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Title: Method of processing aluminous ores

Abstract

A method of producing aluminum chloride from aluminous materials containing compounds of iron, titanium and silicon comprising reacting the aluminous materials with carbon and a chlorine-containing gas at a temperature of about 900.degree. K. to form a gaseous mixture containing chlorides of aluminum, iron, titanium and silicon and oxides of carbon; cooling the gaseous mixture to a temperature of about 400.degree. K. or lower to condense the aluminum chlorides and iron chlorides while titanium chloride and silicon chloride remain in the gas phase to effect a separation thereof; heating the mixture of iron chlorides and aluminum chlorides to a temperature of about 800.degree. K. to form gaseous aluminum chlorides and iron chlorides; passing the heated gases into intimate contact with aluminum sulfide to precipitate solid iron sulfide and to form additional gaseous aluminum chlorides; and separating the gaseous aluminum chloride from the solid iron sulfide.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Naperville, IL
  2. Murrysville, PA
  3. Clarendon Hills, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
863809
Patent Number(s):
4252774
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01F - COMPOUNDS OF THE METALS BERYLLIUM, MAGNESIUM, ALUMINIUM, CALCIUM, STRONTIUM, BARIUM, RADIUM, THORIUM, OR OF THE RARE-EARTH METALS
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; processing; aluminous; ores; producing; aluminum; chloride; materials; containing; compounds; iron; titanium; silicon; comprising; reacting; carbon; chlorine-containing; gas; temperature; 900; degree; form; gaseous; mixture; chlorides; oxides; cooling; 400; condense; remain; phase; effect; separation; heating; 800; passing; heated; gases; intimate; contact; sulfide; precipitate; solid; additional; separating; aluminum sulfide; comprising reacting; containing compound; aluminum chloride; materials containing; iron sulfide; gas phase; mixture containing; gaseous mixture; intimate contact; containing gas; chlorine-containing gas; containing compounds; form additional; form gaseous; heated gas; aluminous material; aluminous materials; /423/

Citation Formats

Loutfy, Raouf O, Keller, Rudolf, and Yao, Neng-Ping. Method of processing aluminous ores. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
Loutfy, Raouf O, Keller, Rudolf, & Yao, Neng-Ping. Method of processing aluminous ores. United States.
Loutfy, Raouf O, Keller, Rudolf, and Yao, Neng-Ping. Thu . "Method of processing aluminous ores". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863809.
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abstractNote = {A method of producing aluminum chloride from aluminous materials containing compounds of iron, titanium and silicon comprising reacting the aluminous materials with carbon and a chlorine-containing gas at a temperature of about 900.degree. K. to form a gaseous mixture containing chlorides of aluminum, iron, titanium and silicon and oxides of carbon; cooling the gaseous mixture to a temperature of about 400.degree. K. or lower to condense the aluminum chlorides and iron chlorides while titanium chloride and silicon chloride remain in the gas phase to effect a separation thereof; heating the mixture of iron chlorides and aluminum chlorides to a temperature of about 800.degree. K. to form gaseous aluminum chlorides and iron chlorides; passing the heated gases into intimate contact with aluminum sulfide to precipitate solid iron sulfide and to form additional gaseous aluminum chlorides; and separating the gaseous aluminum chloride from the solid iron sulfide.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
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