Recovery of cobalt and manganese from ash of residue from manufacture of trimellitic acid by acid extraction
AssigneeStandard Oil Company (Indiana)
InventorsJon J. Harper, Stephen J. Pietsch
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Abstract
Cobalt and manganese are recovered from incineration ash obtained by combustion of residue from the manufacture of trimellitic acid and its recovery as 4-carboxyphthalic anhydride and then the recovered cobalt is separated from the recovered manganese by magnetic separation. The foregoing is accomplished by extraction of the ash with an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide or chloride, recovery of the extract solution, and the upward adjustment of its pH while adding powdered manganese to precipitate metallic cobalt for its separation by magnetic means.
Claims7
The recovery of cobalt and manganese from a cobalt and manganese-containing residue of the manufacture of trimellitic acid and the separation of recovered cobalt from recovered manganese which comprises incinerating said residue, collecting the ash of said incineration, mixing the ash with hydrochloric or hydrobromic acid to dissolve the metals in said ash, adjusting the pH of the resulting solution of metal chlorides or bromides to a pH of at least 5.5 to 6 and while adding powdered manganese to precipitate metallic cobalt, and collecting the precipitated metallic cobalt with a magnetic separator.
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