Process for recovering metal values such as scandium, iron and m

Details Process for recovering metal values such as scandium, iron and m Process for recovering metal values such as scandium, iron and m

1989-10-24

1991-01-29

Straub, Gary P.

Chemistry of inorganic compounds

Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound

Rare earth metal

423 211, 423 50, 423 55, 423140, 423263, 423DIG14, 75743, C01F 1700, C22B 300, C22B 4700, C22B 6100

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ABSTRACT:
A process for eliminating an industrial waste sludge by converting its metal values into useful products involves the selective leaching of Mn, divalent Fe, and other valuable metals, such as Sc, Co, Cr, Ni, Th, rare earths, etc. with a mixture of dilute sulfuric acid and a reductant at ambient temperature. Scandium is recovered by passing the leachate through an ion exchange column which is packed with a weakly cationic resin. The retention of other metals on the resin column is negligible. The scandium is eluted from the resin column and converted to a solid product. The raffinate from the ion exchange column is titrated with an alkali solution to convert the metals, except divalent Mn and Fe, to a solid metal hydroxide. After the separation the filtrate is treated with an alkali and an oxidant to recover iron as a solid product of iron oxide which is separated from the solution. The remaining solution contains only Mn values which are recovered by treating the solution with an alkali and an oxidant to yield a solid manganese product. Separation of the solid leaves a liquid that can be discharged directly. The residue from the initial acid leaching contains the remaining metal values. HCl is used to selectively dissolve the Fe values. The insoluble residue is digested in an alkali to extract the total tungsten values. The residue from the alkali digestion contains substantial amounts of Ta, Nb and Ti and is a viable source for these metals.

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