Chemistry: electrical and wave energy – Processes and products – Electrostatic field or electrical discharge
Patent
1976-07-08
1978-01-31
Andrews, R. L.
Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
Processes and products
Electrostatic field or electrical discharge
75120, 75121, 423106, 423127, 423158, 423119, C25C 100
Patent
active
040714225
ABSTRACT:
Gallium and other values are recovered from phosphorus-furnace flue-dust by treating dust with sulfuric acid to form a solution and a residue. The residue may be treated for recovery of values. Zinc is precipitated from the solution as zinc ammonium sulfate hexahydrate and an alkaline material is added to precipitate a gallium concentrate and to form a gallium-free solution, which may be treated for recovery of sulfate and phosphate values. The gallium concentrate may be upgraded by mixing concentrate with lime to precipitate calcium phosphate and by subsequently adding sodium hydroxide to redissolve coprecipitated gallium and aluminum compounds. Residual precipitate is recycled and the solution is neutralized to precipitate an upgraded concentrate. Aluminum may be removed as calcium aluminate. Upgraded concentrate may be dissolved in alkaline solution and the solution electrolyzed for deposition and recovery of gallium.
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Charlton Thomas L.
Hirsch Horst E.
Liang Shou C.
Redden Robert F.
Andrews R. L.
Cominco Ltd.
Fors Arne I.
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