US4215094A
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Method for the removal of organic substances from alkali metal aluminate solution
Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1979-02-12
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Granted: 1980-07-29
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Expires: 1999-02-12
Abstract
Abstract In the production of alumina from bauxite by the Bayer process, the present invention provides an improvement for effectively and economically removing organic substances from a circulating alkali aluminate solution by contacting the aluminate solution containing organic substances with molecular oxygen gas or a molecular oxygen-containing gas in the presence of copper ions as a catalyst at an elevated temperature, thereby oxidizing the organic substances, adding a chemical substance to the resulting aluminate solution which reacts with copper ions to deposit a water-insoluble precipitate, and separating the precipitate from the solution, and recycling the precipitate as a copper source to the above-mentioned wet oxidation procedure.
Inventors
- 👤 Jun-ichi Inao
- 👤 Koichi Yamada
- 👤 Takuo Harato
- 👤 Hisakatsu Kato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:28
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01F; C01F7/00; C01F7/02; C01F7/46; C01F7/47; C01F7/473; C01F7/476
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A method for removing organic substances from an alkali aluminate solution in the production of alumina from alumina-containing ores by the Bayer process or improved processes thereof, characterized by contacting the alkali aluminate solution containing organic substances with molecular oxygen gas or a molecular oxygen-containing gas of at least an amount corresponding to an oxygen amount necessary for oxidizing a required amount of organic substances contained in said aluminate solution under a pressure of 20 to 150 kg/cm 2 and under such conditions that at least a pair of said aluminate solution is maintained in a liquid state and at a temperature of 180° to 300° C. in the presence of at least 100 mg/l, based on the amount of said aluminate solution of copper ions, thereby oxidizing the organic substances, adding to the resultant aluminate solution a chemical substance, which reacts with the copper ions to form a water-insoluble precipitate, precipitating the water-insoluble precipitate and separating the produced preciptate from the aluminate solution, and recycling the separated precipitate as a copper source to the above oxidation step.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
178 words
A method for removing organic substances from an alkali aluminate solution in the production of alumina from alumina-containing ores by the Bayer process or improved processes thereof, characterized by contacting the alkali aluminate solution containing organic substances with molecular oxygen gas or a molecular oxygen-containing gas of at least an amount corresponding to an oxygen amount necessary for oxidizing a required amount of organic substances contained in said aluminate solution under a pressure of 20 to 150 kg/cm 2 and under such conditions that at least a pair of said aluminate solution is maintained in a liquid state and at a temperature of 180° to 300° C. in the presence of at least 100 mg/l, based on the amount of said aluminate solution of copper ions, thereby oxidizing the organic substances, adding to the resultant aluminate solution a chemical substance, which reacts with the copper ions to form a water-insoluble precipitate, precipitating the water-insoluble precipitate and separating the produced preciptate from the aluminate solution, and recycling the separated precipitate as a copper source to the above oxidation step.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the efficiency of oxidation of organic substances in said aluminate solution is limited to 60 to 80% and then the aluminate solution, before the addition of the chemical substance is cooled to a temperature below 100° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the efficiency of oxidation of the organic substances in said aluminate solution is limited to 60 to 85% and then the aluminate solution after the addition of the chemical substances is cooled to a temperature below 100° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the aluminate solution free from the waterinsoluble precipitate is further subjected to a causticization treatment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the oxidation treatment is applied to the circulating alkali aluminate solution after the separation of aluminium hydroxide in the Bayer process or improved processes thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the oxidation treatment is applied to the concentrated alkali aluminate solution after the separation of aluminium hydroxide in the Bayer process or improved processes thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the chemical substance is a sulfide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method according to claim 7, wherein the sulfide is sodium sulfide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the source of the copper ion is a water-soluble cupric salt.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the source of the copper ion is copper sulfide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the molecular oxygen-containing gas is air.
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