Tungsten recovery method

US2022136082A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2022136082-A1
Application numberUS-202017431296-A
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Filing dateJan 15, 2020
Priority dateFeb 25, 2019
Publication dateMay 5, 2022
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A tungsten recovery method including leaching tungsten while suppressing leaching of silicon by using a weak alkali compound with respect to a tungsten raw material containing silicon with tungsten oxide, separating most of the silicon as a residue during the leaching of the tungsten, and recovering a tungsten leachate having an extremely low silicon concentration.

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1 . A tungsten recovery method comprising leaching tungsten while suppressing leaching of silicon by weak alkali leaching using a weak alkali compound with respect to a tungsten raw material containing silicon and tungsten oxide. 2 . The tungsten recovery method according to claim 1 , wherein the weak alkali compound is sodium carbonate, aqueous ammonia, or sodium phosphate. 3 . The tungsten recovery method according to claim 1 , wherein the weak alkali compound having a molar equivalent of 1.5 to 3.0 times an amount of tungsten oxide in the raw material is added to the tungsten raw material to leach tungsten. 4 . The tungsten recovery method according to claim 1 , wherein the tungsten raw material is an oxidized roasted product of tungsten sludge containing tungsten carbide and silicon. 5 . The tungsten recovery method according to claim 4 , wherein the tungsten sludge is an oxidized roasted product containing 25 to 35 wt % of WO 3 , 15 to 20 wt % of CoWO 4 , and 25 to 50 wt % of SiO 2 . 6 . The tungsten recovery method according to claim 2 , wherein the weak alkali compound having a molar equivalent of 1.5 to 3.0 times an amount of tungsten oxide in the raw material is added to the tungsten raw material to leach tungsten. 7 . The tungsten recovery method according to claim 2 , wherein the tungsten raw material is an oxidized roasted product of tungsten sludge containing tungsten carbide and silicon. 8 . The tungsten recovery method according to claim 3 , wherein the tungsten raw material is an oxidized roasted product of tungsten sludge containing tungsten carbide and silicon. 9 . The tungsten recovery method according to claim 6 , wherein the tungsten raw material is an oxidized roasted product of tungsten sludge containing tungsten carbide and silicon. 10 . The tungsten recovery method according to claim 7 , wherein the tungsten sludge is an oxidized roasted product containing 25 to 35 wt % of WO 3 , 15 to 20 wt % of CoWO 4 , and 25 to 50 wt % of SiO 2 . 11 . The tungsten recovery method according to claim 8 , wherein the tungsten sludge is an oxidized roasted product containing 25 to 35 wt % of WO 3 , 15 to 20 wt % of CoWO 4 , and 25 to 50 wt % of SiO 2 . 12 . The tungsten recovery method according to claim 9 , wherein the tungsten sludge is an oxidized roasted product containing 25 to 35 wt % of WO 3 , 15 to 20 wt % of CoWO 4 , and 25 to 50 wt % of SiO 2 .

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  • Working up raw materials other than ores, e.g. scrap, to produce non-ferrous metals and compounds thereof; {Methods of a general interest or applied to the winning of more than two metals (briquetting of scrap C22B1/248; preliminary treatment of scrap C22B1/005)} · CPC title

  • Recycling · CPC title

  • in inorganic alkaline solutions · CPC title

  • C22B34/36Primary

    Obtaining tungsten · CPC title

  • Heavy metals or heavy metal compounds · CPC title

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What does patent US2022136082A1 cover?
A tungsten recovery method including leaching tungsten while suppressing leaching of silicon by using a weak alkali compound with respect to a tungsten raw material containing silicon with tungsten oxide, separating most of the silicon as a residue during the leaching of the tungsten, and recovering a tungsten leachate having an extremely low silicon concentration.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mitsubishi Materials Corp, Japan New Metals Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C22B34/36. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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