# US 4,393,029 A · Process for the production of an iron-free chronium (III) compound

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- Number: US 4,393,029 A
- Document ID: US4393029A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/286,038
- Filed: 1981-07-22
- Granted: 1983-07-12
- Earliest claimed: 1980-08-05
- Assignees: Outokumpu Oy
- Inventors: Seppo O. Heimala; Stig E. Hultholm; Frans H. Tuovinen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4393029A

## CPC

- C01G 37/02: Oxides or hydrates thereof
- C01P 2006/80: Compositional purity
- C01G: COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F (metal hydrides {monoborane, diborane or addition complexes thereof} C01B6/00; salts of oxyacids of halogens C01B11/00; peroxides, salts or peroxyacids C01B15/00; thiosulfates, dithionites, polythionates C01B17/64; compounds containing selenium, or tellurium C01B19/00; binary compounds of nitrogen with metals C01B21/06; azides C01B21/08; {compounds containing nitrogen, other non-metals and metal C01B21/082}; metal amides C01B21/092; nitrites C01B21/50; {compounds of noble gases C01B23/0005}; phosphides C01B25/08; salts of oxyacids of phosphorus C01B25/16; carbides C01B32/90; compounds containing silicon C01B33/00; compounds containing boron C01B35/00; compounds having molecular sieve properties but not having base-exchange properties C01B37/00; compounds having molecular sieve and base-exchange properties, e.g. crystalline zeolites, C01B39/00; cyanides C01C3/08; salts of cyanamide C01C3/16; thiocyanates C01C3/20)
- C01P: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS

## Abstract

An iron-free chromium(III) compound is precipitated at an elevated temperature and pressure from an acidic aqueous solution which contains iron and chromium. In order to prevent coprecipitation of iron, an additive is added to the precipitation stage in an amount sufficient to provide in the precipitation conditions at least 2 g/l of bivalent chromium in the solution.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A process for the leaching of a chromium raw material and the precipitation of a substantially iron-free chromium (III) compound at an elevated temperature and pressure from an acidic aqueous solution which contains iron and chromium, comprising leaching the chromium raw material and precipitating the chromium compound substantially in the same autoclave vessel, which vessel has leaching and precipitation zones separated from each other only by partition walls, whereby solution can pass from one zone to another zone by overflowing said walls; adding a finely divided additive selected from the group consisting of zinc, iron, chromium, manganese and a mixture of two or more members of the group to the precipitation zone in an amount sufficient to provide at least 2 g/l of bivalent chromium in the solution and to neutralize the acid present in the solution, the precipitation being carried out at a pH between 0.5 and 2.2 by addition of the additive and the temperature being from about 110.degree. to 300.degree. C., whereby the pressure is that which results from treating said solution at such temperature in an autoclave.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A process according to claim 1, in which the precipitation is discontinued when bi- or trivalent chromium still remains in the solution in an amount of about 5-20 g/l.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A process according to claim 1, in which finely-divided zinc and/or iron is added to the precipitation zone, comprising regenerating the zinc or iron or both dissolved in the precipitation zone in elemental form by reducing electrolytically the zinc or iron compounds or both separated from the precipitated chromium(III) compound before they are returned to the precipitation zone.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A process according to claim 1, in which the pH of the solution is controlled to about 1.5 to 2.2 and the temperature is about 200.degree. to 250.degree. C.