公开(公告)号：US08852315B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-07

申请号：US12834431

申请日：2010-07-12

Applicant: Walter Curlook ,  Dimitri S. Terekhov ,  Sergiy Kotvun ,  Olujide Babatunde Olurin ,  Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel

Inventor： Walter Curlook ,  Dimitri S. Terekhov ,  Sergiy Kotvun ,  Olujide Babatunde Olurin ,  Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel

IPC: C22B23/06 ,  C22B15/00 ,  B22F9/22 ,  B22F9/30 ,  C22B5/12 ,  C22B23/02 ,  C22C19/03

CPC classification number: C22B23/065 ,  B22F9/22 ,  B22F9/305 ,  B22F2201/013 ,  B22F2201/04 ,  B22F2201/05 ,  B22F2998/10 ,  B22F2999/00 ,  C22B5/12 ,  C22B15/0026 ,  C22B23/021 ,  C22C19/03 ,  B22F2201/03

Abstract: An improved method of reducing a mixed metal oxide composition comprising oxides of nickel, cobalt, copper and iron in a hydrogen atmosphere to produce a mixture of the respective metals, the improvement wherein the atmosphere further comprises water vapor at a concentration, temperature and time to effect selective reduction of the oxides of nickel cobalt and copper relative to the iron oxide to produce the metallic mixture having a reduced ratio of metallic iron relative to metallic nickel, cobalt and copper.

Abstract translation: 一种在氢气氛中还原包含镍，钴，铜和铁的氧化物的混合金属氧化物组合物以产生各种金属的混合物的改进方法，其中气氛还包括浓度，温度和时间的水蒸气 相对于氧化铁有效地选择性还原镍钴和铜的氧化物，以产生金属铁相对于金属镍，钴和铜的比例降低的金属混合物。