Method for producing solutions containing nickel or cobalt

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10577255-B2
Application number	US-201716329400-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2017
Priority date	Sep 5, 2016
Publication date	Mar 3, 2020
Grant date	Mar 3, 2020

Abstract

Provided is a method for producing solutions, by which two solutions, namely a high-purity nickel sulfate solution and a mixed solution of nickel sulfate and cobalt sulfate are able to be obtained at the same time from a sulfuric acid solution containing nickel, cobalt and calcium. A method for producing solutions according to the present invention uses a sulfuric acid solution containing nickel, cobalt and calcium and performs a first step S 1 for producing a mixed solution of nickel sulfate and cobalt sulfate from the sulfuric acid solution and a second step S 2 for producing a solution of nickel sulfate from the sulfuric acid solution in parallel. In the first step, the sulfuric acid solution is subjected to solvent extraction by an extractant, thereby obtaining a first organic solvent after extraction. In the second step, the sulfuric acid solution is subjected to solvent extraction by means of an extractant.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for producing solutions, the method using a sulfuric acid solution containing nickel, cobalt, and calcium and performing the following steps in parallel:
a first step for producing a mixed solution of nickel sulfate and cobalt sulfate from the sulfuric acid solution; and
a second step for producing a solution of nickel sulfate from the sulfuric acid solution, wherein
in the first step, the sulfuric acid solution is subjected to solvent extraction by means of an extractant to obtain a first organic solvent after extraction containing calcium and a first extraction residue containing nickel and cobalt, and
in the second step, the sulfuric acid solution is subjected to solvent extraction by means of an extractant to obtain a second organic solvent after extraction containing cobalt and calcium and a second extraction residue containing nickel.

2. The method for producing solutions according to claim 1 , wherein the sulfuric acid solution is divided into two solutions at a predetermined amount ratio, and
one solution is supplied to the first step and the other solution is supplied to the second step.

3. The method for producing solutions according to claim 1 , wherein the second step includes:
an extraction step for subjecting the sulfuric acid solution to solvent extraction by means of an extractant to obtain a second organic solvent after extraction containing cobalt and calcium and a second extraction residue containing nickel; and
a stripping step for subjecting the second organic solvent after extraction to stripping to obtain an organic solvent after stripping containing calcium and a stripping liquid containing cobalt, and
in the first step, an extraction starting liquid obtained by mixing the stripping liquid obtained in the second step with the sulfuric acid solution at a predetermined ratio is subjected to solvent extraction by means of the extractant.

4. The method for producing solutions according to claim 1 , wherein in the first step, a pH of the sulfuric acid solution is adjusted to a range of 2.5 or more and 3.5 or less and a solution after pH adjustment is subjected to solvent extraction, and
in the second step, a pH of the sulfuric acid solution is adjusted to a range of more than 3.5 and 5.0 or less and a solution after pH adjustment is subjected to solvent extraction.

5. The method for producing solutions according to claim 1 , wherein in the first step, a temperature of the sulfuric acid solution is adjusted to a range of 20° C. or higher and 40° C. or lower and then subjected to solvent extraction.

6. The method for producing solutions according to claim 1 , wherein in the second step, a temperature of the sulfuric acid solution is adjusted to a range of 30° C. or higher and 60° C. or lower and then subjected to solvent extraction.

7. The method for producing solutions according to claim 3 , wherein in the stripping step in the second step,
a sulfuric acid solution of which pH is adjusted to a range of 2.0 or more and 3.0 or less and temperature is adjusted to a range of 20° C. or higher and 30° C. or lower is brought into contact with the second organic solvent after extraction to obtain a stripping liquid in which cobalt is subjected to stripping.

8. The method for producing solutions according to claim 1 , wherein the extractant used in the solvent extraction in the first step and the second step is an organic solvent containing alkylphosphonate ester.

9. The method for producing solutions according to claim 2 , wherein the second step includes:
an extraction step for subjecting the sulfuric acid solution to solvent extraction by means of an extractant to obtain a second organic solvent after extraction containing cobalt and calcium and a second extraction residue containing nickel; and
a stripping step for subjecting the second organic solvent after extraction to stripping to obtain an organic solvent after stripping containing calcium and a stripping liquid containing cobalt, and
in the first step, an extraction starting liquid obtained by mixing the stripping liquid obtained in the second step with the sulfuric acid solution at a predetermined ratio is subjected to solvent extraction by means of the extractant.

10. The method for producing solutions according to claim 2 , wherein in the first step, a pH of the sulfuric acid solution is adjusted to a range of 2.5 or more and 3.5 or less and a solution after pH adjustment is subjected to solvent extraction, and
in the second step, a pH of the sulfuric acid solution is adjusted to a range of more than 3.5 and 5.0 or less and a solution after pH adjustment is subjected to solvent extraction.

11. The method for producing solutions according to claim 3 , wherein in the first step, a pH of the sulfuric acid solution is adjusted to a range of 2.5 or more and 3.5 or less and a solution after pH adjustment is subjected to solvent extraction, and
in the second step, a pH of the sulfuric acid solution is adjusted to a range of more than 3.5 and 5.0 or less and a solution after pH adjustment is subjected to solvent extraction.

12. The method for producing solutions according to claim 2 , wherein in the first step, a temperature of the sulfuric acid solution is adjusted to a range of 20° C. or higher and 40° C. or lower and then subjected to solvent extraction.

13. The method for producing solutions according to claim 3 , wherein in the first step, a temperature of the sulfuric acid solution is adjusted to a range of 20° C. or higher and 40° C. or lower and then subjected to solvent extraction.

14. The method for producing solutions according to claim 4 , wherein in the first step, a temperature of the sulfuric acid solution is adjusted to a range of 20° C. or higher and 40° C. or lower and then subjected to solvent extraction.

15. The method for producing solutions according to claim 2 , wherein in the second step, a temperature of the sulfuric acid solution is adjusted to a range of 30° C. or higher and 60° C. or lower and then subjected to solvent extraction.

16. The method for producing solutions according to claim 3 , wherein in the second step, a temperature of the sulfuric acid solution is adjusted to a range of 30° C. or higher and 60° C. or lower and then subjected to solvent extraction.

17. The method for producing solutions according to claim 4 , wherein in the second step, a temperature of the sulfuric acid solution is adjusted to a range of 30° C. or higher and 60° C. or lower and then subjected to solvent extraction.

18. The method for producing solutions according to claim 5 , wherein in the second step, a temperature of the sulfuric acid solution is adjusted to a range of 30° C. or higher and 60° C. or lower and then subjected to solvent extraction.

19. The method for producing solutions according to claim 2 , wherein the extractant used in the solvent extraction in the first step and the second step is an organic solvent containing alkylphosphonate ester.

20. The method for producing solutions according to claim 3 , wherein the extractant used in the solvent extraction in the first step and the second step is an organic solvent containing alkylphosphonate ester.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Metal Mining Co

Inventors

• Ohara Hideki
• Tan Toshirou
• Takano Masatoshi
• Asano Satoshi
• Kobayashi Hiroshi

Classifications

• C01G53/10 Primary

  Sulfates · CPC title

• C22B26/20

  Obtaining alkaline earth metals or magnesium · CPC title

• C01G51/10

  Sulfates · CPC title

• C22B23/0461

  by chemical methods · CPC title

• C01P2006/40

  Electric properties · CPC title