Outokumpu Oy

Hannu J Pouru

Bror G Nyman

Sigmund P Fugleberg

Markku T Saarela

Timo T Koivunen

Seppo I Blomquist

Kaj-Henrik Lindroos

The residual acid mixture containing metals which has been produced in the steel pickling process is regenerated to become new HF/HNO.sub.3 pickling acid by applying H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 addition and evaporation. The metal sulphate salt produced in evaporation is converted into scarcely soluble iron jarosite Na[Fe.sub.3 (SO.sub.4).sub.2 (OH).sub.6 ] and chrome and nickel hydroxide, the last mentioned metal hydroxide being obtained as a separately utilizable precipitate. The metal sulphate salt is separated from 60% H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 solution, wherein the main part of the salt is also crystallized. For promoting the crystallization, part of the salt is crystallized in a side line where 80% H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 concentration is used. The acid slurry produced is carried back to the crystallizing stage in the main line.

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Hannu J Pouru