Method and plant for removing arsenic and/or antimony from flue dusts

US10081848B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10081848-B2
Application numberUS-201315025991-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 2, 2013
Priority dateOct 2, 2013
Publication dateSep 25, 2018
Grant dateSep 25, 2018

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A method for the treatment of flue dusts containing arsenic and/or antimony from pyrometallurgical methods, wherein a reducing agent is added to the flue dusts, the flue dusts are heated together with the reducing agent, and volatile components are separated from a slag. The reducing agent is a carbonaceous compound.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for the treatment of flue dusts containing 2 to 10% w/w arsenic and/or antimony from pyrometallurgical methods, wherein a reducing agent is added to the flue dusts, where the flue dusts mainly have a diameter of less than 10 μm, the flue dusts are heated together with the reducing agent in a reductive atmosphere, whereby volatile components are separated, wherein the reducing agent is a carbonaceous compound, characterized in that heating is effected in a fluidized bed, and further characterized in that the flue dusts are granulated before heating with a size of 100 to 500 μm, based on 60 to 100 wt % of the particles, during a microgranulation stage, and used to form the fluidized bed, and further characterized in that the carbonaceous compound is admixed to the flue dusts during granulating. 2. The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that in the fluidized bed is a circulating fluidized bed. 3. The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that a binder is admixed to the flue dusts during granulating. 4. The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that granulating is effected at temperatures between 20 and 200° C. 5. The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that heating is effected at temperatures between 500 and 1200° C. 6. The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that at least a part of the heat is recovered after heating and supplied to a granulating process and/or the heating.

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What does patent US10081848B2 cover?
A method for the treatment of flue dusts containing arsenic and/or antimony from pyrometallurgical methods, wherein a reducing agent is added to the flue dusts, the flue dusts are heated together with the reducing agent, and volatile components are separated from a slag. The reducing agent is a carbonaceous compound.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Outotec Finland Oy
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C22B7/02. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 25 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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