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Process for the recovery of cuprous chloride in the presence of metal impurities

CA 1066870 A · Owner: Cyprus Metallurgical Processes Corporations · Inventors: Kruesi, Paul R.; Goens, Duane N.

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A process is disclosed for separating cuprous chloride from a solution comprising cuprous chloride and one or more of a number of metal impurities, the process comprising crystallizing the cuprous chloride from the solution in the presence of copper as cupric chloride in a concentration of a least about 20 grams per liter. In one embodiment, the process is employed for recovering substantially pure copper from copper sulfide concentrates containing one or more metal impurities the basic process com-, prising leaching the copper sulfide concentrates with ferric chloride to produce a leach solution comprising cuprous chloride cupric chloride, ferrous chloride and the metal impurities crys-, …

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  • Granted November 27, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 27, 1996.
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GrantedNovember 27, 1979
Term endedNovember 27, 1996
Patent numberCA 1066870 A
Classification (IPC)B01D9/02 +2 more

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198019821984198619881990199219941996Patent grantedNov 27, 1979Term endedNov 27, 1996

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