| 摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a method for recovering and separating metals from waste streams. Conventional processes for removing metals from waste streams include ion exchange, electrolysis and settling, which are costly, complex, cumbersome, and/or do not allow for recycling of the metal. The invention overcomes these drawbacks through a method for recovering and separating precious and non-precious metals from waste water streams, which removes, separarates, and recovers such metals in a cost effective manner with more than 95 % removal from waste streams and with minimal amounts of unprocessed solids and sludge remaining in the environment. Metals such as chromium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, silver, gold, platinum, vanadium, sodium, potassium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, barium, lead, aluminum, tin and the like are removed and recovered from the waste streams with at least 95 % removal and other metals and compounds, such as antimony, sulfur, and selenium are removed and recovered from waste streams with at least 50 % removal. The method employs a unique complexing agent comprising a carbamate compound and an alkali metal hydroxide which facilitates the formation of the metals into ionic metal particles enabling them to be readily separated, removed and recovered.</p> |
