Tantalum concentrates dissolution and purification method

A method for the dissolution and purification of tantalum ore and synthetic concentrates is described. The method preferably uses ammonium bifluoride as the fluoride source in place of the hydrofluoric acid used in the conventional methods. Other fluoride compounds such as NaF, KF, and CaF2 may be u...

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Main Authors SINGH GAUR RAJ P, MENDENHALL ROBERT G
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.02.2007
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSESC01D OR C01F
FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
METALLURGY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
SEPARATION
TRANSPORTING
TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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Summary:A method for the dissolution and purification of tantalum ore and synthetic concentrates is described. The method preferably uses ammonium bifluoride as the fluoride source in place of the hydrofluoric acid used in the conventional methods. Other fluoride compounds such as NaF, KF, and CaF2 may be used alone or in combination with ammonium bifluoride. The tantalum concentrate and fluoride source are combined with sulfuric acid to form a solution containing tantalum values and impurities. The tantalum values are then separated from the impurities by solvent extraction.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20040709219