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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 1991

Filed:

Sep. 02, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:

David L Jones, Rossland, CA;

Edward F Milner, Trail, CA;

Assignee:

Cominco Ltd., Vancouver, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01G / ; C01G / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423 42 ; 423 43 ; 423 87 ; 423602 ; 424622 ;
Abstract

Copper arsenate, substantially free from impurities that form sludge in wood preservatives such as chromated copper arsenate, is prepared by adding a solution of soluble arsenate to copper sulfate solution, either or both solutions containing sludge-forming impurities, to form a copper and arsenic-containing solution without precipitating copper arsenate. The pH during the adding is controlled at a value in the range of 1.8 to 2.2 to precipitate impurities. Precipitated impurities are removed, and the copper and arsenic-containing solution is neutralized with a suitable alkaline substance to pH 3.5 to 5.0 to precipitate copper arsenate. Arsenate solution is derived from arsenic oxides, soluble arsenic salts and compounds and metallurgical materials capable of yielding water-soluble arsenate. Copper sulfate solution is derived from crystals and compounds and metallurgical materials cable of yielding copper sulfate. In a preferred embodiment, sodium arsenate is derived by aqueous caustic oxidative pressure leaching of flue dusts and copper sulfate is derived by aqueous acid oxidative pressure leaching of copper matte.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…