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Process for preparing ammonium tungstates
Assignee: DuPont Canada Inc
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Filing: 1977-01-27
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Granted: 1978-03-21
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Expires: 1997-01-27
Abstract
Abstract A process is provided for preparing ammonium tungstate. In the process, a reduced calcium tungstate is treated in the presence of an oxidizing agent with an aqueous solution having at least ammonium cations and carbonate and/or bicarbonate anions, at a temperature of 10° C to the boiling point of the solution. The reduced calcium tungstate reacts with the ammonium cations to form the ammonium tungstate which is soluble in the solution and with the anions to form a calcium compound which is insoluble in the solution. Oxygen and/or hydrogen peroxide are preferred oxidizing agents. The process is especially useful in separating tungsten values from scheelite ores or concentrates.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans Peter Kasserra
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:16
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01G; C01G41/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A process for preparing ammonium tungstate comprising heating a material containing calcium tungstate in the presence of a reducing agent at a temperature in the range of 800° to 1300° C to form a reduced calcium tungstate material comprising tricalcium tungstate or metallic tungsten or mixtures thereof, treating the thusly formed reduced calcium tungstate material with an aqueous solution having at least ammonium cations and anions selected from the groups consisting of carbonate ions, bicarbonate ions and mixtures thereof, at a temperature in the range of 30° to 70° C in the presence of an excess of an oxidizing agent, the quantity of ammonium cations being sufficient to react with a substantial fraction of the tungsten values in the reduced calcium tungstate material to form the ammonium tungstate which is soluble in the solution and the quantity of anions being sufficient to react with a substantial fraction of the calcium in the reduced calcium tungstate material to form a calcium compound which is insoluble in the solution, and thereafter separating the insoluble matter from the ammonium tungstate solution.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
A process for preparing ammonium tungstate comprising heating a material containing calcium tungstate in the presence of a reducing agent at a temperature in the range of 800° to 1300° C to form a reduced calcium tungstate material comprising tricalcium tungstate or metallic tungsten or mixtures thereof, treating the thusly formed reduced calcium tungstate material with an aqueous solution having at least ammonium cations and anions selected from the groups consisting of carbonate ions, bicarbonate ions and mixtures thereof, at a temperature in the range of 30° to 70° C in the presence of an excess of an oxidizing agent, the quantity of ammonium cations being sufficient to react with a substantial fraction of the tungsten values in the reduced calcium tungstate material to form the ammonium tungstate which is soluble in the solution and the quantity of anions being sufficient to react with a substantial fraction of the calcium in the reduced calcium tungstate material to form a calcium compound which is insoluble in the solution, and thereafter separating the insoluble matter from the ammonium tungstate solution.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the oxidizing agent is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, hydrogen peroxide and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 2 wherein gaseous ammonia is bubbled through the aqueous solution.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 3 wherein gaseous carbon dioxide is bubbled through the aqueous solution.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the ammonium cations and the anions are provided by ammonium carbonate which is present in the aqueous solution in a concentration of 20 to 30%.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the material containing calcium tungstate comprises an ore or concentrate of scheelite.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the reducing agent is hydrogen.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the temperature of heating is in the range of 1050° to 1250° C.
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