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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Process Research Ortech Inc., Mississauga, CA;
Inventors:
Vaikuntam I. Lakshmanan, Mississauga, CA;
Ramamritham Sridhar, Oakvill, CA;
Md. Abdul Halim, Mississauga, CA;
Jonathan Chen, Toronto, CA;
Robert J. DeLaat, Georgetown, CA;
Assignee:
PROCESS RESEARCH ORTECH INC., , CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 3/00 (2006.01); C22B 3/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 23/0484 (2013.01); C22B 3/0017 (2013.01); C22B 23/0423 (2013.01); Y02P 10/234 (2015.11);
Abstract
The invention provides a process for the leaching of a laterite ore or concentrate for the recovery of value metals, at least one value metal being nickel. The laterite ore or concentrate is subjected to a leaching step with a lixiviant comprising hydrochloric acid to leach nickel from the laterite ore. Nickel is extracted with an oxime at a lower pH than other processes for extraction of nickel from solution, especially after separation of iron and cobalt values.