Abstract:
A process for preparing high purity alumina from aluminium-bearing materials is provided. The process digesting an aluminium bearing material to provide an aluminium chloride liquor, a first crystallisation vessel for crystallising aluminium chloride hexahydrate solids from the aluminium chloride liquor, optionally one or more subsequent crystallisation vessels for dissolving and recrystallising the aluminium chloride hexahydrate solids, and thermal treatment means for thermally treating the aluminium chloride hexahydrate solids to provide high purity alumina.
Abstract:
A process is described for the formation of high purity alumina from aluminas such as Bayer Process alumina trihydrate (gibbsite) which contain both acid-soluble and -insoluble impurities, notably soda and silica. The solid hydrated alumina is reacted with a stoichiometric quantity of concentrated HCl to form a reaction product comprising of dissolved aluminum chloride and solid aluminum chloride hexahydrate (ACH). The acid and/or aluminum chloride concentration of the solution is then adjusted (as by water addition) to dissolve the solid ACH and form a solution at or near saturation in aluminum chloride, but with the remaining solid materials undissolved. The solution is then subjected to solid/liquid separation to eliminate the insoluble impurities, such as silica. Thereafter, the concentration is again adjusted to cause the ACH to crystallize and precipitate preferentially to the soluble impurities, following which the ACH is recovered as a solid and calcined in a single or multistage calcination to high purity alumina. The purified products find use in the specialty ceramics field, as synthetic sapphire, translucent tubing or other applications in which alumina must meet SPA specifications.
Abstract:
Method of producing aluminiumchloride with a low content of magnesium from hydrochloric acid solutions which contain ions of aluminium and magnesium and from which the aluminiumchloride is precipitated by hydrochloric gas and where the precipitation is carried out continuously in cascade so that the major part of the aluminium will be precipitated from solutions in which the ratio between aluminium and magnesium calculated as g Al.sup.+3 /g Mg.sup.+2 is above 0,5. Produced aluminiumchloride may be transformed to aluminiumoxide by calcination.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a process for the production of aluminum chloride and alumina of metallurgical grade purity, and valuable by-products from aluminous ores like clay, bauxites and laterites. The process comprises carbo-chlorination of the ore to produce aluminum chloride and other metal chlorides. The aluminum chloride is separated, purified and utilized as such or oxidized to make alumina while the other metal chlorides are processed to recover maximum values.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for directly desubliming gaseous aluminum chloride to solid form in a fluidized bed of solid particles of aluminum chloride at controlled temperatures for production of selectively constituted solid particulate aluminum chloride.
Abstract:
1. PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALUNIMUM CHLORIDE WHICH COMPRISES REACTING CHLORINE AT A TEMPERATURE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 450*-800* C. WITH ALUMINA HAVING AN AVERAGE ALPHA ALUMINA BEING INTERMIXED WITH CARBON AND WEIGHT AND AN AVERAGE SURFACE AREA OF AT LEAST ABOUT10 M.2/G., SAID ALUMINA BEING INTERMIXED WITH CARBON AND COMPOSITELY HAVING AN AVERAGE HYDROGEN CONTENT OF LESS THAN ABOUT 0.5% BY WEIGHT AND AN AVERAGE CARBON CONTENT OF ABOUT 15-24% BY WEIGHT BASED ON THE TOTAL ALUMINA, CARBON AND HYDROGEN CONTENTS PRESENT, TO FORM A GASEOUS EFFLUENT CONTAINING ALUMINUM CHLORIDE AND CARBON OXIDES IN WHICH AT LEAST ABOUT 25% BY WEIGHT OF SUCH CARBON OXIDES IS CARBON DIOXIDE, AND RECOVERING THE ALUMINUM CHLORIDE FROM THE GASEOUS EFFLUENT.
Abstract:
Purification of anhydrous aluminum chloride in an alkaline metal chloride-aluminum chloride melt can be effected in situ by the addition of solid alkali metal to the melt.