Patents by Inventor Keiji Kudou

Keiji Kudou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230183091
    Abstract: Provided is a method for separating impurities and cobalt without using an electrolysis process from a cobalt chloride solution containing impurities and producing a high purity cobalt sulfate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroto WATANABE, Hideki OHARA, Keiji KUDOU, Takashi KANEKO, Tatsuya HIGAKI, Natsuki KONDOU, Shin-ichi HEGURI
  • Publication number: 20230167526
    Abstract: An alloy treatment method is provided, in which a solution containing nickel and/or cobalt is obtained from an alloy containing nickel and/or cobalt and also containing copper and zinc, the method comprising: a leaching step for subjecting the alloy to a leaching treatment with an acid under the condition where a sulfating agent is present to produce a leachate; a reduction step for subjecting the leachate to a reduction treatment using a reducing agent to produce a reduced solution; an oxidation/neutralization step for adding an oxidizing agent and a neutralizing agent to the reduced solution to produce a neutralized solution containing nickel and/or cobalt and also containing zinc; and a solvent extraction step for subjecting the neutralized solution to a solvent extraction procedure using an acidic phosphorus compound-based extractant to produce a solution containing nickel and/or cobalt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji Kudou, Satoshi Asano, Shin-ichi Heguri, Hiroshi Takenouchi, Hirofumi Shouji, Itsumi Matsuoka, Shota Sanjo, Takumi Matsugi
  • Publication number: 20230160035
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for treating an alloy, by which a solution that contains nickel and/or cobalt is obtained from an alloy that contains copper, zinc, and nickel and/or cobalt, said method comprising: a leaching process wherein a leachate is obtained by subjecting the alloy to a leaching treatment by means of an acid in the coexistence of a sulfurizing agent; a reduction process wherein the leachate is subjected to a reduction treatment with use of a reducing agent; and an ion exchanging process wherein a solution that contains nickel and/or cobalt is obtained by bringing a solution, which has been obtained in the reduction process, into contact with an amino phosphoric acid-based chelate resin, thereby having zinc adsorbed on the amino phosphoric acid-based chelate resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji Kudou, Satoshi Asano, Shin-ichi Heguri, Hiroshi Takenouchi, Hirofumi Shouji, Itsumi Matsuoka, Shota Sanjo, Takumi Matsugi
  • Publication number: 20230071697
    Abstract: Provided is a method for treating an alloy by which nickel and/or cobalt can be selectively isolated from an alloy that contains copper as well as nickel and/or cobalt, in a waste lithium ion battery. The present invention is a method for treating an alloy, by which a solution that contains nickel and/or cobalt is obtained from an alloy that contains copper as well as nickel and/or cobalt, the method including: a leaching step in which a leachate is obtained by subjecting an alloy to an acid-based leaching treatment under conditions in which a sulfurizing agent is also present; a reduction step in which a reduced solution is obtained by subjecting the leachate to a reduction treatment using a reducing agent; and an oxidation/neutralization step in which a solution that contains nickel and/or cobalt is obtained by adding an oxidizing agent and also a neutralizing agent to the reduced solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takenouchi, Satoshi Asano, Shin-ichi Heguri, Hirofumi Shouji, Keiji Kudou, Itsumi Matsuoka, Shota Sanjo, Takumi Matsugi
  • Patent number: 10344354
    Abstract: A nickel recovery process capable of decreasing nickel remaining in a byproduct by recovering nickel from the byproduct of electrolytic nickel manufacturing process by chlorine-leaching, and also, capable of simplifying a cementation step simultaneously, is provided. In a nickel recovery step S60, a nickel recovery step S70 and a nickel recovery step S80, nickel is recovered in each step from S0 slurry, residue flaker and chlorine-leached residue, which are byproducts of electrolytic nickel manufacturing process by chlorine-leaching, by using an aqueous solution containing 80 g/L to 390 g/L of chlorine and 30 g/L to 70 g/L of copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Shoji, Jiro Hayata, Keiji Kudou, Tatsuya Higaki
  • Publication number: 20170240994
    Abstract: A nickel recovery process capable of decreasing nickel remaining in a byproduct by recovering nickel from the byproduct of electrolytic nickel manufacturing process by chlorine-leaching, and also, capable of simplifying a cementation step simultaneously, is provided. In a nickel recovery step S60, a nickel recovery step S70 and a nickel recovery step S80, nickel is recovered in each step from S0 slurry, residue flaker and chlorine-leached residue, which are byproducts of electrolytic nickel manufacturing process by chlorine-leaching, by using an aqueous solution containing 80 g/L to 390 g/L of chlorine and 30 g/L to 70 g/L of copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirofumi SHOJI, Jiro HAYATA, Keiji KUDOU, Tatsuya HIGAKI
  • Patent number: 9702023
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing high-purity nickel sulfate by an impurity-element removal method for selectively removing Mg from a Ni-containing solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Idegami, Yoshitomo Ozaki, Shin-ichi Heguri, Keiji Kudou, Hideki Ohara, Shinya Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20150078972
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing high-purity nickel sulfate by an impurity-element removal method for selectively removing Mg from a Ni-containing solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Atsushi Idegami, Yoshitomo Ozaki, Shin-ichi Heguri, Keiji Kudou, Hideki Ohara, Shinya Matsumoto