发明名称 |
CLOSED LOOP METHOD FOR GOLD AND SILVER EXTRACTION BY HALOGENS |
摘要 |
A method for extracting precious metals from a polymetallic ore, comprising a) generating hypochlorites from a salt brine; b) chlorination of the ore using hypochlorites under acidic conditions; c) filtering to collect a pregnant solution and treating the pregnant solution for collection of precious metals; d) filtering to separate the precious metals and a barren brine; e) purifying the barren brine; and f) recycling halogens from the purified brine in the form of hypohalites formed by electrolysis of the purified brine, and comprising hypochlorite and hypobromite; step b) further comprising scrubbing excess halogens using calcium hydroxide; treatng the pregnant solution in step c) comprises reducing an oxydo reduction potential of the pregnant solution and using calcium hydroxide for neutralization; and step e) comprising increasing the pH of the barren brine by addition of calcium hydroxide. |
申请公布号 |
US2015259765(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.09.17 |
申请号 |
US201414206406 |
申请日期 |
2014.03.12 |
申请人 |
Dundee Sustainable Technologies Inc. |
发明人 |
Lalancette Jean-Marc;Dubreuil Bertrand;Lemieux David |
分类号 |
C22B11/06;C25B1/26;C25B1/24;C22B3/44 |
主分类号 |
C22B11/06 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method for extracting precious metals from a polymetallic ore, comprising:
a) generating hypochlorites from a salt brine; b) chlorination of the ore using hypochlorites under acidic conditions; c) filtering to collect a pregnant solution and treating the pregnant solution for collection of precious metals; d) filtering to separate the precious metals and a barren brine; e) purifying the barren brine; and f) recycling halogens from the purified brine in the form of hypohalites formed by electrolysis of the purified brine, and comprising hypochlorite and hypobromite; wherein: said step b) further comprises scrubbing excess halogens using calcium hydroxide; said treating the pregnant solution in step c) comprises reducing an oxydo reduction potential of the pregnant solution and using calcium hydroxide for neutralization; and said step e) comprises increasing the pH of the barren brine by addition of calcium hydroxide. |
地址 |
Montreal CA |