Patents by Inventor Marie-Maxime Labrecque-Gilbert
Marie-Maxime Labrecque-Gilbert 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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Patent number: 10174402Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing alumina. These processes can comprise leaching an aluminum-containing material with HCl so as to obtain a leachate comprising aluminum ions and a solid, and separating said solid from said leachate; reacting said leachate with HCl so as to obtain a liquid and a precipitate comprising said aluminum ions in the form of AlCl3, and separating said precipitate from said liquid; and heating said precipitate under conditions effective for converting AlCl3 into Al2O3 and optionally recovering gaseous HCl so-produced. These processes can also be used for preparing various other products such as hematite, MgO, silica and oxides of various metals, sulphates and chlorides of various metals, as well as rare earth elements, rare metals and aluminum.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: ORBITE TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Joël Fournier, Denis Primeau, Marie-Maxime Labrecque-Gilbert
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Publication number: 20170260062Abstract: There is provided a process for purifying aluminum ions comprising: reacting an aluminum-containing material with an acid so as to obtain a composition comprising aluminum ions; precipitating said aluminum ions in the form of AlCl3; optionally converting AlCl3 into Al(OH)3; and heating said AlCl3 or said Al(OH)3 under conditions effective for converting AlCl3 or Al(OH)3 into Al2O3 and optionally recovering gaseous HCl so-produced. Aluminum ions so purified are thus useful for preparing various types of alumina.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Richard BOUDREAULT, Joël FOURNIER, Hubert DUMONT, Jean-François SAMUEL, Jonathan BOUFFARD, Sophie LEPAGE, Ann-Christine HUARD, Claudia GRAVEL-ROULEAU, Marie-Maxime LABRECQUE-GILBERT
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Patent number: 9556500Abstract: There are provided processes for treating red mud. For example, the processes can comprise leaching red mud with HCl so as to obtain a leachate comprising ions of a first metal (for example aluminum) and a solid, and separating said solid from said leachate. Several other metals can be extracted from the leachate (Fe, Ni, Co, Mg, rare earth elements, rare metals, etc.). Various other components can be extracted from solid such as TiO2, SiO2 etc.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: ORBITE TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Joel Fournier, Denis Primeau, Marie-Maxime Labrecque-Gilbert
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Patent number: 9534274Abstract: There are provided processes for purifying aluminum ions. Such processes comprise precipitating the aluminum ions under the form of Al(OH)3 at a first pH range; converting Al(OH)3 into AlCl3 by reacting Al(OH)3 with HCl and precipitating said AlCl3; and heating the AlCl3 under conditions effective for converting AlCl3 into Al2O3 and optionally recovering gaseous HCl so-produced. The processes can also comprise converting alumina into aluminum.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: ORBITE TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Joël Fournier, Hubert Dumont, Jean-François Samuel, Jonathan Bouffard, Sophie Lepage, Ann-Christine Huard, Claudia Gravel-Rouleau, Marie-Maxime Labrecque-Gilbert
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Publication number: 20160304987Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing alumina. These processes can comprise leaching an aluminum-containing material with HCl so as to obtain a leachate comprising aluminum ions and a solid, and separating said solid from said leachate; reacting said leachate with HCl so as to obtain a liquid and a precipitate comprising said aluminum ions in the form of AlCl3, and separating said precipitate from said liquid; and heating said precipitate under conditions effective for converting AlCl3 into Al2O3 and optionally recovering gaseous HCl so-produced. These processes can also be used for preparing various other products such as hematite, MgO, silica and oxides of various metals, sulphates and chlorides of various metals, as well as rare earth elements, rare metals and aluminum.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Richard BOUDREAULT, Joël FOURNIER, Denis PRIMEAU, Marie-Maxime LABRECQUE-GILBERT
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Publication number: 20160273069Abstract: There are provided processes for purifying aluminum ions. Such processes comprise precipitating the aluminum ions under the form of Al(OH)3 at a first pH range; converting Al(OH)3 into AlCl3 by reacting Al(OH)3 with HCl and precipitating said AlCl3; and heating the AlCl3 under conditions effective for converting AlCl3 into Al2O3 and optionally recovering gaseous HCl so-produced. The processes can also comprise converting alumina into aluminum.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2013Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Richard BOUDREAULT, Joël FOURNIER, Hubert DUMONT, Jean-François SAMUEL, Jonathan BOUFFARD, Sophie LEPAGE, Ann-Christine HUARD, Claudia GRAVEL-ROULEAU, Marie-Maxime LABRECQUE-GILBERT
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Publication number: 20160273070Abstract: There is provided a process for preparing alumina. The process comprise leaching an aluminum-containing material (for example an industrial waste product chosen from red mud, fly ashes and a mixture thereof), with HCl so as to obtain a leachate comprising aluminum ions and a solid, and separating the solid from the leachate. Then, the process comprises reacting the leachate with HCl so as to obtain a liquid and a precipitate comprising the aluminum ions in the form of AlCl3, and separating the precipitate from the liquid. Then, the precipitate is reacted with a base. Finally, the process comprises heating the precipitate under conditions effective for converting the precipitate into Al2O3.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Richard BOUDREAULT, Joël FOURNIER, Marie-Maxime LABRECQUE-GILBERT, Hubert DUMONT, Jonathan BOUFFARD, Denis ARGUIN
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Publication number: 20160265082Abstract: The disclosed processes can be effective for treating various materials comprising several different metals. These materials can be leached with HCl for obtaining a leachate and a solid. Then, they can be separated from one another and a first metal can be isolated from the leachate. Then, a second metal can further be isolated from the leachate. The first and second metals can each be substantially selectively isolated from the leachate. This can be done by controlling the temperature of the leachate, adjusting pH, further reacting the leachate with HCl, etc. The metals that can be recovered in the form of metal chlorides can eventually be converted into the corresponding metal oxides, thereby allowing for recovering HCl. The various metals can be chosen from aluminum, iron, zinc, copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, cobalt, magnesium, lithium, manganese, nickel, palladium, platinum, thorium, phosphorus, uranium, titanium, rare earth element and rare metals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Richard BOUDREAULT, Denis PRIMEAU, Marie-Maxime LABRECQUE-GILBERT, Hubert DUMONT
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Patent number: 9382600Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing alumina. These processes can comprise leaching an aluminum-containing material with HCl so as to obtain a leachate comprising aluminum ions and a solid, and separating said solid from said leachate; reacting said leachate with HCl so as to obtain a liquid and a precipitate comprising said aluminum ions in the form of AlCl3, and separating said precipitate from said liquid; and heating said precipitate under conditions effective for converting AlCl3 into Al2O3 and optionally recovering gaseous HCl so-produced. These processes can also be used for preparing various other products such as hematite, MgO, silica and oxides of various metals, sulphates and chlorides of various metals, as well as rare earth elements, rare metals and aluminum.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Orbite Technologies Inc.Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Joël Fournier, Denis Primeau, Marie-Maxime Labrecque-Gilbert
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Publication number: 20160153067Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing various products from various materials. For example, such processes are effective for extracting various metals from various materials, thereby allowing for preparing products such as aluminum chloride, alumina, titanium chloride and titanium oxide. These processes can comprise leaching the starting material with HCl so as to obtain a leachate and a solid. The solid can be treated so as to substantially selectively extract titanium therefrom while the leachate can be treated so as to substantially selectively recover a first metal chloride therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Richard BOUDREAULT, Joël FOURNIER, Denis PRIMEAU, Marie-Maxime LABRECQUE-GILBERT
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Patent number: 9353425Abstract: The disclosed processes can be effective for treating various materials comprising several different metals. These materials can be leached with HCl for obtaining a leachate and a solid. Then, they can be separated from one another and a first metal can be isolated from the leachate. Then, a second metal can further be isolated from the leachate. The first and second metals can each be substantially selectively isolated from the leachate. This can be done by controlling the temperature of the leachate, adjusting pH, further reacting the leachate with HCl, etc. The metals that can be recovered in the form of metal chlorides can eventually be converted into the corresponding metal oxides, thereby allowing for recovering HCl. The various metals can be chosen from aluminum, iron, zinc, copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, cobalt, magnesium, lithium, manganese, nickel, palladium, platinum, thorium, phosphorus, uranium, titanium, rare earth element and rare metals.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: ORBITE TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Denis Primeau, Marie-Maxime Labrecque-Gilbert, Hubert Dumont
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Patent number: 9290828Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing various products from various materials. For example, such processes are effective for extracting titanium and various other metals from various materials, thereby allowing for preparing products such as titanium chloride and titanium oxide. These processes can comprise leaching the starting material with HCl so as to obtain a leachate and a solid. The solid can be treated so as to substantially selectively extract titanium therefrom while the leachate can be treated so as to substantially selectively recover a first metal chloride therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: ORBITE TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Joël Fournier, Denis Primeau, Marie-Maxime Labrecque-Gilbert
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Publication number: 20150275330Abstract: There are provided processes for treating red mud. For example, the processes can comprise leaching red mud with HCl so as to obtain a leachate comprising ions of a first metal (for example aluminum) and a solid, and separating said solid from said leachate. Several other metals can be extracted from the leachate (Fe, Ni, Co, Mg, rare earth elements, rare metals, etc.). Various other components can be extracted from solid such as TiO2, SiO2 etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Richard BOUDREAULT, Joel FOURNIER, Denis PRIMEAU, Marie-Maxime LABRECQUE-GILBERT
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Publication number: 20150225808Abstract: The disclosed processes can be effective for treating various materials comprising several different metals. These materials can be leached with HCl for obtaining a leachate and a solid. Then, they can be separated from one another and a first metal can be isolated from the leachate. Then, a second metal can further be isolated from the leachate. The first and second metals can each be substantially selectively isolated from the leachate. This can be done by controlling the temperature of the leachate, adjusting pH, further reacting the leachate with HCl, etc. The metals that can be recovered in the form of metal chlorides can eventually be converted into the corresponding metal oxides, thereby allowing for recovering HCl. The various metals can be chosen from aluminum, iron, zinc, copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, cobalt, magnesium, lithium, manganese, nickel, palladium, platinum, thorium, phosphorus, uranium, titanium, rare earth element and rare metals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2013Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Denis Primeau, Marie-Maxime Labrecque-Gilbert, Hubert Dumont
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Publication number: 20150159239Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing various products from various materials. For example, such processes are effective for extracting titanium and various other metals from various materials, thereby allowing for preparing products such as titanium chloride and titanium oxide. These processes can comprise leaching the starting material with HCl so as to obtain a leachate and a solid. The solid can be treated so as to substantially selectively extract titanium therefrom while the leachate can be treated so as to substantially selectively recover a first metal chloride therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: ORBITE ALUMINAE INC.Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Joël Fournier, Denis Primeau, Marie-Maxime Labrecque-Gilbert
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Patent number: 9023301Abstract: There are provided processes for treating red mud. For example, the processes can comprise leaching red mud with HCl so as to obtain a leachate comprising ions of a first metal (for example aluminum) and a solid, and separating said solid from said leachate. Several other metals can be extracted from the leachate (Fe, Ni, Co, Mg, rare earth elements, rare metals, etc.). Various other components can be extracted from solid such as TiO2, SiO2 etc.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Orbite Aluminae Inc.Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Joel Fournier, Denis Primeau, Marie-Maxime Labrecque-Gilbert
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Publication number: 20150104361Abstract: There are provided processes for recovering at least one rare earth element. Such processes comprise obtaining an acidic composition comprising (i) at least one rare earth element and optionally at least one rare metal; and reacting the composition with a precipitating agent so as to substantially selectively precipitate a first rare earth element and optionally a first rare metal. For example, various rare earth elements (such as scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, etc) and various rare metals (such as indium, zirconium, lithium, gallium, etc.) can be extracted by using such processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Denis Primeau, Heinz Krivanec, Carsten Dittrich, Marie-Maxime Labrecque-Gilbert
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Publication number: 20140369904Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing alumina. These processes can comprise leaching an aluminum-containing material with HCl so as to obtain a leachate comprising aluminum ions and a solid, and separating said solid from said leachate; reacting said leachate with HCl so as to obtain a liquid and a precipitate comprising said aluminum ions in the form of AlCl3, and separating said precipitate from said liquid; and heating said precipitate under conditions effective for converting AlCl3 into Al2O3 and optionally recovering gaseous HCl so-produced. These processes can also be used for preparing various other products such as hematite, MgO, silica and oxides of various metals, sulphates and chlorides of various metals, as well as rare earth elements, rare metals and aluminum.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Joeel Fournier, Denis Primeau, Marie-Maxime Labrecque-Gilbert
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Publication number: 20140369907Abstract: There are provided processes for treating red mud. For example, the processes can comprise leaching red mud with HCl so as to obtain a leachate comprising ions of a first metal (for example aluminum) and a solid, and separating said solid from said leachate. Several other metals can be extracted from the leachate (Fe, Ni, Co, Mg, rare earth elements, rare metals, etc.). Various other components can be extracted from solid such as TiO2, SiO2 etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: ORBITE ALUMINAE INC.Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Joel Fournier, Denis Primeau, Marie-Maxime Labrecque-Gilbert