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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1982
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
George L Tilley, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Union Oil Company of California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01G / ; C01G / ; C01G / ; C01G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423 53 ; 423 54 ; 423150 ;
Abstract
Cobalt is recovered in substantial amounts from spent catalyst particles comprising cobalt components supported on alumina or other aluminum-containing refractory oxides. The process comprises contacting the catalyst with sulfuric acid, then subjecting the catalyst to oxidation in an oxygen-containing atmosphere under conditions of elevated temperature, and again contacting the catalyst with sulfuric acid to extract cobalt. Molybdenum, if present on the catalyst, is recovered with the cobalt, as are other metals, such as nickel and tungsten.