METHOD OF PRODUCING VALUABLE PRODUCTS Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC C01F7/38 C01G49/08 C04B18/04 C07C1/04 

FIELD: process engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to chemistry and metallurgy and may be used in producing valuable products from red sludge. Sludge processing comprises the following stages: a) reducing at least a portion of iron oxide (III) and/or iron hydroxide (III) contained in red sludge by at least one-type reducer that contains at least one-type hydrocarbon; b) separating at least one solid phase of reaction mix from at least one liquid and/or gas phase. Note here that said one solid phase, and/or liquid phase, and/or gas phase contains one valuable products containing at least magnetite. Methane and/or natural gas and/or ethanol may be used as said reducer. Separated solid phase is separated into one first magnetising produc and one second non-magnetising product. The latter is use as at least additive to cement. At least one component produced from gas phase separated at stage b) is used as initial product for synthesis of hydrocarbons. In said synthesis, at least one component of red sludge is used to make a surfactant.

EFFECT: expanded applications.

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