17-05-2018 дата публикации
Номер: US20180134573A1
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Processes for regenerating alkali process streams are disclosed herein, including streams containing sodium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, and combinations thereof. Systems for regenerating alkali process streams are disclosed herein, including streams containing sodium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, and combinations thereof. 1. A process comprising:oxidizing a metal sulfide in an oxidizer solution;mixing alkali metal- or alkali earth metal-containing compounds with the oxidizer solution and generating an aqueous sulfate;separating solid oxidized ore from the aqueous sulfate;mixing lime with the aqueous sulfate, thereby forming hydroxide and solid sulfate; andseparating the solid sulfate from the hydroxide.2. The process of claim 1 , further comprising mixing the separated hydroxide with the alkali metal- or alkali earth metal-containing compounds.3. The process of claim 1 , wherein:the alkali metal- or alkali earth metal-containing compound comprises sodium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, trisodium hydrogendicarbonate dihydrate, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, magnesium carbonate, potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, lithium carbonate, lithium bicarbonate, lithium hydroxide, or combinations thereof,the lime comprises quicklime, slaked lime, dolomitic lime, slaked dolomitic lime, or combinations thereof, andthe solid sulfate comprises gypsum.4. The process of claim 1 , further comprising controlling the pH of the oxidizer solution with the alkali metal- or alkali earth metal-containing compound.5. (canceled)6. The process of claim 1 , wherein:the oxidizing is conducted under alkaline conditions at a pH greater than about 8, andthe oxidizing is conducted at about ambient temperature to about 90° C.,mixing lime with the aqueous sulfate comprises mixing a lime slurry with the aqueous sulfate,the hydroxide formed by mixing the lime with the aqueous sulfate comprises aqueous sodium hydroxide, aqueous magnesium hydroxide, solid ...
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