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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1996
Michael J Virnig, Tucson, AZ (US);
Phillip L Mattison, North Wales, PA (US);
George A Wolfe, Tucson, AZ (US);
J Michael Sierakoski, Tucson, AZ (US);
J Murdoch Mackenzie, Gisborne, AU;
Keith E Weerts, Windsor, CA (US);
Henkel Corporation, Gulph Mills, PA (US);
Abstract
Toxic cyanide and anionic metal species are removed from aqueous alkaline solutions by contacting the aqueous alkaline solutions with an extractant compound which is capable of being protonated at a pH of 9 or above. Whereby the anionic metal species is extracted from the aqueous alkaline solution, subsequently stripping the metal values from the extractant and recovering the metal species, preferably by electrowinning. The process is useful in a flotation process in which a recycled aqueous process stream is employed in that the toxic cyanide ion and anionic metal species are removed prior to recycling of the aqueous process stream for flotation.