EP2975142A4 - Hydrometallurgical plant for nickel oxide ore and method for operating said hydrometallurgical plant - Google Patents

Hydrometallurgical plant for nickel oxide ore and method for operating said hydrometallurgical plant

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EP2975142A4
EP2975142A4 EP14760507.5A EP14760507A EP2975142A4 EP 2975142 A4 EP2975142 A4 EP 2975142A4 EP 14760507 A EP14760507 A EP 14760507A EP 2975142 A4 EP2975142 A4 EP 2975142A4
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hydrometallurgical plant
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nickel oxide
oxide ore
hydrometallurgical
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French (fr)
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EP2975142A1 (en
EP2975142B1 (en
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Satoshi Matsubara
Osamu Nakai
Takashi Sakamoto
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Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B23/00Obtaining nickel or cobalt
    • C22B23/04Obtaining nickel or cobalt by wet processes
    • C22B23/0407Leaching processes
    • C22B23/0415Leaching processes with acids or salt solutions except ammonium salts solutions
    • C22B23/043Sulfurated acids or salts thereof
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B23/00Obtaining nickel or cobalt
    • C22B23/04Obtaining nickel or cobalt by wet processes
    • C22B23/0407Leaching processes
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B23/00Obtaining nickel or cobalt
    • C22B23/04Obtaining nickel or cobalt by wet processes
    • C22B23/0453Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching
    • C22B23/0461Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching by chemical methods
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B3/00Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes
    • C22B3/02Apparatus therefor
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B3/00Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes
    • C22B3/04Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes by leaching
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B3/00Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes
    • C22B3/04Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes by leaching
    • C22B3/06Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes by leaching in inorganic acid solutions, e.g. with acids generated in situ; in inorganic salt solutions other than ammonium salt solutions
    • C22B3/08Sulfuric acid, other sulfurated acids or salts thereof
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B3/00Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes
    • C22B3/20Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching
    • C22B3/44Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching by chemical processes

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  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
EP14760507.5A 2013-03-08 2014-01-23 Hydrometallurgical plant for nickel oxide ore and method for operating said hydrometallurgical plant Not-in-force EP2975142B1 (en)

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JP2013046986A JP5569611B1 (en) 2013-03-08 2013-03-08 Nickel oxide ore hydrometallurgical plant and method of operating the hydrometallurgical plant
PCT/JP2014/051319 WO2014136487A1 (en) 2013-03-08 2014-01-23 Hydrometallurgical plant for nickel oxide ore and method for operating said hydrometallurgical plant

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JP (1) JP5569611B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2014227269B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2904569A1 (en)
PH (1) PH12015501978A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2014136487A1 (en)

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EP2975142A1 (en) 2016-01-20
PH12015501978A1 (en) 2016-01-18
JP5569611B1 (en) 2014-08-13
US20160024614A1 (en) 2016-01-28
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