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Selective chlorination method for mixtures of metallic oxides of natural or synthetic origin
Assignee: Rio Tinto France SAS
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Filing: 1982-09-29
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Granted: 1986-01-07
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Expires: 2002-09-29
Abstract
Abstract A selective chlorination method of a mixture of simple or complex metallic oxides, comprising at least one of the elements to be used, iron, aluminum, titanium and silicon, as well as the impurities accompanying said elements, said method consisting of a grinding, a calcination, a placing in suspension in a bath of melted salts of the mixture of said metallic oxides and of their impurities and of an introduction of chlorinating agents into said bath maintained at a temperature which assures the volatility of at least one of the metallic chlorides formed; characterized by the fact that, in order to selectively extract the metallic chlorides formed from the bath, specific chlorinating mixtures are introduced into this bath by successive steps, said mixtures having increasing chlorinating power, and the introduction is in a number at the most equal to the usuable elements to be chlorinated. This method is applied specifically to clays, bauxites, kaolins oil or bituminous shales, red sludges, oxide concentrates, anorthosite, feldspath and ilmenite.
Inventors
- 👤 Francoise Seon
- 👤 Gerard Picard
- 👤 Bernard Tremillon
- 👤 Yves Bertaud
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-03 06:42
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01F; C01F7/00; C01F7/48; C01F7/56; C01F7/58; C01F7/60; C01G; C01G1/00; C01G1/06; C01G49/00; C01G49/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S423/00; Y10S423/09; Y10S423/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A method for the selective chlorination of a mixture of simple or complex metallic oxides of iron, titanium, aluminum and silicon, wherein said mixture is ground, calcined, and placed in suspension in a bath of melted salts, comprising, in a first step, injecting into said bath a chlorination mixture selected from the group consisting of (a) the mixture of HCl gas and H 2 O vapor, and (b) the mixture of Cl 2 gas, O 2 gas and HCl gas, to selectively chlorinate the iron oxide and then extracting the ferric chloride produced, in a second step, injecting into said bath a chlorination mixture of HCl gas, CO gas and H 2 gas to selectively chlorinate the titanium oxide and then extracting the titanium chloride produced, and in a third step, injecting into said bath a chlorination mixture selected from the group consisting of a (a) the mixture of C 2 gas, CO gas and HCl gas, and (b) the mixture of COCl 2 gas and HCl gas to chlorinate the aluminum and silicon oxides and then extracting the aluminum chloride and silicon chloride produced.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
185 words
A method for the selective chlorination of a mixture of simple or complex metallic oxides of iron, titanium, aluminum and silicon, wherein said mixture is ground, calcined, and placed in suspension in a bath of melted salts, comprising, in a first step, injecting into said bath a chlorination mixture selected from the group consisting of (a) the mixture of HCl gas and H 2 O vapor, and (b) the mixture of Cl 2 gas, O 2 gas and HCl gas, to selectively chlorinate the iron oxide and then extracting the ferric chloride produced, in a second step, injecting into said bath a chlorination mixture of HCl gas, CO gas and H 2 gas to selectively chlorinate the titanium oxide and then extracting the titanium chloride produced, and in a third step, injecting into said bath a chlorination mixture selected from the group consisting of a (a) the mixture of C 2 gas, CO gas and HCl gas, and (b) the mixture of COCl 2 gas and HCl gas to chlorinate the aluminum and silicon oxides and then extracting the aluminum chloride and silicon chloride produced.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein, for the chlorinating mixture of HCl gas and H 2 O vapor of the first step, the partial pressure of HCl is between 0.1 and 1 bar and the partial pressure of H 2 O vapor is at most equal to 0.1 times the partial pressure of the HCl.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 2 wherein the partial pressure of HCl is between 0.7 and 1 bar.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein, for the chlorinating mixture of Cl 2 gas, O 2 gas and HCl gas of the first step, the partial pressure of Cl 2 is between 0.1 and 1 bar, the partial pressure of O 2 is at most equal to 0.1 bar, and the partial pressure of HCl is at most equal to 0.01 bar.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 4 wherein, the partial pressure of Cl 2 gas is between 0.7 and 1 bar.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein, for the chlorinating mixture of HCl gas, CO gas and H 2 gas of the second step, the partial pressure of HCl is between 0.45 and 0.8 bar, the partial pressure of CO is between 0.45 and 0.1 bar, and the partial pressure of H 2 is between 0.05 and 0.15 bar.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 6 wherein, the partial pressure of H 2 is equal to 0.1 bar.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein, for the chlorinating mixture of Cl 2 gas, CO gas and HCl gas of the third step, the partial pressure of Cl 2 is between 0.01 and 0.5 bar, the partial pressure of CO is between 0.01 and 0.5 bar, and the partial pressure of HCl is below 1 bar.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein, for the clorinating mixture of COCl 2 gas and HCl gas of the third step, the partial pressure of COCl 2 is between 0.01 and 1 bar and the partial pressure of HCl is below 1 bar.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
198 words
The method for selective chlorination of a mixture of simple or complex metallic oxides, of natural or sythetic origin, comprising oxides of iron, titanium, aluminum and silicon, and reactive alumina, wherein said mixture is ground, calcined, and placed in suspension in a bath of melted salts, comprising, in a first step, injecting into said bath a chlorination mixture of HCl and H 2 to selectively chlorinate the reactive alumina, and then extracting the aluminum chloride produced, in a second step, injecting onto said bath a chlorination mixture of Cl 2 gas and O 2 gas to selectively chlorinate the iron oxide and then extracting the ferric chloride produced, in a third step, injecting into said bath a chlorination mixture of HCl gas, CO gas and H 2 gas to selectively chlorinate the titanium oxide and then extracting the titanium chloride produced and in a fourth step, injecting into said bath a chlorination mixture selected from the group consisting of (a) the mixture of Cl 2 gas, CO gas and HCl gas, and (b) the mixture of COCl 2 gas HCl gas, to chlorinate the aluminum and silicon oxides and then extracting the aluminum chloride and silicon chloride produced.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
198 words
The method for selective chlorination of a mixture of simple or complex metallic oxides, of natural or sythetic origin, comprising oxides of iron, titanium, aluminum and silicon, and reactive alumina, wherein said mixture is ground, calcined, and placed in suspension in a bath of melted salts, comprising, in a first step, injecting into said bath a chlorination mixture of HCl and H 2 to selectively chlorinate the reactive alumina, and then extracting the aluminum chloride produced, in a second step, injecting onto said bath a chlorination mixture of Cl 2 gas and O 2 gas to selectively chlorinate the iron oxide and then extracting the ferric chloride produced, in a third step, injecting into said bath a chlorination mixture of HCl gas, CO gas and H 2 gas to selectively chlorinate the titanium oxide and then extracting the titanium chloride produced and in a fourth step, injecting into said bath a chlorination mixture selected from the group consisting of (a) the mixture of Cl 2 gas, CO gas and HCl gas, and (b) the mixture of COCl 2 gas HCl gas, to chlorinate the aluminum and silicon oxides and then extracting the aluminum chloride and silicon chloride produced.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method according to claim 10 wherein, for the chlorinating mixture of HCl gas and H 2 gas of the first step, a partial pressure of HCl is between 0.1 and 1 bar and the partial pressure of H 2 is between 0.01 and 0.9 bar.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 11 wherein, the partial pressure of HCl is between 0.3 and 0.9 bar.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 11 wherein, the partial pressure of H 2 is between 0.05 and 0.2 bar.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method according to claim 10 wherein, for the chlorinating mixture of Cl 2 gas and O 2 gas of the second step, the partial pressure of Cl 2 is between 0.01 and 1 bar and the partial pressure of O 2 is at most equal to 0.1 bar.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method according to claim 10 wherein, for the chlorinating mixture of HCl gas, CO gas and H 2 of the third step, the partial pressure of HCl is between 0.45 and 0.8 bar, the partial pressure of CO is between 0.45 and 0.1 bar and the partial pressure of H 2 is between 0.05 and 0.15 bar.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 15 wherein, the partial pressure of H 2 is equal to 0.1 bar.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method according to claim 10 wherein, for the chlorinating mixture of Cl 2 gas, CO gas and HCl gas of the fourth step, the partial pressure of Cl 2 is between 0.01 and 0.5 bar, the partial pressure of CO is between 0.01 and 0.5 bar and the partial pressure of HCl is below 1 bar.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method according to claim 10 wherein, for the chorlinating mixture of COCl 2 gas and HCl gas of the fourth step, the partial pressure of COCl 2 is between 0.01 and 1 bar and the partial pressure of HCl is below 1 bar.
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