发明名称 |
Process for preparing a spent catalyst for precious metals recovery |
摘要 |
A process is provided for preparing a spent noble metal fixed-bed catalyst for precious metals recovery, comprising: a) adding the catalyst to a caustic solution to wash the spent catalyst and to make a wash slurry having an alkaline pH, wherein the spent catalyst has been in contact with chloroaluminate ionic liquid catalyst, and wherein the spent catalyst comprises from 5 to 35 wt % chloride; and b) filtering the wash slurry and collecting: i) a filter cake having from at least 70 wt % of the chloride in the spent catalyst removed and having the noble metals retained, and ii) a wash filtrate. Also provided is a filter cake comprising a washed consolidated cake having 40 to 75 wt % solids, a cake moisture content from 25 to less than 60 wt %, 0.1 to 1.5 wt % total noble metals, and a residual chloride content of from zero to less than 4 wt %. |
申请公布号 |
US9580770(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2017.02.28 |
申请号 |
US201414521195 |
申请日期 |
2014.10.22 |
申请人 |
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
发明人 |
Bhaduri Rahul Shankar;Timken Hye Kyung Cho;Cuspard Philip Ian |
分类号 |
C22B11/00;C22B3/00;B01J38/64;B01J38/68;B01J23/96;B01J19/18;C22B7/00;B01J38/10;B01J27/13;B01J27/32 |
主分类号 |
C22B11/00 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
Abernathy Susan M. |
主权项 |
1. A process comprising:
a. adding a spent noble metal fixed-bed catalyst comprising one or more noble metals to a caustic solution to wash the spent noble metal fixed-bed catalyst and to make a wash slurry having a pH from 7 to 12.5, wherein the spent catalyst has been in contact with a chloroaluminate ionic liquid catalyst, and wherein the spent catalyst comprises from 5 to 35 wt % chloride; and b. filtering the wash slurry and collecting: i) a filter cake having from at least 70 wt % to 100 wt % of the chloride in the spent catalyst removed and having from 90 wt % to 100 wt % of the one or more noble metals retained, and ii) a wash filtrate. |
地址 |
San Ramon CA US |