PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING MATERIAL OF VALUE FROM A BAUXITE RESIDUE

The invention relates to a process for obtaining material of value from a bauxite residue which is obtainable or has been obtained by the Bayer process. This process comprises the steps of a) providing an aqueous suspension of the bauxite residue, b) setting a pH of the suspension to a value between...

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Main Authors KRAUSE EBERHARD, SCHMIDT-BISCHOFFSHAUSEN HORST
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.12.2015
Subjects
CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
COMPOUNDS OF THE METALS BERYLLIUM, MAGNESIUM, ALUMINIUM,CALCIUM, STRONTIUM, BARIUM, RADIUM, THORIUM, OR OF THERARE-EARTH METALS
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
METALLURGY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The invention relates to a process for obtaining material of value from a bauxite residue which is obtainable or has been obtained by the Bayer process. This process comprises the steps of a) providing an aqueous suspension of the bauxite residue, b) setting a pH of the suspension to a value between 7.2 and 12.2, c) at least partly deagglomerating suspended mineral agglomerates of the bauxite residue, and d) separating the resulting mixture into an iron-rich fraction and into at least one further, preferably silicate-rich fraction. The invention further relates to an apparatus (10) for carrying out the process.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201314391673