Patents Assigned to Solex Research Corporation
  • Patent number: 5277816
    Abstract: A process for producing titanium dioxide which discharges no waste is disclosed. In a first step, a sulfuric acid solution containing titanium ion with one or more kinds of metal ions is contacted with a first organic solvent to extract the titanium ion as a sulfuric acid complex. The organic solvent containing the extracted titanium as a sulfuric acid complex (titanyl sulfate) is contacted with an aqueous liquid to strip the titanium into the aqueous liquid and regenerate the first organic solvent. In a second step, the aqueous liquid containing the titanium is subjected to hydrolysis to form insoluble titanium hydroxide, and the titanium hydroxide is washed with dilute sulfuric acid and/or clear water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation of Japan
    Inventor: Morio Watanabe
  • Patent number: 5061460
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing titanium oxide, comprising bringing a sulfuric acid solution containing predominantly titanium ion together with one or more kinds of metal ions into contact with an organic solvent containing one or more species selected from the group of oxygen-containing organic solvents, alkyl amines, and alkyl aryl amines to extract the titanium ions in a form of a sulfuric acid complex from the sulfuric acid solution, and bringing the organic solvent containing the extracted titanium into contact with water or an aqueous dilute sulfuric acid solution to inversely extract the titanium from the organic solvent to the water or the dilute sulfuric acid solution and to regenerate the organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Renpei Sei
  • Patent number: 4952378
    Abstract: A method for neutralization of sulfuric acid containing Fe ions, comprising adding ions selected from the group consisting of Na ions, K ions, Mg ions, Ca ions and NH.sub.4 ions in the form of a compound containing chlorine to a sulfuric acid solution to be treated in an amount corresponding at least to the chemical equivalent to SO.sub.4.sup.2-, and bringing the resultant solution into contact with an organic solvent containing oxygen or comprising alkylamine for extracting Fe ions from said aqueous solution into the organic phase as chloride complex. Iron chloride can be recovered from the organic phase by distilling or evaporating the organic solvent or by extracting back it into water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Renpei Sei
  • Patent number: 4789444
    Abstract: Process for electrolytically producing metals of Ni, Co, Zn, Cu, Mn, and Cr, comprising, electrolyzing an aqueous solution containing ions of a metal as main component selected from Ni, Co, Zn, Cu, Mn, and Cr in a cathode compartment to deposit the metal electrolytically on a cathode, the cathode compartment being separated by one or more diaphragms from the remainder of the solution where iron or a metal containing iron is used for material of corrosible anode, and maintaining the concentration of iron ion in the solution circulating in the anode compartment at a low level by bringing the whole or a part of the circulating solution into contact with an organic solvent which is prepared by adding petroleum hydrocarbon for dilution of one or more extracting agents selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids, alkylaryl phosphoric acids, hydroxyoximes, alkyl phosphoric acids, alkylamines, ketones, alkylamides, and neutral phosphoric acid esters, to extract and remove the iron or the chloro-complex ion
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1988
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura, Nobuatsu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 4741893
    Abstract: Process for producing fluorides of Mo, W, Nb, Ta, V, Re, Ti, Zr, Hf, Co, Ni, Cr, Sb, Sn, Zn, Pb, Al and rare earth metals comprising heating fluorine-containing ammonium salts of corresponding metals in a stream of an inert or reducing gas to convert them into fluorides of the metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 4678646
    Abstract: A crystallizer comprising a mixing zone of an organic solvent containing ions of a metal extracted therein and an aqueous separating solution provided at the upper part of a main crystallizer body, a lower-part opened organic solvent settling zone provided outside of the mixing zone for receiving and settling the organic solvent overflowing out of the mixing zone, a crystals developing zone having a downwardly narrowing cross section provided at the lower part of the main crystallizer body, a descending pipe extending from the lower end of the mixing zone to the lower part of the crystals developing zone, a crystals fluidizing medium inlet provided at the lower end of the crystals developing zone, a separating solution discharge pipe and a crystals discharge pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura, Nobuatsu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 4670230
    Abstract: A process for selectively stripping and separating iron ions from an organic solvent (A) which comprises bringing the organic solvent (A) containing iron and zinc ions, and containing one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of alkyl phosphoric acid, alkyl-aryl phosphoric acid, alkyl thio phosphoric acid and alkyl-aryl thio phosphoric acid together with a petroleum hydrocarbon as a diluent, into contact with an aqueous solution containing NH.sub.4.sup.+ and F.sup.- ions so as to selectively strip the iron ions into the aqueous solution despite the coexistence of zinc ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 4565675
    Abstract: A process for treating and recovering pickling waste liquids used for the pickling of stainless steel such as nitric-hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid and, sulfuric acid is disclosed, which comprises recovering the nitric-hydrofluoric acid and the iron oxide or metallic ion from the waste liquids of nitric-hydrofluoric acid and nitric acid by two solvent extraction processes and recovering the Cr and Ni containing ferrite from the waste liquids of sulfuric acid or hydrochloric acid by a ferrite formation process. When the waste acid is sulfuric acid, gypsum of a high purity can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Assignees: Kawasaki Steel Corporation, Research Development Corporation, Solex Research Corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Uchino, Toshio Watanabe, Yoshio Nakazato, Minoru Hoshino, Noboru Ishihara
  • Patent number: 4497655
    Abstract: A process for production of metallic iron by heating ammonium iron fluoride or iron fluoride in hydrogen stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1985
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 4478804
    Abstract: A recovery process of uranium comprising:(1) extracting uranium ions with an organic solvent containing one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of alkyl phosphoric acid, alkyl-aryl phosphoric acid, alkyl dithio phosphoric acid, aryl dithio phosphoric acid, neutral phosphoric acid ester and alkyl amine together with a petroleum hydrocarbon as a diluent; and(2) stripping the uranium ions in the resultant organic solvent from the step (1) to an aqueous phase with contact of an aqueous solution containing one or more compounds selected from the groups of NH.sub.4 F, NH.sub.4 HF.sub.2, KF or KHF.sub.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1984
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 4434002
    Abstract: A process for production of metallic iron by heating ammonium iron fluoride or iron fluoride in a hydrogen stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1984
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 4397682
    Abstract: A process for preparing high purity superfine powders of less than 0.5.mu. diameter of Mo, W, Nb, Zr, Cu, Zn, Co, Ni and In by first producing their fluoride or a double fluoride with ammonium and then decomposing them under heat in a hydrogen-containing stream. Features of the present process are that the double fluoride of the metals with ammonium is faster in crystal growth than their fluoride, recrystallization of these salts can be repeated as desired when a high purity of the metals is required, and particles of a uniform size can be obtained easier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1983
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura, Nobuatsu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 4390508
    Abstract: A process for the production of aluminum oxide from aluminum compounds containing fluorine comprising:(1) extracting aluminum ions with an organic solvent containing one or more compounds selected from the groups of alkyl phosphoric acid, alkyl and aryl thio phosphoric acid, carboxylic acid and hydroxime together with a petroleum hydrocarbon as a diluent;(2) preparing aluminum compounds containing fluorine by stripping the aluminum ions in the resultant organic solvent from the step (1) in contact with an aqueous solution containing one or more compounds selected from the groups of HF, NH.sub.4 HF.sub.2, NH.sub.4 F or KHF.sub.2 and simultaneously regenerating the organic solvent; and(3) producing aluminum oxide by heating the resultant aluminum compounds containing fluorine from the step (2) in gas stream containing oxygen or H.sub.2 O.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura, Nobuatsu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 4349514
    Abstract: A process for recovery of reusable chromic acid from waste chromic acid solution containing impurities, which process comprises a first step in which the solution containing chromic acid is introduced into the cathode compartment in an electro-dialysis process and free chromic acid or chromate ions in the above solution are transferred to the anode compartment, a second step in which H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 is added in at least equivalent amounts to the heavy metallic ion contained in the outlet solution, in which chromic acid ion concentration is reduced, in order to convert chemical species of the contained metallic ion and increase the H.sup.+ ion concentration and then chromate ions in the resultant solution are extracted into an organic phase with contact of an organic solvent (A), and a third step in which residual amounts of chromic acid ion remaining in the aqueous raffinate from the second step are extracted into an organic phase with contact of an organic solvent (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1982
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 4210502
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for recovery of waste H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 and HCl which are used for pickling metallic materials and articles and contain a large quantities of Fe ions. Furthermore, it offers a process for the recovery of H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 and HCl from waste H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 which contains large amounts of Fe ions after removal of Ti ions by a hydrolysis process in the production of TiO.sub.2 and also for the recovery of high-purity electrolytic iron or iron hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1980
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 4177119
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for recovery of waste H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 and HCl which are used for pickling metallic materials and articles and contain a large quantities of Fe ions. Furthermore, it offers a process for the recovery of H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 and HCl from waste H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 which contains large amounts of Fe ions after removal of Ti ions by a hydrolysis process in the production of TiO.sub.2 and also for the recovery of high-purity electrolytic iron or iron hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1979
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 4144145
    Abstract: A process for recovery of reusable chromic acid from waste chromic acid solution containing impurities, which process comprises a first step in which the solution containing chromic acid is introduced into the cathode compartment in an electro-dialysis process and free chromic acid or chromate ions in the above solution are transferred to the anode compartment, a second step in which H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 is added in at least equivalent amounts to the heavy metallic ion contained in the outlet solution, in which chromic acid ion concentration is reduced, in order to convert chemical species of the contained metallic ion and increase the H.sup.+ ion concentration and then chromate ions in the resultant solution are extracted into an organic phase with contact of an organic solvent (A), and a third step in which residual amounts of chromic acid ion remaining in the aqueous raffinate from the second step are extracted into an organic phase with contact of an organic solvent (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1979
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 4113588
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for recovery of waste H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 and HCl which are used for pickling metallic materials and articles and contain a large quantities of Fe ions. Furthermore, it offers a process for the recovery of H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 and HCl from waste H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 which contains large amounts of Fe ions after removal of Ti ions by a hydrolysis process in the production of TiO.sub.2 and also for the recovery of high-purity electrolytic iron or iron hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1978
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 4082832
    Abstract: Production of titanium dioxide which is characterized by recovery of reusable H.sub.2 SO.sub.4, highly pure Fe oxide and hydroxide and fractional recovery of Mn, V and Cr, etc., from FeSO.sub.4. nH.sub.2 O and waste acid of 20 - 40% H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 containing abundant heavy metallic ions, which are by-produced in the production of TiO.sub.2 by dissolution of Ti raw materials such as ilmenite, steel production slag, such as electric furnace slag, convertor slag with H.sub.2 SO.sub.4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1978
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura