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Extractive recovery of trivalent thallium values from aqueous solutions
Assignee: Halcon Research and Development Corp
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Filing: 1978-04-14
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Granted: 1979-08-28
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Expires: 1998-04-14
Abstract
Abstract Trivalent thallium values are extractively recovered from aqueous media containing dissolved trivalent and monovalent thallium values by treating the aqueous medium with an extractant comprising a carboxylic acid medium having limited solubility in water to preferentially extract at least a portion of the dissolved trivalent thallium values into the carboxylic acid extractant medium and recovering a carboxylic acid extract containing the extracted trivalent thallium values as a separate phase.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Johnson
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-06 04:38
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22B; C22B3/00; C22B3/20; C22B3/26; C22B3/40; C22B3/402; C01; C01G; C01G15/00; C01G15/003; C22B3/32; C22B61/00; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P10/00; Y02P10/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A process for extractively recovering trivalent thallium values from an aqueous medium containing dissolved trivalent thallium and monovalent thallium values which comprises contacting the aqueous medium with an extractant comprising a carboxylic acid medium having a limited solubility in water to preferentially extract trivalent thallium values into the carboxylic acid, and recovering a carboxylic acid extract containing the extracted trivalent thallium values as a separate phase, wherein the carboxylic acid in the extractant medium comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of monocarboxylic acids of the formula ##STR2## wherein R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, and derivatives of the foregoing groups wherein one or more carbon atom is replaced by an oxygen atom, and substituted derivatives of the foregoing groups, with the proviso that R 3 cannot be hydrogen when R 1 and R 2 are each hydrogen, and with the further proviso that the monocarboxylic acid possesses at least 5 carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A process for extractively recovering trivalent thallium values from an aqueous medium containing dissolved trivalent thallium and monovalent thallium values which comprises contacting the aqueous medium with an extractant comprising a carboxylic acid medium having a limited solubility in water to preferentially extract trivalent thallium values into the carboxylic acid, and recovering a carboxylic acid extract containing the extracted trivalent thallium values as a separate phase, wherein the carboxylic acid in the extractant medium comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of monocarboxylic acids of the formula ##STR2## wherein R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, and derivatives of the foregoing groups wherein one or more carbon atom is replaced by an oxygen atom, and substituted derivatives of the foregoing groups, with the proviso that R 3 cannot be hydrogen when R 1 and R 2 are each hydrogen, and with the further proviso that the monocarboxylic acid possesses at least 5 carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the carboxylic acid in the extractant medium comprises a monocarboxylic acid having at least six carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the carboxylic acid in the extractant medium has a solubility in water at 20° C. of less than about 2 grams of acid per 100 grams of water.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the trivalent thallium values present in the aqueous medium comprises a thallic salt of an alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl carboxylic acid having up to 20 carbon atoms per acid molecule.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the aqueous medium to be treated also contains alkali metal values dissolved therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the carboxylic acid extractant medium comprises a member selected from the group consisting of hexanoic acid, octanoic acid, neodecanoic acid, pivalic acid, and undecanoic acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the carboxylic acid in the extractant medium has a solubility in water at 20° C. of less than about 0.2 grams of acid per 100 grams of water.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the trivalent thallium values present in the aqueous medium comprise at least one member of the group consisting of thallic nitrate, sulfate, perchlorate, nitrite and fluoride.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the aqueous medium to be contacted also contains free carboxylic acid of 1 to 5 carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the carboxylic acid extractant medium contains a water-immiscible organic solvent for said carboxylic acid.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
145 words
The process of claim 1 wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3 to 12 carbon atoms, aryl, alkyl-substituted phenyl or tolyl in which the alkyl component contains from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, aryl-substituted alkyl in which the aryl-substituent is phenyl or alkyl-substituted phenyl and in which the alkyl component contains from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, derivatives of the foregoing groups wherein one or more carbon atom is replaced by an oxygen atom, and alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl and halo-sutstituted derivatives of the foregoing, with the proviso that R 3 cannot be hydrogen when R 1 and R 2 are each hydrogen, and with the further proviso that the monocarboxylic acid possesses at least 5 carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
55 words
The process of claim 11 wherein the aqueous medium to be contacted has a pH of not greater than about 6 and wherein the carboxylic acid in the extractant medium comprises a monocarboxylic acid having a solubility in water at 20° C. of less than about 2 grams of acid per 100 grams of water.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 12 wherein the carboxylic acid in the extractant medium comprises a straight-chained or branched-chain aliphatic monocarboxylic acid having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 13 wherein the aqueous medium to be contacted also contains free carboxylic acid of 1 to 5 carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 14 wherein the aqueous medium to be contacted also contains alkali metal values dissolved therein.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 15 wherein the extractant medium contains a water-immiscible organic solvent for the carboxylic acid in the extractant medium.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1982-08-27 | 1983-02-26 | 1983-08-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-08-27 | 1987-02-26 | 1987-08-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-08-27 | 1991-02-26 | 1991-08-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |