FORMING A SUSPENSION THAT INCLUDES: i) A LEACHING SOLUTION CONTAINING SOLID METAL VALUES AND A RESIDUE CONTENT IRON (III) SULPHATE PRODUCTS; AND, ii) ENVIRONMENTALLY STABLE IRON-ARSENIC AND IRON-ANTIMONY PRODUCTS; c) SEPARATE SAID SOLUTION FROM SOLID WASTE; d) RECOVER THE METALLIC VALUES OF THE SEPARATED SOLUTION; AND, e) RECOVER VALUES OF PRECIOUS METALS FROM THE SOLID WASTE, THROUGH LEACHING WITH CYANIDE. THE OXIDATION CONDITIONS PROVIDE THE SUSPENSION: IN A FIRST PART OF A VESSEL, AN OXYGEN REDUCTION POTENTIAL (ORP) OF LESS THAN 425 mV, AND A SOLUBLE FERROUS TO FERROUS MOLAR RATIO OF LESS THAN 1: 1; AND, IN A SECOND PART, AN ORP OF MORE THAN 425 mV AND THE MOLAR RATIO IS MORE THAN 1: 1; BOTH PARTIES BEING UP TO 50% OF THE TOTAL VOLUME OF THE CONTAINER. THE VESSEL IS A PRESSURE VESSEL (CONTINUOUSLY DRIVEN AUTOCLAVE)

PE2007000350A 2006-03-28 2007-03-28 METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF METALLIC VALUES OF A MATERIAL CONTAINING ARSENIC AND / OR ANTIMONY AND SULPHATES PE20080231A1 (en)

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AU2006901575A AU2006901575A0 (en) 2006-03-28 Improved processing of metal values from concentrates

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