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Process for the recovery of pentavalent vanadium compounds from acid catalyst extracts
Assignee: Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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Filing: 1982-08-06
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Granted: 1984-03-13
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Expires: 2002-08-06
Abstract
Abstract A process for the preparation of pentavalent vanadium compounds by reprocessing acid extracts of vanadium-containing catalysts spent in the hydrotreatment of crude or residual oils, characterized in that extracts containing trivalent and tetravalent vanadium are oxidized at a pH between 0.5 and 2.6 with an oxygen-containing gas to form concentrates of tetravalent vanadium, after which oxidation is carried out at a pH between 2.6 and 4.0 with an oxygen-containing gas to form concentrates of pentavalent vanadium and in that solid vanadium compounds are subsequently recovered by separating them from the liquid phase.
Inventors
- 👤 Lambertus J. G. Nacken
- 👤 Albertus H. Baas
Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:02
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01G; C01G31/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A process for the preparation of pentavalent vanadium compounds by reprocessing acid extracts of vanadium-containing catalysts spent in the hydrotreatment of crude or residual oils, characterized in that extracts containing trivalent and tetravalent vanadium are oxidized at a pH between 0.5 and 2.6 with an oxygen-containing gas to form concentrates of tetravalent vanadium, after which oxidation is carried out at a pH between 2.6 and 4.0 with an oxygen-containing gas to form concentrates of pentavalent vanadium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
A process for the preparation of pentavalent vanadium compounds by reprocessing acid extracts of vanadium-containing catalysts spent in the hydrotreatment of crude or residual oils, characterized in that extracts containing trivalent and tetravalent vanadium are oxidized at a pH between 0.5 and 2.6 with an oxygen-containing gas to form concentrates of tetravalent vanadium, after which oxidation is carried out at a pH between 2.6 and 4.0 with an oxygen-containing gas to form concentrates of pentavalent vanadium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the pH is kept constant during both oxidation steps.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the first oxidation step is carried out in the presence of cupri-ions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the oxygen-containing gas used is air.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the first oxidation step is carried out at a temperature of 15°-70° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the second oxidation step is carried out at a temperature of 30°-120° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the temperature is 70°-110° C. and that the resultant precipitate of solid vanadium compounds is separated from the liquid phase by filtration.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the temperature is 35°-70° C. and that solid vanadium compounds are precipitated by addition of a mineral acid, the compounds being subsequently separated from the liquid phase by filtration.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A process as claimed in claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 or 8, characterized in that the pentavalent vanadium compounds are recovered in a yield of at least 80%, calculated on the vanadium in the starting material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
118 words
A process for the preparation of pentavalent vanadium compounds by reprocessing acid extracts of trivalent and tetravalent vanadium-containing catalysts spent in the hydrotreatment of crude or residual oils comprising: oxidizing process acid extracts of trivalent and tetravalent vanadium-containing catalysts with an oxygen-containing gas at a pH of from about 0.5 to about 2.6 and a temperature of from about 15° C. to 70° C., to form concentrates of tetravalent vanadium; oxidizing said concentrates of tetravalent vanadium with an oxygen-containing gas at a pH of from about 2.6 to about 4.0 and a sufficient degree of temperature for a sufficient amount of time to yield a pentavalent vanadium-containing precipitate which is readily filterable; and filtering said pentavalent vanadium-containing precipitate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
118 words
A process for the preparation of pentavalent vanadium compounds by reprocessing acid extracts of trivalent and tetravalent vanadium-containing catalysts spent in the hydrotreatment of crude or residual oils comprising: oxidizing process acid extracts of trivalent and tetravalent vanadium-containing catalysts with an oxygen-containing gas at a pH of from about 0.5 to about 2.6 and a temperature of from about 15° C. to 70° C., to form concentrates of tetravalent vanadium; oxidizing said concentrates of tetravalent vanadium with an oxygen-containing gas at a pH of from about 2.6 to about 4.0 and a sufficient degree of temperature for a sufficient amount of time to yield a pentavalent vanadium-containing precipitate which is readily filterable; and filtering said pentavalent vanadium-containing precipitate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
The process of claim 10, wherein the pH is kept constant during both of said oxidizing steps, said oxidizing of said process acid extracts of trivalent and tetravalent vanadium-containing catalysts is carried out in the presence of cupri-ions and said oxygen-containing gas is air.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 10, wherein said yield of said pentavalent vanadium-containing precipitate is at least 80% by weight of the percent by weight of said vanadium in said vanadium-containing catalysts.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
50 words
The process of claim 10, wherein: said oxidizing of said concentrates of tetravalent vanadium is carried out at a temperature of from about 70° C. to about 110° C. and said pentavalent vanadium-containing precipitate has from about a 0.10:1 to about a 0.30:1 ratio of tetravalaent vanadium to pentavalent vanadium.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
86 words
The process of claim 10, wherein said oxidizing of said concentrate of tetravalent vanadium is carried out at a temperature of from about 30° C. to about 120° C. to produce a clear solution and further comprising the step of exposing said solution to a temperature of at least about 75° C. for a sufficient amount of time to yield a pentavalent vanadium-containing precipitate, which is readily filtered, said precipitate having from about a 0.10:1 to about a 0.30:1 ratio of tetravalent vanadium to pentavalent vanadium.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
70 words
The process of claim 10, wherein said oxidizing of said concentrate of tetravalent vanadium is at a temperature of from about 35° C. to about 70° C. to produce a clear solution, and further comprising the step of adding an amount of an acid sufficient to yield a pentavalent vanadium-containing precipitate which is readily filtered, said precipitate having less than about a 0.10:1 ratio of tetravalent vanadium to pentavalent vanadium.
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