Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

Raymond Price

Peter M Quan

Raymond F Dalton

David Stewart

Nigel Hall

Peter J Smith

Philip Martin Rowbotham

Antony Greenall

Metal values are extracted from aqueous solutions of metal salts containing halide or pseudo halide ions by pyridine derivatives containing the substituent --(COX).sub.A where X is the group --OR.sub.1 or --NH.sub.2 R.sub.3 and n is 1, 2 or 3. R.sub.1 is a hydrocarbyl group containing from 5 to 36 carbon atoms and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group wherein R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 together contain from 5 to 36 carbon atoms. The process is especially useful for the recovery of metals from leach solutions derived from sulphur-containing ores such as chalcopyrite.

Process for the extraction of metal values

Metal values are extracted from aqueous solutions of metal salts containing halide or pseudo halide ions by pyridine derivatives containing the substituent --(COX).sub.A where X is the group --OR.sub.1 or --NR.sub.2 R.sub.3 and n is 1, 2 or 3. R.sub.1 is a hydrocarbyl group containing from 5 to 36 carbon atoms and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group wherein R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 together contain from 5 to 36 carbon atoms. The process is especially useful for the recovery of metals from leach solutions derived from sulphur-containing ores such as chalcopyrite.

Metal extractants

Pyridine dicarboxylic ester metal extractants

Process for the extraction of metal values and novel metal extractants

A process for the manufacture of aromatic nitriles by reacting an aromatic halogen compound with formamide and the anhydride of a monocarboxylic acid in the presence of a copper catalyst and an acid-binding agent. Particularly applicable to replacement of halogen ortho to the azo linkage of an azo dyestuff by cyano.

Process for the manufacture of aromatic nitriles

Process for the manufacture of aromatic nitriles by reacting an aromatic halogen compound with formaldoxime in the presence of a copper catalyst and an acid-binding agent, preferably a tertiary amine. Particularly applicable to replacement of halogen ortho to the azo linkage of an azo dyestuff by cyano.

A process for the manufacture of aromatic phosphorus derivatives of the formula:

Process for the manufacture of aromatic phosphonates

Optionally substituted benzimidazoles containing an alkyl or cycloalkyl group in position 1 and containing at least 5 alkyl or cycloalkyl carbon atoms extract metals from aqueous solutions of their salts into water-immiscible organic solvents in presence of halide ion. Benzimidazoles having a branched-chain alkyl group of at least 7 carbon atoms in position 1, and especially mixtures of such compounds, are most effective. The benzimidazoles are particularly useful for extracting cobalt selectively from mixtures of cobalt and nickel salts. The metals can be recovered from the organic solvent by extraction into water free from halide ion.

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