The invention relates to a method for preparing high-melting-point metal powder through multi-stage deep reduction, and belongs to the technical field of preparation of powder. The method includes the following steps of mixing dried high-melting-point metal oxide powder with magnesium powder and performing a self-propagating reaction, placing an intermediate product into a closed reaction kettle, leaching the intermediate product with hydrochloric acid as a leaching solution so as to obtain a low-valence oxide Me.sub.xO precursor of the low-valence high-melting-point metal; uniformly mixing the precursor with calcium powder, pressing the mixture, placing the pressed mixture into a vacuum reduction furnace, heating the vacuum reduction furnace to 700-1200 C., performing deep reduction for 1-6 h, leaching a deep reduction product with hydrochloric acid as a leaching solution and performing treatment, so as to obtain the high-melting-point metal powder.

Disclosed is a method of producing titanium and titanium alloy nanopowder from titanium-containing slag through a shortened process. The method includes: (1) subjecting titanium-containing slag to high-temperature oxidation and enrichment and then melting to precipitate titanium-enriched slag; (2) subjecting the titanium-enriched slag to pulverization and gravity flotation; (3) carrying out secondary enrichment; (4) preparing a molten salt reaction system; (5) synthesizing titanium and salt-containing titanium alloy nanopowder by reduction reaction; and (6) vacuum filtering, pickling, washing and vacuum drying the salt-containing titanium alloy nanopowder; and then separating titanium alloy nanopowder from the molten salt. Using the present method, the titanium-containing slag can be continuously treated to produce titanium and titanium alloy nanopowder. It requires a shortened process, a simple equipment and low energy consumption. The process is environmentally friendly and produces excellent products without solids, gas or liquids that are harmful to environment.

Disclosed is a method of producing titanium and titanium alloy nanopowder from titanium-containing slag through a shortened process. The method includes: (1) subjecting titanium-containing slag to high-temperature oxidation and enrichment and then melting to precipitate titanium-enriched slag; (2) subjecting the titanium-enriched slag to pulverization and gravity flotation; (3) carrying out secondary enrichment; (4) preparing a molten salt reaction system; (5) synthesizing titanium and salt-containing titanium alloy nanopowder by reduction reaction; and (6) vacuum filtering, pickling, washing and vacuum drying the salt-containing titanium alloy nanopowder; and then separating titanium alloy nanopowder from the molten salt. Using the present method, the titanium-containing slag can be continuously treated to produce titanium and titanium alloy nanopowder. It requires a shortened process, a simple equipment and low energy consumption. The process is environmentally friendly and produces excellent products without solids, gas or liquids that are harmful to environment.

A process for recovering metal value-containing precipitates in consistently high concentrations from a metal-containing composition by combining selective roasting and leaching steps.

Plants and methods recover spent refractory material and comprise at least one receiving area for said refractory material, at least one material sieving area, at least one magnetic separation area, and at least one sorting area. Said receiving area communicates with a first sieving area divides said refractory material in at least two fractions based on sizes of said refractory material. A second sieving area divides a fine fraction into at least two sub-fractions.

Plants and methods recover spent refractory material and comprise at least one receiving area for said refractory material, at least one material sieving area, at least one magnetic separation area, and at least one sorting area. Said receiving area communicates with a first sieving area divides said refractory material in at least two fractions based on sizes of said refractory material. A second sieving area divides a fine fraction into at least two sub-fractions.

Plant for the recovery of spent refractory material in steel plants, comprising at least one receiving area (1) for said refractory material, at least one material sieving area (2), at least one magnetic separation area (3) and at least one sorting area (4).

Said receiving area (1) communicates with a first sieving area (2) comprising first sieving means intended to divide said refractory material in at least two fractions, of which a coarse fraction and a fine fraction, on the basis of the size of said material.

There is further provided a second sieving area (21) comprising second sieving means intended to divide said fine fraction into at least two further sub-fractions (A, B, C) on the basis of size.

Plant for the recovery of spent refractory material in steel plants, comprising at least one receiving area (1) for said refractory material, at least one material sieving area (2), at least one magnetic separation area (3) and at least one sorting area (4).

Said receiving area (1) communicates with a first sieving area (2) comprising first sieving means intended to divide said refractory material in at least two fractions, of which a coarse fraction and a fine fraction, on the basis of the size of said material.

There is further provided a second sieving area (21) comprising second sieving means intended to divide said fine fraction into at least two further sub-fractions (A, B, C) on the basis of size.

A method for recovering Vanadium from a secondary source such as fly ash. Leaching is involved using single or combined acids such as hydrochloric and sulfuric in a temperature range of 20 C. and 100 C. The leaching is performed in sequential operations with recovery of Vanadium in the range of 92%. The recovered Vanadium can be formulated into an electrolyte for redox batteries.

The invention provides a continuous method for extracting transition metal, the method comprising: supplying a spent generator liquor comprising transition metal in highly alkaline solution; mixing the liquor with acid thereby generating a solution, wherein the transition metal resides within the solution; combining the solution with an organic liquid comprising tributyl phosphate or other neutral extractant to extract the transition metal within the organic liquid; washing the extracted transition metal in the organic liquid with acid so as to remove non-transition-metal salts from the organic liquid phase; and stripping the washed transition metal loadedorganic liquid phase with hydroxide, water or complexing agent to remove the transition metal from the organic phase.