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Separation and Purification of Value Metals from Aqueous Chloride Solutions by Solvent Extraction

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Extraction 2018

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The demand for elements such as nickel , cobalt , titanium and gold in various applications has increased significantly. Innovation to recover these elements now plays a major role in metallurgical processes as established technologies have challenges in treating the types of ores that are available while meeting the increasingly stricter environmental regulations. Alternative chloride based processes have been developed that can be used to recover the value elements from the available feed stocks with potentially lower environmental impact . Chloride -based hydrometallurgical processes have several advantages, including higher leachability of complex ores/tailings and relative stability of chloro-complexes of the metals. Process Research ORTECH Inc. (PRO) has developed mixed-chloride process flowsheets, where innovative solvent extraction process steps are used for the separation of nickel , cobalt , titanium and gold from their respective chloride solutions. This paper will discuss the potential aqueous chloro-chemistry of these metals and separation reaction mechanisms involved in the solvent extraction process.

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  1. Process Research ORTECH Inc., 2350 Sheridan Park Drive, Mississauga, ON, L5K 2T4, Canada

    V. I. Lakshmanan, R. Sridhar, D. Tait, R. deLaat, M. A. Halim & J. Chen

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  1. Kingston Process Metallurgy Inc., Kingston, Canada

    Boyd R. Davis

  2. Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, USA

    Michael S. Moats

  3. Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation, South Jordan, USA

    Shijie Wang

  4. RHI Magnesita, Leoben, Austria

    Dean Gregurek

  5. BBA Inc., Montreal, Canada

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  6. Extractive Metallurgy Consultant, Kingston, Canada

    Thomas P. Battle

  7. Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, USA

    Mark E. Schlesinger

  8. Aurubis, Hamburg, Germany

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  9. University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia

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  10. XPS-Glencore, Falconbridge, Canada

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  11. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA

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  12. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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  13. University of Lorraine, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

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  15. Newmont Mining, Elko, USA

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  16. University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

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  17. Miller Metallurgical Services Pty Ltd., Brisbane, Australia

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  19. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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  23. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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  24. SGS Minerals, Lakefield, Canada

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  25. J.R. Goode and Associates Metallurgical Consulting, Toronto, Canada

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  26. Avalon Rare Metals Inc., Toronto, Canada

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  27. University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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  28. SGS Minerals, Lakefield, Canada

    Alex Forstner

  29. Newmont Mining, Greenwood Village, USA

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  30. Newmont Mining Corporation, Greenwood village, USA

    Tarun Bhambhani

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Lakshmanan, V.I., Sridhar, R., Tait, D., deLaat, R., Halim, M.A., Chen, J. (2018). Separation and Purification of Value Metals from Aqueous Chloride Solutions by Solvent Extraction. In: Davis, B., et al. Extraction 2018. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95022-8_171

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