Stabilization process for an arsenic solution
AssigneeGoldcorp Inc.
InventorsMarcus Tomlinson, Teodoro Martinez, Simon Hille
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Abstract
A stabilization process for an arsenic solution comprising thiosulfates, the process comprising: acidifying the arsenic solution to decompose the thiosulfates, to yield an acidified solution; oxidizing the acidified solution to oxidize residual As3+ to As5+ and reduced sulfur species to sulfates, to yield a slurry comprising elemental sulfur; separating elemental sulfur from the slurry to yield a liquid; oxidizing the liquid to oxidize residual reduced sulfur species, to yield an oxidized solution; and forming a stable arsenic compound from the oxidized solution.
Claims10
A stabilization process for an arsenic solution comprising thiosulfates, the process comprising:
- acidifying the arsenic solution to decompose the thiosulfates, to yield an acidified solution;
- oxidizing the acidified solution to oxidize residual As3+ to As5+ and reduced sulfur species to sulfates, to yield a slurry comprising elemental sulfur;
- separating elemental sulfur from the slurry to yield a liquid;
- oxidizing the liquid to oxidize residual reduced sulfur species, to yield an oxidized solution;
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- forming a stable arsenic compound from the oxidized solution.
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