The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 14, 1989
Filed:
May. 13, 1988
Richard A Scheithauer, Towanda, PA (US);
Clarence D Vanderpool, Towanda, PA (US);
Michael J Miller, Towanda, PA (US);
GTE Products Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for recovering cobalt, which comprises adding ammonia to a cobalt chloride solution to a pH of from about 8.8 to about 9.6 with oxidation, to form hexammine cobalt (III) chloride, adding to the resulting solution of hexammine cobalt (III) chloride, sodium chloride in an amount sufficient to result in the precipitation of at least about 98% by weight of the cobalt as cobalt hexammine (III) chloride at a temperature of no greater than about 40.degree. C., separating the precipitate of cobalt hexammine (III) chloride from the resulting mother liquor which contains the balance of the cobalt, adding to the mother liquor, aluminum powder in an amount sufficient to result in the precipitation of the balance of the cobalt as cobalt metal, and separating the cobalt metal from the resulting spent liquor.