Invention Grant
US09023313B2 System and method for parallel solution extraction of one or more metal values from metal-bearing materials
有权
从金属轴承材料平行溶液提取一种或多种金属值的系统和方法
- Patent Title: System and method for parallel solution extraction of one or more metal values from metal-bearing materials
- Patent Title (中): 从金属轴承材料平行溶液提取一种或多种金属值的系统和方法
-
Application No.: US13829328Application Date: 2013-03-14
-
Publication No.: US09023313B2Publication Date: 2015-05-05
- Inventor: Anand Raman , Jason M Morgan , Barbara J Savage , David G Meadows , Wayne W Hazen
- Applicant: Freeport-McMoran Corporation
- Applicant Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Assignee: Freeport Minerals Corporation
- Current Assignee: Freeport Minerals Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
- Main IPC: C22B3/00
- IPC: C22B3/00 ; C22B3/44 ; C22B3/26 ; B01D11/04 ; C22B3/02 ; C25C1/00

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a process and system for recovery of one or more metal values using solution extraction techniques and to a system for metal value recovery. In an exemplary embodiment, the solution extraction system comprises a first solution extraction circuit and a second solution extraction circuit. A first metal-bearing solution is provided to the first and second circuit, and a second metal-bearing solution is provided to the first circuit. The first circuit produces a first rich electrolyte solution, which can be forwarded to primary metal value recovery, and a low-grade raffinate, which is forwarded to secondary metal value recovery. The second circuit produces a second rich electrolyte solution, which is also forwarded to primary metal value recovery. The first and second solution extraction circuits have independent organic phases and each circuit can operate independently of the other circuit.
Public/Granted literature
Information query