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Product Recovery. South Africa. B.

PATENT ASSIGNEE'S COUNTRY South Africa
UPDATE 07.99
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PATENT CLAIMS - Biol. oxidising Cu sulphide conc in slurry form to dissolve
Cu as soluble CuSO4
- Subjecting slurry to solid/liquid separation to produce a
soln with high Cu concn
- Treat. soln with a solvent extraction reagent so that Cu ions
are exchanged by the reagent for H ions to produce a raffi
nate which is high in sulphuric acid & low in CuSO4
- Stripping solvent extraction reagent with SO4H2 soln
- Electrowinning Cu from SO4H2 soln
PATENT PHOTOCOPY Available on request

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