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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
May. 13, 2009
Seshadri Seetharaman, Täby, SE;
Olle Grinder, Vällingby, SE;
Seshadri Seetharaman, Täby, SE;
Olle Grinder, Vällingby, SE;
Salt Extraction Aktiebolag, Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A process for chlorinating ore, slag, mill scale, scrap, dust and other resources containing recoverable metals from the groups 4-6, 8-12, and 14 in the periodic table. The process comprises: a) forming a liquid fused salt melt consisting essentially of aluminum chloride and at least one other metal chloride selected from the group consisting of alkali metal chlorides and alkaline earth metal chlorides, wherein the aluminum chloride content in the liquid salt melt exceeds 10% by weight; b) introducing the recoverable metal resources into said liquid salt melt: c) reacting the aluminum chloride as chlorine donor with said recoverable metal resource to form metal chlorides, which are dissolved in the salt melt; and d) recovering the formed metal chlorides from the salt melt.