Abstract: Provided are methods of extracting lithium from a lithium containing solution, as well as the resulting compositions. The method includes supplying a lithium containing solution to a lithium capture step, the lithium capture step being operable to capture lithium from the lithium salt containing solution. The method further includes recovering lithium from the lithium capture step to produce a lithium rich stream. In especially preferred methods, the lithium capture step is performed to increase the lithium to sodium ratio above at least 1:1. Optionally, the lithium rich stream can be purified to remove divalent ions and borate ions. The lithium rich stream is then concentrated by supplying the lithium rich stream to a reverse osmosis step to produce a concentrated lithium rich stream.

Abstract: The present application relates to a hydrogenation catalyst, a process for producing the same and application thereof in the hydrotreatment of feedstock oil. The process comprises at least the following steps: (1) contacting a first active metal component and a first organic complexing agent with a carrier to obtain a composite carrier; (2) calcining the composite carrier to obtain a calcined composite carrier having a total carbon content of 1% by weight or less; and (3) contacting a second organic complexing agent with the calcined composite carrier to obtain the hydrogenation catalyst. The hydrogenation catalyst has both excellent hydrodesulfurization activity and hydrodenitrogenation activity, and exhibits a significantly prolonged service life.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a process of selective precipitation for the purpose of recovering rare earth elements from acidic media derived from coal and coal byproducts via two main steps of sequential precipitation and selective precipitation. An intermediary step of re-precipitation can be included to further increase RRE concentrations, as well as improve contaminant metal removal.

Abstract: A method for removing sulfate iron-containing compounds from a low- to moderate-temperature metal sulfide leach circuit (1) is disclosed. A reactor (6) within a chloride leach circuit (5) and which is preferably maintained at a temperature between 20 and 150 degrees Celsius may be provided with a catalyst (4) comprising a material selected from the group consisting of: colloidal hematite, colloidal goethite, particulate containing FeOOH, particulate containing ?-FeOOH, particulate containing ?-FeOOH, particulate containing Fe2O3, particulate containing ?-Fe2O3, particulate containing ?-Fe2O3, particulate containing Fe3O4, particulate containing Fe(OH)SO4, and a combination thereof. The catalyst (4) may also be used with heap leach and/or dump leach circuits (22), without limitation. Methods for using and generating the catalyst (4) are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the catalyst (4) may be used as an anti-frothing agent (e.g., for zinc leaching, without limitation).

Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrogen peroxide production method and a hydrogen peroxide production kit that are capable of producing hydrogen peroxide more efficiently and at lower costs than conventional methods. Specifically, the present invention provides a hydrogen peroxide production method comprising: (1) a hydrogen peroxide generation step of generating hydrogen peroxide by irradiating a reaction system containing water, an organic polymer photocatalyst, and O2 with light, wherein (2) the organic polymer photocatalyst comprises an organic polymer having a structure such that a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic compound and/or a monocyclic or polycyclic heteroaromatic compound is/are linked by a bridging group, and (3) the organic polymer has a band structure such that a conduction band (CB) has a potential lower than the potential of two-electron reduction of O2, and a valance band (VB) has a potential higher than the potential of four-electron oxidation of water.

Abstract: An alumina exhibiting a structure with a porosity such that the volume of the pores having a diameter of between 70 and 2000 ? is between 0.15 and 0.50 ml/g, and comprising at least one alkali metal (M), such that the content by weight of alkali metal, expressed as M2O, is between 400 and 1500 ppm, with respect to the total weight of the alumina, and a process for the transformation of a feedstock comprising at least one alcohol into an olefinic effluent, said process comprising a stage of dehydration of said alcohol in the presence of the alumina according to the present invention, having an acidity and a structure with a porosity which are optimal.

Abstract: A method for preparing battery grade and high purity grade lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate from high-impurity lithium sources includes steps for preparation of a refined lithium salt solution, preparation of battery grade lithium hydroxide, preparation of high purity grade lithium hydroxide, preparation of high purity grade lithium carbonate and preparation of battery grade lithium carbonate. The system to carry out the preparation includes a refined lithium salt solution preparation subsystem, a battery grade lithium hydroxide preparation subsystem, a high purity grade lithium hydroxide preparation subsystem, a high purity grade lithium carbonate preparation subsystem and a battery grade lithium carbonate preparation subsystem arranged in turn according to production sequence. A combination of physical and chemical treatment methods are used to treat the high-impurity lithium sources having variations in lithium contents, impurity categories, and impurity contents.

Abstract: Methods for the extraction of metals such as rare earth metals and thorium from metal compounds and solutions. The methods may include the selective precipitation of rare earth elements from pregnant liquor solutions as rare earth oxalates. The rare earth oxalates are converted to rare earth carbonates in a metathesis reaction before being digested in an acid and treated for the extraction of thorium. A two-step extraction method may be applied to precipitate thorium as thorium hydroxide under controlled pH conditions such that pure thorium precipitate is recovered from a first step and a thorium-free rare earth solution is recovered at the subsequent step. The resulting rare earth solutions are of extremely high purity and may be processed directly in a solvent extraction circuit for the separation of rare earth elements, or may be processed for the direct production of a 99.9% bulk rare earth hydroxide/oxide concentrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes for treating an aqueous composition comprising lithium sulfate and sulfuric acid. The processes comprise evaporatively crystallizing the aqueous composition comprising lithium sulfate and sulfuric acid under conditions to obtain crystals of lithium sulfate monohydrate and a lithium sulfate-reduced solution; and optionally separating the crystals of the lithium sulfate monohydrate from the lithium sulfate-reduced solution. The processes optionally further comprise concentrating the lithium sulfate-reduced solution under conditions to obtain an acidic condensate and a concentrate comprising sulfuric acid.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to improve production efficiency of lithium hydroxide anhydride in a method for producing lithium hydroxide anhydride from lithium hydroxide hydrate by using a rotary kiln. The method for producing lithium hydroxide anhydride comprises steps of: supplying the lithium hydroxide hydrate to a region between a heating part which is the part of the furnace core tube surrounded by the heating furnace and one end of the furnace core tube; delivering the supplied lithium hydroxide hydrate toward the other end of the furnace core tube; feeding a drying gas with a temperature of 100° C. or higher to the region between the one end and the heating part of the furnace core tube, when the lithium hydroxide hydrate is supplied; and heating and dehydrating the lithium hydroxide hydrate by the heating furnace which is set to 230-450° C. during the lithium hydroxide delivering step, to form lithium hydroxide anhydride.

Abstract: Hydrometallurgical systems, methods, and compositions are described in which amine-based lixiviants are utilized in substoichiometric amounts to recover alkaline earths from raw or waste materials. The lixiviant can be regenerated and recycled for use in subsequent iterations of the process or returned to a reactor in a continuous process. Extraction of the alkaline earth from the raw material and precipitation of the extracted alkaline earth is performed in the same reactor and essentially simultaneously.

Abstract: Work area cleanup systems and methods are described for removing tritium from the atmosphere of a work area such as inert gas gloveboxes. Systems utilize a multi-column approach with parallel processing. Tritium of a tritium-contaminated stream is converted into tritiated water and adsorbed onto the separation phase of a first column as a second, parallel column can be simultaneously regenerated. The gaseous stream that exits the column during the regeneration phase can carry a high tritium concentration. The system can also include and a separation stage during which the tritium of the gaseous regeneration stream can be separated from the remainder of the regeneration product.

Abstract: The invention relates to a metal paste, containing (A) 75 to 90% by weight of copper and/or silver particles that are provided with a coating containing at least one organic compound, (B) 5 to 20% by weight of an organic solvent, and (C) 2 to 20% by weight of at least one type of metal particles different from the particles of (A) and having an average particle size (d50) in the range of 0.2 to 10 ?m. The metal particles of component (C) are selected from the group consisting of molybdenum particles and nickel core-silver shell particles with a silver content of 10 to 90% by weight.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and device for removing iron in an iron-containing solution in hydrometallurgy. This method comprises the steps of: adding an iron-containing solution in hydrometallurgy into a reactor through a first homogenizing distributor, controlling concentration of the ferric iron in the reactor below 1 g/L, controlling pH of the solution in the reactor to be 2.5˜4, the temperature to be 65˜100° C., and the reaction duration to be 1˜3 hours, performing solid-liquid separation for the solution after reaction, and removing the iron in the iron-containing solution in hydrometallurgy in the form of goethite.

Abstract: The present invention provides a chemical conversion liquid for zinc or zinc alloy bases, which contains 2-200 mmol/L of trivalent chromium ions, 1-300 mmol/L of zirconium ions and at least one component selected from among fluorine ions, a water-soluble carboxylic acid and a salt thereof, and which does not contain Co ions and hexavalent chromium ions.

Abstract: A method of recovering iron from a zinc sulfate solution according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is associated with recovering iron from a zinc sulfate solution produced by a leaching process in which zinc ore is dissolved in sulfuric acid. The method comprises a conditioning process including a step of reducing a conditioning process input solution, which is the zinc sulfate solution, and an iron precipitation process for recovering iron as hematite, including a step of pressurizing and oxidizing an iron precipitation process input solution discharged from the conditioning process. The iron precipitation process is performed at a temperature ranging from 135° C. to 150° C. and a pressure ranging from 5 barg to 10 barg.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of an extractant that can be used for chromatographic isolation of radioisotopes and/or metal species. The extractant can be combined with a support medium to provide an extractant composition that selectively and efficiently binds particular radioisotopes and/or metal species. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a method for using the disclosed extractant embodiments, as well as embodiments of a method for making the extractant and extractant composition.

Abstract: A method is provided for extracting scandium values from an ore feedstock. The method includes providing a feedstock of a copper ore which contains scandium values; extracting scandium values from the ore with a leaching solution, thereby obtaining a pregnant leachate; contacting the pregnant leachate with an ion exchange resin, thereby extracting scandium values from the pregnant leachate and forming a loaded extractant; stripping the scandium values from the loaded extractant with a stripping solution, thereby forming a loaded stripping solution; and precipitating the scandium values from the loaded stripping solution as a scandium-containing precipitate.

Abstract: A coating including one or more nano-materials and an organic material, the one or more nano-materials being present in a concentration of up to about 30% by weight, based on the total weight of the coating. A razor including one or more blades and a coating disposed on at least one of the one or more blades. The coating on the one or more blades of the razor including one or more nano-materials and an organic material, the one or more nano-materials being present in a concentration of up to about 30% by weight, based on the total weight of the coating.

Abstract: Provided is a method for obtaining high-purity scandium oxide efficiently from a solution containing scandium. The method for producing high-purity scandium oxide of the present invention has a first firing step S12 for subjecting a solution containing scandium to oxalation treatment using oxalic acid and firing the obtained crystals of scandium oxalate at a temperature of 400 to 600° C., inclusive, a dissolution step S13 for dissolving the scandium compound obtained by firing in one or more solutions selected from hydrochloric acid and nitric acid to obtain a solution, a reprecipitation step S14 for subjecting the solution to oxalation treatment using oxalic acid and generating a reprecipitate of scandium oxalate, and a second firing step S15 for firing the reprecipitate of obtained scandium oxalate to obtain scandium oxide.