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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Curtin University of Technology, Bentley WA, AU;
Inventors:
Jacobus Johannes Eksteen, Bull Creek WA, AU;
Elsayed Abdelrady Oraby, Cannington WA, AU;
Assignee:
CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Bentley, Western Australia, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 3/00 (2006.01); C22B 3/12 (2006.01); C22B 3/16 (2006.01); C22B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 15/0065 (2013.01); C22B 3/12 (2013.01); C22B 3/16 (2013.01); C22B 3/165 (2013.01); C22B 11/04 (2013.01); C22B 15/008 (2013.01); Y02P 10/236 (2015.11);
Abstract
A process for recovery of metal comprising copper and/or a precious metal from a metal containing material, including the steps of: leaching the metal containing material with an alkaline lixiviant and an amino acid or derivative thereof in order to produce a metal containing leachate; and extracting the metal from the leachate.