A stirring device for stirring a particulate material and a grinding media in a grinding mill includes one or more protective elements that extend outwardly from a body to deflect said particulate material and said grinding media from the body.
A reactor for gas-liquid mass transfer between a gas and a liquid or slurry includes a tank for receiving the liquid or slurry having a wall; a drive shaft; an upward pumping impeller; and an aerating apparatus disposed above the upward pumping impeller and extending between the drive shaft and the wall of the tank at a first distance (d1) from the drive shaft and at a second distance (d2) from the wall of the tank, the aerating apparatus encircling the drive shaft at least partially. The aerating apparatus has an outward inclined or curved inner surface for directing at least a part of the flow over the inner surface.
A device for measuring the temperature in a rotary kiln through which solid material passes being heated to elevated temperatures. The device features a drive as well as an elongated hollow body with means to fix a thermocouple, whereby the drive and the elongated hollow body are mounted such that they rotate jointly with the rotary kiln. The drive can move the elongated hollow body together with thermocouple through an opening in and out of the rotary kiln interior for measuring the temperature inside the rotary kiln during operation.
F27B 7/42 - Aménagement des dispositifs de commande, de surveillance, d'alarme ou des dispositifs similaires
F27D 9/00 - Refroidissement des fours ou des charges s'y trouvant
G01K 7/02 - Mesure de la température basée sur l'utilisation d'éléments électriques ou magnétiques directement sensibles à la chaleur utilisant des éléments thermo-électriques, p.ex. des thermocouples
F27D 21/00 - Aménagement des dispositifs de surveillance; Aménagement des dispositifs de sécurité
F27D 19/00 - Aménagement des dispositifs de commande
A method for recovering at least one precious metal from an aqueous solution containing the metal and particularly to recovery of silver and optionally one or more other precious metals from overflow of a sedimentation unit such as a thickener, a clarifier or a pond includes subjecting the aqueous solution to a micro and/or nanobubble flotation, wherein the pH of the aqueous solution is at most 1.5.
B03D 1/02 - Procédés de flottation par formation d'écume
C22B 3/22 - Traitement ou purification de solutions, p.ex. de solutions obtenues par lixiviation par des procédés physiques, p.ex. par filtration, par des moyens magnétiques
C22B 3/00 - Extraction de composés métalliques par voie humide à partir de minerais ou de concentrés
A method for the heat treatment of granular solids includes initially introducing solids into a first reactor configured as a flash reactor or fluidized bed reactor where they are brought into contact with hot gases at temperatures in the range 500° C. to 1500° C. Next, the solids are passed through a residence time reactor in which they are fluidized. The residence time reactor is configured in a manner such that it has various regions which are separated from one another, from which the solid can be withdrawn in a manner such that it is provided with a variety of residence times in the residence time reactor.
B01J 8/00 - Procédés chimiques ou physiques en général, conduits en présence de fluides et de particules solides; Appareillage pour de tels procédés
B01J 8/18 - Procédés chimiques ou physiques en général, conduits en présence de fluides et de particules solides; Appareillage pour de tels procédés les particules étant fluidisées
B01J 8/26 - Procédés chimiques ou physiques en général, conduits en présence de fluides et de particules solides; Appareillage pour de tels procédés les particules étant fluidisées selon la technique du "lit fluidisé" comportant au moins deux lits fluidisés, p.ex. installations de réaction et de régénération
B01J 8/34 - Procédés chimiques ou physiques en général, conduits en présence de fluides et de particules solides; Appareillage pour de tels procédés les particules étant fluidisées selon la technique du "lit fluidisé" le lit fluidisé comportant un matériau de remplissage fixe, p.ex. matériaux fragmentés, anneaux métalliques, chicanes
B01J 8/36 - Procédés chimiques ou physiques en général, conduits en présence de fluides et de particules solides; Appareillage pour de tels procédés les particules étant fluidisées selon la technique du "lit fluidisé" le déplacement des particules dans le lit fluidisé étant essentiellement horizontal
C22B 1/10 - Procédés de grillage sous forme fluidisé
6.
Method and arrangement for measurement of electrode paste in an electrode column of an electric arc furnace
A method and an arrangement measures electrode paste in an electrode column of an electric arc furnace. The electrode column has a steel casing, is provided with a contact shoe ring, and is filled with electrode paste introduced from above and evolving from raw paste in the upper part of the steel casing to melted paste and to baked paste in the lower part of the electrode column. The level of the raw paste is determined with a laser beam transmitted by a first laser device. The level of the molten paste is determined with a laser beam transmitted by a second laser device. The data received from the laser devices is used for calculation of the distances of the levels of the raw paste and molten paste from the contact shoe ring.
A recess plate designed for use in a filter device for filtering a suspension includes a stationary head piece and a movable end piece, and a pack including copies of the recess plate, having a filter chamber inside the pack, adjoining the recess plate, having a first pipe for filling the suspension into the filter chamber, having a filter cloth for collecting a solid content out of the suspension, and having a second pipe for discharging a liquid fraction of the suspension out of the filter chamber as a filtrate, wherein the filter device may be closed before filtering by forcing the end piece in direction of the head piece, and opened after filtering by releasing the end piece, and moving the end piece away from the head piece for removing the filter cake from the filter cloth.
B01D 25/12 - Filtres-presses, c. à d. du type à plaque ou du type à plaque et cadre
B29C 44/42 - Alimentation en matière à mouler dans une cavité de moulage fermée, c.à d. pour la fabrication d'objets de longueur définie par différence de pression, p.ex. par injection ou sous vide
B29C 70/42 - Façonnage ou imprégnation par compression pour la fabrication d'objets de longueur définie, c.à d. d'objets distincts
B29C 44/12 - Incorporation ou surmoulage de parties préformées, p.ex. des inserts ou des renforcements
B29K 105/04 - Présentation, forme ou état de la matière moulée cellulaire ou poreuse
A method and an arrangement for collecting and removal of acid mist from an electrolytic cell. The arrangement includes a cover for covering an open top of a container of the electrolytic cell so that a space is formed between a surface of electrolyte contained in the container and the cover, a decontamination system provided with an acid mist suction channel terminating in an upwards facing inlet opening in the space, and a cleaning arrangement for spraying the upwards facing inlet opening with washing fluid. The cleaning arrangement has a fluid nozzle. The fluid nozzle is in the acid mist suction channel. The fluid nozzle is arranged to spray washing fluid at least downwards into the acid mist suction channel.
A radial-flow scrubber (1, 100) for separating dust and pollutants from gases, comprises a housing (2), a raw gas inlet (3), a feeder (4) for a washing liquid, a washing zone (5), a clean gas outlet (10), and an outlet (11) for the washing liquid. The washing zone (5, 101) comprises an inlet funnel (7, 105), a scrubbing zone (18) having an adjustable flow cross-section, and a drive (10, 110) for adjusting the cross section of the scrubbing zone (18), as well as a tubular shell (8,108) detachably mounted to the housing (2), wherein in a ceiling of the housing (2) an opening is provided through which the complete washing zone (5, 101) can be integrally withdrawn.
B01D 53/14 - SÉPARATION Épuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p.ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par absorption
B01F 3/04 - Mélange, p.ex. dispersion, émulsion, selon les phases à mélanger de gaz ou de vapeurs avec des liquides
B01D 53/24 - SÉPARATION Épuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p.ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par force centrifuge
A solvent extraction settler arrangement comprises a settler (1) having a feed end (2) and a discharge end (3), said settler being arranged to separate solution phases from a dispersion fed from the feed end while the dispersion flows to the discharge end. Elongated discharge launders (4, 5) are arranged at the discharge end (3) of the settler for each solution phase to be separated from the dispersion, each discharge launder (4, 5) including a first end (6), an outlet (7, 8) arranged at the first end, and a closed second end (9). At least one of the discharge launders (4, 5) has a form of a conical tube with a cross-section converging from the first end (6) towards the second end (9) and an inclined bottom (10, 11) descending from the second end (9) towards the first end (6).
B01D 17/032 - Séparation de liquides non miscibles par gravité, dans un bac de décantation muni d'un dispositif pour enlever au moins un des liquides séparés
The invention concerns a method for the recovery of thermal energy from a steam dryer 2 with a closed circulation 2.1 that produces excess steam SS characterized in that the excess steam SS is condensed to an unclean condensate UC in a steam regeneration unit 3 and in that thermal energy in the unclean condensate UC is recovered by being transferred to a district heating medium HW in a heat exchanger 4 for district heating. The invention concerns also a system for the recovery of thermal energy from a steam dryer 2 with a closed circulation 2.1.
F26B 3/06 - Procédés de séchage d'un matériau solide ou d'objets impliquant l'utilisation de chaleur par convection, c. à d. la chaleur étant transférée d'une source de chaleur au matériau ou aux objets à sécher par un gaz ou par une vapeur, p.ex. l'air le gaz ou la vapeur s'écoulant à travers le matériau ou les objets à sécher
F01K 17/02 - Utilisation de la vapeur ou des condensats provenant soit du soutirage, soit de la sortie des ensembles fonctionnels de machines motrices à vapeur pour le chauffage, p.ex. industriel, domestique
F26B 17/10 - Machines ou appareils à mouvement progressif pour le séchage d'un matériau en vrac, à l'état plastique ou sous forme fluidisée, p.ex. granulés, fibres brutes le mouvement étant réalisé par des courants de fluides, p.ex. provenant d'une tuyère
A method for leaching a sulfidic metal concentrate in hydrometallurgical production of metal in a leaching process from which hot water vapor containing off-gas is conducted out and to which an acid solution warmed up to an elevated temperature is conducted. The acid solution is warmed up to an elevated temperature by bringing off-gas of the leaching step into direct contact with the acid solution.
C22B 3/06 - Extraction de composés métalliques par voie humide à partir de minerais ou de concentrés par lixiviation dans des solutions inorganiques acides
C22B 19/00 - Obtention du zinc ou de l'oxyde de zinc
C22B 3/00 - Extraction de composés métalliques par voie humide à partir de minerais ou de concentrés
C22B 3/12 - Extraction de composés métalliques par voie humide à partir de minerais ou de concentrés par lixiviation dans des solutions inorganiques alcalines
16.
Recess plate and method for detecting membrane leakage
The invention relates to a recess plate for a membrane filter device, the filter device having a stack of essentially identical recess plates, the recess plates having recesses, and the recesses forming filter chambers between adjacent recess plates of the stack, into which filter chambers a suspension can be supplied on a cake side of the filter cloth, and the suspension can permeate the filter cloth to a filtrate side thereof, such that a solid content of the suspension deposits on the filter cloth as a filter cake, each filter chamber having a moveable membrane, the membrane and the recess plate enclosing a squeezing chamber, the recess plate having an inlet duct for inserting a pressurizing medium into the squeezing chamber, for mechanical pressing out the respective filter cake. The invention further relates to a method for detecting membrane leakage in such membrane filter device.
B01D 25/133 - Filtres-presses, c. à d. du type à plaque ou du type à plaque et cadre avec au moins une bande filtrante mobile aménagée de façon à être calée entre les plaques de presse ou entre une plaque et un cadre pendant la filtration, p.ex. bandes filtrantes sans fin pliées en zig-zag le gâteau de filtration étant comprimé, p.ex. par des membranes gonflables
B01D 65/10 - Test de membranes ou d'appareils à membranes; Détection ou réparation de fuites
B01D 24/46 - Régénération de la substance filtrante dans le filtre
The invention relates to a method for separating nickel and other valuable metals particularly from material having low nickel content, which contains iron and magnesium in addition to nickel and other valuable metals. The material having low nickel content is subjected to pulping and atmospheric leaching in acidic and oxidizing conditions, in which the majority of the metals in the material dissolve and the iron is partially precipitated. The precipitated iron is separated from the solution, after which nickel and the other dissolved valuable metals are precipitated as sulphides.
The invention provides several improvements in feedwells, one of which being a feedwell comprising a mixing zone for dissipating the kinetic energy of a fluid comprising pulp, a settling zone for promoting flocculation of the pulp and at least one inclined deflecting element for at least partially separating the mixing zone from the settling zone. Other improvements include a shelf at least partially defining an inclined path for removing material from the shelf into a feedwell chamber; at least two outlets arranged in a substantially concentric relationship with respect to each other; a portion of a second conduit varies in its cross-sectional size and/or shape so as to connect a feed inlet to a first conduit; and a partition for partially separating an outer mixing zone and an inner settling zone.
The invention relates to a method for treating a solution containing zinc sulphate, so that at least one of the rare metals such as indium, gallium and germanium can be separated from it. A portion of the metals to be separated can be precipitated from zinc sulphate solution by neutralizing the acidic solution and at least a portion is cemented by means of metal powder. The solid precipitates that are formed can be combined and treated subsequently in some suitable way to leach out the desired metals.
C22B 3/46 - Traitement ou purification de solutions, p.ex. de solutions obtenues par lixiviation par des procédés chimiques par substitution, p.ex. par cémentation
An apparatus for use in the electro-production of metals, comprising a plurality of anodes and a plurality of cathodes in an interleaved configuration, wherein each anode and cathode pair forms a cell; a plurality of power supplies, each cell associated with one or more respective power supplies; and the power supplies are arranged to control a direct current in the one or more cells to a predetermined value.
C25D 17/00 - PROCÉDÉS POUR LA PRODUCTION ÉLECTROLYTIQUE OU ÉLECTROPHORÉTIQUE DE REVÊTEMENTS; GALVANOPLASTIE; JONCTION DE PIÈCES PAR ÉLECTROLYSE; APPAREILLAGES À CET EFFET Éléments structurels, ou leurs assemblages, des cellules pour revêtement électrolytique
An X-ray tube includes a cathode, an anode with an electron receiving surface, and a window facing the electron receiving surface of the anode. On the electron receiving surface of the anode it includes a layer of anode material. Deeper in the anode than the layer of anode material, there is a block of attenuator material. The atomic number of the attenuator material is less than one third of the atomic number of the anode material.
C23C 14/06 - Revêtement par évaporation sous vide, pulvérisation cathodique ou implantation d'ions du matériau composant le revêtement caractérisé par le matériau de revêtement
The invention relates to a method for removing chloride from zinc sulphate solution in conjunction with zinc production. According to the method, the chloride is removed from solution by means of monovalent copper, which is produced in a separate copper(I) oxide formation stage, in which the pH is regulated to the region of 4.5-5.
The invention relates to a turbine-type high-power impeller, to be used for mixing slurry in hydrometallurgical process reactors. The impeller is formed of at least five blades, each of which blades comprises a front edge, trailing edge, root and tip; the roots of the impeller blades are permanently attached by a joint to the hub or axis of the impeller, so that the front edge of the impeller blade is straight, and the trailing edge is chamfered, in which case the blade is narrowed towards the tip, and the blade is provided with two longitudinal folds arranged in parallel with the front edge of the blade.
The invention relates to an apparatus and method for removing molybdenum and other possible impurities from an organic copper-containing extraction solution in connection with the liquid-liquid extraction related to copper recovery. The removal of impurities occurs in one or several removal units built into the organic extraction solution storage tank.
The invention relates to a method for purifying impure lithium bicarbonate by means of a cation exchange resin. In addition to solution purification by ion exchange, the treatment stages include the regeneration of impurity metals bound to the resin. Regeneration consists of washing the resin with water, elution with acid solution, washing with water, neutralization with alkali solution and washing with water. It is characteristic of the method that neutralization is performed with sodium hydroxide solution.
The invention relates to a method for removing arsenic as scorodite from solutions that contain iron and arsenic. In accordance with the method, arsenic is first precipitated as ferric arsenate and subsequently processed hydrothermally into crystalline scorodite.
C22B 3/44 - Traitement ou purification de solutions, p.ex. de solutions obtenues par lixiviation par des procédés chimiques
C02F 1/68 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par addition de substances spécifiées, pour améliorer l'eau potable, p.ex. par addition d'oligo-éléments
C02F 1/00 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
A permanent cathode that is to be used as electrode in the electro-refining and/or recovery of metals, such as copper, zinc, cobalt or nickel. The permanent cathode comprises a planar mother plate that is made of metal and comprises two sides. The mother plate comprises an edge, which at least partly surrounds the metal plate. The edge comprises a groove portion that is provided with a groove. The groove portion comprises at least one bridging section for joining together, over the groove portion of the edge of the metal plate at the at least one bridging section, the cathode metal halves, such as cathode copper halves, cathode zinc halves, cathode cobalt halves or cathode nickel halves, which are formed on the sides of the mother plate in the electro-refining of the metals.
B23H 3/04 - Electrodes spécialement adaptées à cet effet ou leur fabrication
C25B 11/02 - PROCÉDÉS ÉLECTROLYTIQUES OU ÉLECTROPHORÉTIQUES POUR LA PRODUCTION DE COMPOSÉS ORGANIQUES OU MINÉRAUX, OU DE NON-MÉTAUX; APPAREILLAGES À CET EFFET Électrodes; Leur fabrication non prévue ailleurs caractérisées par la configuration ou la forme
29.
Method and equipment for providing the edge of a starting sheet with a dielectric strip
A device for providing the edge of a starting sheet of an electrode used in the electrolytic refining or recovery of metals with a dielectric part comprises a die space, in which the edge of the starting sheet of the electrode can at least partly be fitted, and a feeding device of the dielectric material for feeding the dielectric material into the die space. The device comprises changing members of the volume of the die space for pressing the dielectric material in the die space to that edge of the starting sheet of the electrode, which is at least partly fitted in the die space.
B29C 43/18 - Moulage par pressage, c. à d. en appliquant une pression externe pour faire couler la matière à mouler; Appareils à cet effet pour la fabrication d'objets de longueur définie, c. à d. d'objets séparés en incorporant des parties ou des couches préformées, p.ex. moulage par pressage autour d'inserts ou sur des objets à recouvrir
B29C 43/34 - Alimentation en matière à mouler des moules ou des moyens de pressage
B29C 43/36 - Moules pour la fabrication d'objets de longueur définie, c. à d. d'objets séparés
B29C 70/76 - Moulage sur les bords ou les extrémités de la partie préformée
The invention relates to a method for leaching a material containing a valuable metal and precipitating the valuable metal as a fine-grained powder by changing the electrochemical potential of an intermediary metal in the solution. In the leaching stage the intermediary metal or substance of the electrolyte solution is at a high degree of oxidation and in the precipitation stage another electrolyte solution is routed into the solution, in which the intermediary metal or substance is at a low degree of oxidation. After the precipitation stage the solution containing the intermediary is routed to electrolytic regeneration, in which part of the intermediary is oxidised in the anode space back to a high potential value and part is reduced in the cathode space to its low value.
B22F 1/00 - Poudres métalliques; Traitement des poudres métalliques, p.ex. en vue de faciliter leur mise en œuvre ou d'améliorer leurs propriétés
B22F 9/00 - Fabrication des poudres métalliques ou de leurs suspensions; Appareils ou dispositifs spécialement adaptés à cet effet
C21B 15/04 - Autres procédés pour la fabrication de fer à partir de composés de fer à partir du fer carbonyle
C22B 5/20 - Procédés généraux de réduction appliqués aux métaux par voie sèche à partir de métaux carbonyles
C22C 1/04 - Fabrication des alliages non ferreux par métallurgie des poudres
31.
Froth flotation method and apparatus, a froth flotation method and apparatus for extracting bitumen from a slurry of water and oil sand, and use of the apparatus
A froth flotation method and apparatus for extracting a valuable substance from a slurry comprising a mixture of solid phase, liquid phase and said substance. A gas dispersing mechanism (4) feeds gas into the slurry (1) in a flotation vessel (2) to infuse gas bubbles into the slurry. The slurry is agitated in the flotation vessel (2) for dispersing the gas bubbles into the slurry. The gas bubbles capture the valuable substance from the slurry and form a froth phase F above the slurry phase S. The froth phase F exits the vessel by overflow. Continuously moving negative pressure zones (7) are mechanically generated by rake blades (9) in the froth phase (F). The negative pressure zones (7) extend from the froth phase (F) to the slurry phase (S). The negative pressure zones (7) capture unwanted slurry and liquid pockets (8) entrained from the slurry phase to the froth phase (F) and form paths for guiding said unwanted slurry and liquid pockets (8) via said paths from the froth phase (F) downwardly back to the slurry phase (S).
B03D 1/16 - Machines de flottation à propulseurs; Machines à subaération
B03D 1/20 - Machines de flottation à propulseurs; Machines à subaération avec pompes à air internes
C10G 1/00 - Production de mélanges liquides d'hydrocarbures à partir de schiste bitumineux, de sable pétrolifère ou de matières carbonées solides non fusibles ou similaires, p.ex. bois, charbon
C10G 1/04 - Production de mélanges liquides d'hydrocarbures à partir de schiste bitumineux, de sable pétrolifère ou de matières carbonées solides non fusibles ou similaires, p.ex. bois, charbon par extraction
32.
Method for recovering copper from a copper sulphide ore
The invention relates to a method whereby copper is recovered from a copper sulphide ore containing pyrite. According to the method the ore is ground and leached into a solution containing sulfuric acid in atmospheric conditions by means of trivalent copper. As the copper sulphide leaches out, the trivalent iron is reduced to divalent and is oxidized back to trivalent by means of oxygen during leaching. Leaching is carried out in a closed reactor, where the undissolved gas rising from the solution in the supper section of the reactor is circulated back into the suspension of solution, solids and gas. leaching is performed in the presence of both divalent and trivalent iron and preferably with the dissolved copper acting as a catalyst to promote leaching. The conditions are adjusted to be such that the pyrite of the ore essentially does not dissolve.
The invention relates to a method for the treatment of material containing at least one valuable metal and arsenic to form a valuable metal-depleted scorodite sediment and a pure aqueous solution to be discharged from the process. According to the method, the valuable metals are first removed from the material to be treated and then arsenic precipitation from the solution is performed in two stages. By means of the method, the aim is to obtain as low a valuable metal content as possible in the scorodite sediment that will be formed. Likewise, the arsenic and valuable metal content of the aqueous solution that is formed during arsenic precipitation also remains so low that the water can be released into the environment.
B01D 15/04 - Procédés de séparation comportant le traitement de liquides par des adsorbants ou des absorbants solides; Appareillages pour ces procédés par des substances échangeuses d'ions comme adsorbants
System and method for a continuous process for separating particles according to their magnetic properties such as Curie point includes a feed of hot particles having different magnetic properties on a moving surface spaced above a stationary magnetic assembly. The temperature of the bed of particles is controlled to enable selective separation of different factions of particles based upon the temperature of the particles. The magnets are maintained substantially below their Curie point. Gaseous nitrogen is fed into and from the inside of the magnetic assembly to enhance the cooling of the magnetic assembly and to inhibit oxidation. The gas exits through high temperature bearings to inhibit debris therein. A thermal shield is placed between the moving surface and the magnets and below tubes carrying a cooling fluid to maintain magnets substantially below their Curie point. The entire process is contained with an inert gas-purged cabinet.
Sulphidic zinc concentrate usually also includes small amounts of rare metals such as indium and gallium. If the content of these metals in the raw material is sufficiently high, their recovery may be economically worthwhile. In the method according to the invention the recovery of indium and other desirable rare metals takes place in a zinc leaching process, in which at least part of the sulphidic concentrate is leached directly without roasting.
The invention relates to a method of forming an electrocatalytic surface on an electrode in a simple way, in particular on a lead anode used in the electrolytic recovery of metals. The catalytic coating is formed by a spraying method which does not essentially alter the characteristics of the coating powder during spraying. Transition metal oxides are used as the coating material. After the spray coating the electrode is ready for use without further treatment. The invention also relates to an electrode onto which an electrocatalytic surface is formed.
C25B 11/04 - PROCÉDÉS ÉLECTROLYTIQUES OU ÉLECTROPHORÉTIQUES POUR LA PRODUCTION DE COMPOSÉS ORGANIQUES OU MINÉRAUX, OU DE NON-MÉTAUX; APPAREILLAGES À CET EFFET Électrodes; Leur fabrication non prévue ailleurs caractérisées par le matériau
C25B 11/06 - Electrodes; Leur fabrication non prévue ailleurs caractérisées par le matériau par les matériaux catalytiques utilisés
C25B 11/16 - Electrodes à base de bioxyde de manganèse ou de bioxyde de plomb
The invention relates to a turning device for metal deposits used in combination with a separating device, comprising at least one turnable receiving unit mounted on a rotating axle under the separating device and in the vicinity of at least one conveyor, guiding means for guiding a metal deposit to a receiving unit acting as a turning device and means for rotating the receiving unit. The invention also relates to a method for handling metal deposits.
The invention relates to an equipment for removing deposits accumulated in electrolytic refining on the surface of an electrode, such as a cathode, said equipment including at least one element for stripping the deposits and at least one element for controlling the stripping element; said equipment includes at least one stripping element that is turnably movable in the vertical direction of the cathode, and the cathode can be bent owing to the contact with said stripping element. The invention also relates to a method realized by said equipment.
The invention relates to a hydrometallurgical method for separating the precious metals and impurities of anode sludge obtained from copper electrolysis. According to the method, anode sludge copper is separated in atmospheric leaching; calcinated in two steps for separating selenium and for sulfatizing silver; the sulfatized silver is separated by leaching into a neutral aqueous solution, from which it can be separated by reduction or by extraction.
The invention relates to a method for smelting sulfidic copper concentrates, in which method copper sulfide bearing material is smelted in a smelting furnace (1) for creating blister copper and slag. According to the method, at least part (3) of the feed of the smelting furnace (1) is copper sulfide bearing (3) material obtained by means of sulfide bearing material (2) that is fed into the hydrometallurgic further processing (12,19) of slag (11) created in the smelting process.
This invention relates to a method for removing thallium from a zinc-containing solution. In particular, the method relates to the purification with metallic zinc powder of a solution going to the electrolytic production of zinc. In this method, thallium is removed by means of a lead compound in the solution purification stage, either during the final purification stage or in a purification stage in which cadmium is precipitated.
C22B 3/24 - Traitement ou purification de solutions, p.ex. de solutions obtenues par lixiviation par des procédés physiques, p.ex. par filtration, par des moyens magnétiques par adsorption sur des substances solides, p.ex. par extraction avec des résines solides
C22B 61/00 - Obtention des métaux non prévus ailleurs dans la présente sous-classe
C25C 1/16 - Production, récupération ou affinage électrolytique des métaux par électrolyse de solutions du zinc, du cadmium ou du mercure
42.
Method for controlling oxygen when separating minerals from a slurry
The invention relates to a method for controlling the partial pressure of oxygen when mutually separating minerals in the different process steps of the separation process. In order to control the partial pressure of oxygen, the gases fed in the different process steps are recirculated in an essentially closed gas circulation created around the equipment used in the different process steps, so that the gas recirculation is controlled by measuring the potential of the slurry containing valuable minerals.
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