EP1784516A4 - Method for nickel and cobalt recovery from laterite ores by reaction with concentrated acid water leaching - Google Patents

Method for nickel and cobalt recovery from laterite ores by reaction with concentrated acid water leaching

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EP1784516A4
EP1784516A4 EP05759184A EP05759184A EP1784516A4 EP 1784516 A4 EP1784516 A4 EP 1784516A4 EP 05759184 A EP05759184 A EP 05759184A EP 05759184 A EP05759184 A EP 05759184A EP 1784516 A4 EP1784516 A4 EP 1784516A4
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nickel
reaction
acid water
concentrated acid
water leaching
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EP1784516A1 (en
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David Neudorf
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SKYE RESOURCES Inc
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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
    • C22B23/0407—Leaching processes
    • C22B23/0415—Leaching processes with acids or salt solutions except ammonium salts solutions
    • C22B23/043—Sulfurated acids or salts thereof
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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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  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
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EP05759184A 2004-06-28 2005-06-27 Method for nickel and cobalt recovery from laterite ores by reaction with concentrated acid water leaching Withdrawn EP1784516A4 (en)

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US58324304P 2004-06-28 2004-06-28
PCT/CA2005/001003 WO2006000098A1 (en) 2004-06-28 2005-06-27 Method for nickel and cobalt recovery from laterite ores by reaction with concentrated acid water leaching

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EP1784516A4 true EP1784516A4 (en) 2008-07-09

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EP (1) EP1784516A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2008504439A (en)
KR (1) KR20070053211A (en)
CN (1) CN100410399C (en)
AU (1) AU2005256213A1 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0512430A (en)
CA (1) CA2571492A1 (en)
DO (1) DOP2005000119A (en)
GT (1) GT200500177A (en)
TW (1) TW200606107A (en)
WO (1) WO2006000098A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA200700592B (en)

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