METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF CONCENTRATES OF PLATINUM METALS AND SILVER FROM PLATINUM-CONTAINING RAW MATERIALS Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: metallurgy; production of platinum and palladium concentrates and silver from platinum-containing raw materials.

SUBSTANCE: proposed method includes sulphatizing roasting and/or sulphatizing of platinum-containing raw material at temperature of 200-600 C for 1-17 hours. Cinder is molten with sodium chloride at mass ratio of 1:(1-10) at temperature of 600-900 C; fusion cake is leached-out with water at mass ratio of fusion cake to water equal to 1: (1-10) at temperature of 80-90 C. After filtration of this pulp filtrate and residue are obtained; filtrate settles separating the silver concentrate in form of sediment of insoluble salt of silver chloride from liquid phase. Silver concentrate is washed with solution of concentrated hydrochloric acid and water at mass ratio of 1:10; leaching residue is washed with solution of concentrated hydrochloric acid and water at ratio 1:1, after which it is washed with water. Washing water is mixed with liquid phase obtained after separation of silver chloride from filtrate and sediment in form of platinum-palladium concentrate is let to settle; this sediment is separated by filtration and is washed with water.

EFFECT: complete primary extraction of platinum metals from platinum-containing raw material; reduced toxicity; reduced duration of process; reduced power requirements.

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