Metal removal method and metal recovery method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023043661-A1
Application number	US-202117790610-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 11, 2021
Priority date	Jan 15, 2020
Publication date	Feb 9, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method with which Mg can be removed from aluminum alloy melt whose raw material is scrap or the like. Metal removal method includes processing step of forming molten salt layer in contact with aluminum alloy melt containing Mg which covers at least part of the surface of the aluminum alloy melt. This method allows Mg to be taken in from aluminum alloy melt to molten salt layer and removed. Molten salt layer contains specific halogen element that is one or more of Cl or Br and specific metal element that is one or more of Cu, Zn, or Mn. The specific metal element is supplied as an oxide of the specific metal element to the molten salt layer. At that time, the molten salt layer contains Mg. The step of removing Mg is performed by disposing a conductor that bridges the aluminum alloy melt and the molten salt layer.

First claim

1 - 9 . (canceled)

10 . A metal removal method comprising a processing step of forming a molten salt layer in contact with an aluminum alloy melt containing Mg which covers at least a part of the surface of the aluminum alloy melt,
the molten salt layer containing a specific halogen element that is one or more of Cl or Br and a specific metal element that is one or more of Cu, Zn, or Mn,
the metal removal method further comprising removing Mg by taking in Mg from the aluminum alloy melt side to the molten salt layer side.

11 . The metal removal method according to claim 10 , wherein the specific metal element is supplied as an oxide to the molten salt layer.

12 . The metal removal method according to claim 10 , wherein the molten salt layer contains Mg.

13 . The metal removal method according to claim 10 , performed by disposing a conductor that bridges the aluminum alloy melt and the molten salt layer.

14 . The metal removal method according to claim 13 , wherein
the conductor is disposed at least near a contact interface between the aluminum alloy melt and the molten salt layer, and the specific metal element is supplied from the molten salt layer side to around the conductor.

15 . The metal removal method according to claim 10 , wherein the specific metal element is Cu.

16 . The metal removal method according to claim 10 , wherein a base material of the molten salt layer is a halide of Na and/or K.

17 . A metal recovery method comprising a processing step of forming a molten salt layer in contact with an aluminum alloy melt containing Mg which covers at least a part of the surface of the aluminum alloy melt,
the molten salt layer containing a specific halogen element that is one or more of Cl or Br and a specific metal element that is one or more of Cu, Zn, or Mn,
the metal recovery method further comprising disposing a conductor at least near a contact interface between the aluminum-based molten metal and the molten salt layer to deposit and recover the specific metal element on the conductor, the conductor bridging the aluminum-based molten metal and the molten salt layer.

18 . The metal recovery method according to claim 17 , performed in parallel with the metal removal method according to the processing step of forming the molten salt layer in contact with the aluminum alloy melt containing Mg which covers at least the part of the surface of the aluminum alloy melt,
the molten salt layer containing the specific halogen element that is one or more of Cl or Br and the specific metal element that is one or more of Cu, Zn, or Mn, the metal removal method further comprising removing Mg by taking in Mg from the aluminum alloy melt side to the molten salt layer side.

Assignees

• Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho Kk
• Toyota Tsusho Corp

Inventors

• Minoura Takuma
• Yaokawa Jun
• Hibi Kazuma
• Kawahara Hiroshi
• Iwata Yasushi
• Ishii Hiroyuki
• Kano Akira
• Kusaka Yusei
• Ito Kyosuke
• Murata Tomoo

Classifications

• Y02P10/20

  Recycling · CPC title

• C22B21/062 Primary

  using salt or fluxing agents (C22B21/064, C22B21/066, and C22B21/068 take precedence) · CPC title

• C22B21/04

  with alkali metals {earth alkali metals included} · CPC title

• C22B26/22

  Obtaining magnesium · CPC title