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).
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Publication number: 20230183091Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroto WATANABE, Hideki OHARA, Keiji KUDOU, Takashi KANEKO, Tatsuya HIGAKI, Natsuki KONDOU, Shin-ichi HEGURI
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Publication number: 20230167526Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji Kudou, Satoshi Asano, Shin-ichi Heguri, Hiroshi Takenouchi, Hirofumi Shouji, Itsumi Matsuoka, Shota Sanjo, Takumi Matsugi
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Publication number: 20230160035Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiji Kudou, Satoshi Asano, Shin-ichi Heguri, Hiroshi Takenouchi, Hirofumi Shouji, Itsumi Matsuoka, Shota Sanjo, Takumi Matsugi
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Publication number: 20230071697Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Takenouchi, Satoshi Asano, Shin-ichi Heguri, Hirofumi Shouji, Keiji Kudou, Itsumi Matsuoka, Shota Sanjo, Takumi Matsugi
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Patent number: 10344354Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirofumi Shoji, Jiro Hayata, Keiji Kudou, Tatsuya Higaki
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Publication number: 20170240994Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2015Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirofumi SHOJI, Jiro HAYATA, Keiji KUDOU, Tatsuya HIGAKI
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Patent number: 9702023Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Idegami, Yoshitomo Ozaki, Shin-ichi Heguri, Keiji Kudou, Hideki Ohara, Shinya Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20150078972Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Atsushi Idegami, Yoshitomo Ozaki, Shin-ichi Heguri, Keiji Kudou, Hideki Ohara, Shinya Matsumoto