Process for reducing selenium and mercury from aqueous solutions

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6228270
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09329353

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The present invention relates to an apparatus for removing volatile impurities such as mercury and selenium from a weak acid solution resulting from scrubbing gases created in the production of sulfuric acid by roasting of sulfide concentrates. The apparatus comprises a calcine filtering unit for removing calcine from the weak acid solution, a sodium sulfide mixing unit for precipitating mercury from the weak acid solution, a sodium dithionite mixing unit for precipitating selenium from the weak acid solution, and a mercury-selenium filtering unit for filtering the precipitated mercury and selenium from the weak acid solution. The present invention further relates to a treatment plant utilizing such an apparatus, a process for removing volatile impurities from a weak acid solution, and a selenium cake obtained by utilizing the resent invention.

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NORANDA INCTORONTO

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Houlachi, George Ile Perrot, CA 5 15
Monteith, Gary Valleyfield, CA 1 2
Rosato, Lucy Town of Mount Royal, CA 2 2

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