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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 12, 2019
Applicant:

Energy, United States Department of, Washington, DC (US);

Inventors:

Jinichiro Nakano, Albany, OR (US);

Anna Nakano, Albany, OR (US);

James P. Bennett, Salem, OR (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01D 15/08 (2006.01); C22B 7/00 (2006.01); C22B 26/12 (2006.01); C22B 59/00 (2006.01); C01F 17/247 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01D 15/08 (2013.01); C01F 17/247 (2020.01); C22B 7/006 (2013.01); C22B 26/12 (2013.01); C22B 59/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments relate to methods for generating selected materials from a natural brine, where the natural brine is sea water, saline water, fresh water, synthetic solutions, or industrial liquid wastes. A natural brine comprising at least a portion of a selected material is heated. COis added and mixes with the natural brine forming a mixture such that the CO/P is a first predetermined value. The mixture is held so that impurities in the natural brine precipitate as solids leaving a second brine substantially comprising the selected material. The second brine is heated. COgas is injected into the second brine, mixing so that the CO/P is a second predetermined value. The mixture is held so that the selected material precipitates out and are removed.


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