The invention relates to processes for the extraction of products from titanium-bearing materials or a composition produced in a process for the production of titanium dioxide, and more particularly, although not exclusively, extracting titanium dioxide and/or one or more other products from iron making slag.

The invention relates to processes for the extraction of products from titanium-bearing materials or a composition produced in a process for the production of titanium dioxide, and more particularly, although not exclusively, extracting titanium dioxide and/or one or more other products from iron making slag.

A method for extracting copper values from a low grade copper ore feedstock is provided. The method includes (a) providing an ore feedstock of a copper oxide ore; (b) subjecting the ore to at least one process selected from the group consisting of primary crushing processes and secondary crushing processes; (c) subjecting the ore feedstock to high pressure grinding roll crushing, thereby obtaining a crushed ore; (d) subjecting the crushed ore to acid curing, thereby obtaining a cured ore; (e) subjecting the cured ore to vat or heap leaching, thus yielding a leachate; (f) passing the leachate through a first ion exchange resin which is selective to base metals plus copper, thereby removing a portion of the copper values from the leachate and yielding a first loaded resin and a first treated leachate; (g) stripping base metals plus copper values from the first loaded resin with a first stripping solution, thereby yielding a base metals plus copper-loaded stripping solution; (h) selectively extracting copper values from the copper-loaded stripping solution via solvent extraction, thereby obtaining an extract and a raffinate; and (i) crystallizing a copper salt from the extract, thereby obtaining a crystallized copper salt.

Processes for regenerating alkali process streams are disclosed herein, including streams containing sodium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, and combinations thereof. Systems for regenerating alkali process streams are disclosed herein, including streams containing sodium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, and combinations thereof.

Processes for regenerating alkali process streams are disclosed herein, including streams containing sodium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, and combinations thereof. Systems for regenerating alkali process streams are disclosed herein, including streams containing sodium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, and combinations thereof.

A method for circularly purifying metallurgical arsenic-containing acidic waste liquid and recovering sulfur, including the following steps: (1) adding a calcium-free arsenic removal agent into the metallurgical arsenic-containing acidic waste liquid for stirring reaction, and filtering the reaction mixture to obtain arsenic-containing slag and a purified liquid; (2) adding calcium hydroxide into the purified liquid for secondary stirring reaction, and performing sedimentation and separation on the mixture to obtain a supernatant and a subjacent concentrated slurry; and refluxing the supernatant to a pretreatment workshop; (3) introducing the subjacent concentrated slurry into the metallurgical arsenic-containing acidic waste liquid, performing stirring reaction, and filtering the reaction mixture to obtain a liquid phase and a slag phase; and (4) washing the slag phase with water to obtain a gypsum product; refluxing the washing liquid to the pretreatment workshop; and taking the liquid phase as a raw material for purifying for removing arsenic.

A method for circularly purifying metallurgical arsenic-containing acidic waste liquid and recovering sulfur, including the following steps: (1) adding a calcium-free arsenic removal agent into the metallurgical arsenic-containing acidic waste liquid for stirring reaction, and filtering the reaction mixture to obtain arsenic-containing slag and a purified liquid; (2) adding calcium hydroxide into the purified liquid for secondary stirring reaction, and performing sedimentation and separation on the mixture to obtain a supernatant and a subjacent concentrated slurry; and refluxing the supernatant to a pretreatment workshop; (3) introducing the subjacent concentrated slurry into the metallurgical arsenic-containing acidic waste liquid, performing stirring reaction, and filtering the reaction mixture to obtain a liquid phase and a slag phase; and (4) washing the slag phase with water to obtain a gypsum product; refluxing the washing liquid to the pretreatment workshop; and taking the liquid phase as a raw material for purifying for removing arsenic.

A procedure of minimum environmental impact and maximum lithium recovery for obtaining concentrated brines with minimal impurity content from brines that embed natural salt flats and salt marshes. The procedure may include: building fractional crystallization ponds by solar evaporation; filling the ponds with natural brine; pre-concentrating natural brine to the maximum possible lithium concentration in the liquid phase without precipitating lithium-containing salts; cooling the pre-concentrated brine obtained in ensuring maximum precipitation of salts containing sulfate anion; chemically pre-treating the liquid phase of brine separated from precipitated salts by cooling to minimize sulfate anions in the liquid phase after cooling; pre-concentrating the pre-treated liquid phase to the maximum possible lithium concentration without precipitating lithium-containing salts; chemically treating the liquid phase of brine separated from precipitated salts to minimize the concentration of magnesium, calcium, boron and sulfate in the liquid phase; and concentrating the resulting liquid phase.

A process for treating an ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct includes providing an ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct including primarily ammonium fluorosulfate and lesser amounts of fluorosulfonic acid and bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide, mixing the ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct with water, reacting the mixture of the ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct and the water at a hydrolysis reaction temperature to hydrolyze the ammonium fluorosulfate, the fluorosulfonic acid and the bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide to form ammonium bisulfate and aqueous hydrogen fluoride; and separating the ammonium bisulfate from the aqueous hydrogen fluoride.

A process for treating an ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct includes providing an ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct including primarily ammonium fluorosulfate and lesser amounts of fluorosulfonic acid and bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide, mixing the ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct with water, reacting the mixture of the ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct and the water at a hydrolysis reaction temperature to hydrolyze the ammonium fluorosulfate, the fluorosulfonic acid and the bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide to form ammonium bisulfate and aqueous hydrogen fluoride; and separating the ammonium bisulfate from the aqueous hydrogen fluoride.