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Liquid-liquid extraction process for the recovery of tungsten from low level sources
Assignee: Osram Sylvania Inc
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Filing: 1980-09-15
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Granted: 1981-07-21
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Expires: 2000-09-15
Abstract
Abstract A recyclable process for the recovery of tungsten from low level aqueous sources comprises adjustment of the pH of the source solution to a value below about pH 6, extraction of the tungsten values into an organic phase comprising a chelating agent, an organic transfer agent, and an inert organic solvent. Preferred chelating agents include vicinally disubstituted aromatic compounds in which the substituents are selected from amino, carboxyl, hydroxyl, and sulfhydryl.
Inventors
- 👤 Samuel Natansohn
- 👤 Sophia R. Su
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-03 20:38
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01G; C01G41/00; C01G41/003; C22; C22B; C22B3/00; C22B3/20; C22B3/26; C22B3/262; C22B3/32; C22B3/34; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P10/00; Y02P10/20; Y10; Y10S; Y10S423/00; Y10S423/09; Y10S423/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A recyclable process for recovering tungsten from aqueous solutions containing low levels of tungsten comprises the steps of: (a) Adjusting the pH of the aqueous tungsten-containing solution to a value below about pH 6; (b) Contacting the pH-adjusted aqueous tungsten-containing solution with an extractant organic phase comprising: (1) A chelate compound comprising a vicinally disubstituted aromatic ring having substituents selected from the group consisting of amino, carboxyl, hydroxyl, and sulfhydryl, (2) A transfer agent, and (3) An inert organic solvent, to extract tungsten from said pH-adjusted aqueous solution into said organic phase; (c) Separating the tungsten-loaded organic phase from the tungsten-spent aqueous solution; (d) Contacting said tungsten-loaded organic phase with a basic aqueous stripping solution to transfer tungsten from said tungsten-loaded organic phase to said aqueous stripping solution; (e) Separating the tungsten-loaded aqueous stripping solution from the tungsten-spent organic phase and thereafter isolating the tungsten values from said tungsten-loaded aqueous stripping solution; (f) Contacting the tungsten-spent organic phase with an aqueous regenerating solution to regenerate said extractant organic phase; and (g) Recycling the regenerated extractant organic phase in step (b).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A recyclable process for recovering tungsten from aqueous solutions containing low levels of tungsten comprises the steps of: (a) Adjusting the pH of the aqueous tungsten-containing solution to a value below about pH 6; (b) Contacting the pH-adjusted aqueous tungsten-containing solution with an extractant organic phase comprising: (1) A chelate compound comprising a vicinally disubstituted aromatic ring having substituents selected from the group consisting of amino, carboxyl, hydroxyl, and sulfhydryl, (2) A transfer agent, and (3) An inert organic solvent, to extract tungsten from said pH-adjusted aqueous solution into said organic phase; (c) Separating the tungsten-loaded organic phase from the tungsten-spent aqueous solution; (d) Contacting said tungsten-loaded organic phase with a basic aqueous stripping solution to transfer tungsten from said tungsten-loaded organic phase to said aqueous stripping solution; (e) Separating the tungsten-loaded aqueous stripping solution from the tungsten-spent organic phase and thereafter isolating the tungsten values from said tungsten-loaded aqueous stripping solution; (f) Contacting the tungsten-spent organic phase with an aqueous regenerating solution to regenerate said extractant organic phase; and (g) Recycling the regenerated extractant organic phase in step (b).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The process in accordance with claim 1 wherein said chelate compound is selected from the group consisting of: o-dihydroxybenzene 3,4-dihydroxytoluene 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene 3,4-dihydroxy-1-nitrobenzene 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl acetic acid 4,5-dihydroxy-1,3-benzenedisulfonic acid disodium salt o-diaminobenzene 3,4-diaminotoluene o-aminophenol 3,4-dimercaptotoluene o-hydroxybenzoic acid o-aminobenzoic acid o-mercaptobenzoic acid 3-hydroxypicolinic acid 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid 2-amino-4-chlorobenzoic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process in accordance with claim 1 wherein said transfer agent comprises a quaternary alkylammonium or quaternary alkylphosphonium salt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process in accordance with claim 2 wherein said transfer agent consists essentially of methyl tricaprylylammonium chloride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process in accordance with claim 1 wherein said aqueous regenerating solution includes hydrogen ion and chloride ion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process in accordance with claim 4 wherein said inert organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of kerosene, toluene, xylenes, >C 8 aliphatic hydrocarbons, >C 8 aromatic hydrocarbons, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process in accordance with claim 6 wherein said inert organic solvent further contains up to 20 volume percent of a ≦C 10 aliphatic alcohol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the volume ratio of said pH-adjusted aqueous tungsten-containing solution to said extractant organic phase is from about 10 to about 100.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process in accordance with claim 1 wherein said chelate compound comprises a vicinally disubstituted aromatic ring wherein at least one substituent is sulfhydryl.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process in accordance with claim 9 wherein said chelate compound consists of o-mercaptobenzoic acid.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process in accordance with claim 1 wherein said stripping solution includes sodium hydroxide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
169 words
A recyclable process for recovering tungsten from aqueous solutions containing low levels of tungsten comprising the steps of: (a) adjusting the pH of the aqueous tungsten-containing solution to a value below about pH 6; (b) contacting the pH-adjusted aqueous tungsten-containing solution with an extractant organic phase comprising: (1) o-mercaptobenzoic acid, (2) a quaternary alkylammonium salt transfer agent, and (3) an inert organic solvent, to extract tungsten from said pH-adjusted aqueous solution into said organic phase; (c) separating the tungsten-loaded organic phase from the tungsten-spent aqueous solution; (d) contacting said tungsten-loaded organic phase with a basic aqueous stripping solution to transfer tungsten from said tungsten-loaded organic phase to said aqueous stripping solution; (e) separating the tungsten-loaded aqueous stripping solution from the tungsten-spent organic phase and thereafter isolating the tungsten values from said tungsten-loaded aqueous stripping solution; (f) contacting the tungsten-spent organic phase with an aqueous regenerating solution including hydrogen ion and chloride ion to regenerate said extractant organic phase; and (g) recycling the regenerated extractant organic phase to step (b).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
169 words
A recyclable process for recovering tungsten from aqueous solutions containing low levels of tungsten comprising the steps of: (a) adjusting the pH of the aqueous tungsten-containing solution to a value below about pH 6; (b) contacting the pH-adjusted aqueous tungsten-containing solution with an extractant organic phase comprising: (1) o-mercaptobenzoic acid, (2) a quaternary alkylammonium salt transfer agent, and (3) an inert organic solvent, to extract tungsten from said pH-adjusted aqueous solution into said organic phase; (c) separating the tungsten-loaded organic phase from the tungsten-spent aqueous solution; (d) contacting said tungsten-loaded organic phase with a basic aqueous stripping solution to transfer tungsten from said tungsten-loaded organic phase to said aqueous stripping solution; (e) separating the tungsten-loaded aqueous stripping solution from the tungsten-spent organic phase and thereafter isolating the tungsten values from said tungsten-loaded aqueous stripping solution; (f) contacting the tungsten-spent organic phase with an aqueous regenerating solution including hydrogen ion and chloride ion to regenerate said extractant organic phase; and (g) recycling the regenerated extractant organic phase to step (b).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process in accordance with claim 12 wherein said quaternary alkylammonium salt transfer agent consists of methyltricaprylylammonium chloride.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process in accordance with claim 13 wherein said inert organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of kerosene, toluene, xylenes, C 7 -C 10 aromatic hydrocarbons, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process in accordance with claim 14 wherein said inert organic solvent further contains up to 20 volume percent of a ≦C 10 aliphatic alcohol.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process in accordance with claim 12 wherein said stripping solution includes sodium hydroxide.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process in accordance with claim 1 or claim 12 wherein said aqueous solution containing low levels of tungsten comprises Searles Lake brine.
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